Monthly Archives: March 2014

New Report Finds Energy Efficiency is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource – Energy Efficiency Costs Utilities 2 to 3 Times Less Than Traditional Power Sources; Average of 2.8 Cents per Kilowatt Hour

Posted on March 31, 2014 by John Blair

March 25, 2014-Press Release from the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy. Editor’s note: As this report seas being published, Indiana Governor, Mike Pence decided to allow Senate Bill 340 to become law, essentially eliminating the only policy Indiana has requiring energy efficiency … Continue reading →

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7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution

Posted on March 25, 2014 by John Blair

March 25, 2014-New Release from the World Health Organization In new estimates released today, WHO reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died – one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. … Continue reading →

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Who’s behind the effort to kill Indiana’s efficiency law?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by John Blair

March 17, 2014- By Kari Lydersen in Midwest Energy News A bill before Indiana Governor Mike Pence could end a state efficiency program that has led to significant energy savings in the past two years. Clean energy and environmental groups, … Continue reading →

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Is Winter Waning?

Posted on March 6, 2014 by John Blair

Is winter about over? We sure hope so and one thing that always gives us that hope is the emergence of crocus in the Valley Watch garden. Two bloomed today, one yellow and one white.

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