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ACEEE Releases Three Reports on Agriculture: Energy Savings Can Help Smaller...

ACEEE released three major reports today on energy use in agriculture. They cover how major energy sources are used on farms, estimate the potential savings available from energy efficiency, and review...

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Saving Energy: Best Solution to the Ag Energy Crisis

Energy efficiency and conservation are the best near-term responses to surging energy prices in the agricultural sector, testified Dr. Neal Elliott, ACEEE's Industrial and Agricultural Program...

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Energy Efficiency Legislation May Get Second Wind in Wake of Election

The results of yesterday's election will increase the chances of new energy legislation in 2007, predicts the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a Washington D.C.-based energy...

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Grants in 2002 Farm Bill Spurred Efficiency Investments in States With...

A study released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) shows that states with existing agricultural energy programs were able to effectively leverage energy efficiency...

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Energy Efficiency Improvements Will Create Thousands of New Jobs While Saving...

Max NeubauerR. Neal Elliott Ohio could save over $19 billion by using energy efficiency strategies that are available right now, says a study released today by the American Council for an...

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Energy Efficiency: An Economic Development Strategy for South Carolina

Max NeubauerNola ArmstrongSuzanne Watson A new study released today shows that a combination of energy and water efficiency policies could cut electricity and water bills for South Carolinians by $5.1...

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Arkansas Energy Efficiency Investments Would Create Thousands of Local Jobs...

Max NeubauerSteven Nadel Investments in energy efficiency across all four of Arkansas' economic sectors ---- residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation ---- would create over 11,000 jobs,...

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Study: Energy Efficiency Can Save Missouri $6.1 Billion and Create 8,500...

Maggie Molina A new study released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) finds that energy efficiency can save Missourians $6.1 billion in lower energy bills and create...

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What Will USDA Budget Cuts Mean for Energy Efficiency?

Author: Kate FarleyTags: Rural and Small Town CommunitiesEnergy DataIndustrial

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Energy Efficiency and the Farm Bill

Author: Kate FarleyTags: Rural and Small Town CommunitiesIndustrial

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Gone Fishin’: Ethnographic Research into Everyday Energy Use in the Deep South

Author: Susan Mazur-Stommen Temperatures are rising, humidity is increasing, and the ACEEE Behavior crew decided that July was the perfect time to conduct research across the deepest of the Deep South....

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Rural Households Spend Much More of Their Income on Energy Bills than Others

Wendy Koch

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Energy efficiency helps rural households afford energy bills

Author: Ariel DrehoblIn rural South Carolina, Maxine Stroman struggled to pay her energy bills. Her husband had recently died, leaving her the sole source of income for their two young children. “I had...

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Beyond the burbs: Saving energy in rural communities

Author: Mary ShoemakerThe energy efficiency community is increasingly looking at efficiency programs through a new lens: equity. We ask ourselves not just how to save energy, but how to ensure that...

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Farm Bill Advances Rural Energy Efficiency

Maxine Chikumbo

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