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Conservation Rebates Offered to Delaware Homeowners
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June 11, 2010 - Delaware Online
| | New home buyers may be eligible for rebates of $3,000 to $6,000 for properties upgraded to high energy efficiency and conservation standards, under a new "Green for Green" program announced Thursday in Delaware.
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Green Myths Debunked
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March 26, 2010 - Fortune
| | These days most forward-thinking corporations are trying to go green. Trouble is, when it comes to what's really environmentally sound, confusion reigns. Read about bottled water, hamburger meat, microwavable plastics, CFLs, paper grocery bags, and more
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Rewards for Saving Energy, Recycling? Enjoy Cupcakes, eBay Discounts
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February 3, 2010 - USA TODAY
| | Paying people to save the earth? This concept is gaining ground as more businesses, utilities and government agencies offer cash and other incentives -- like cupcakes and massages -- to encourage conservation. One company, RecycleBank, announced Wednesday that its recycling points can now be used for eBay purchases. Another, Earth Aid, is offering an array of prizes that include cocktail-mixing classes and for super-duper savers in Philadelphia, a weekend bed-and-breakfast package at the Four Seasons Hotel.
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City of Atlanta Launches Pilot Incentive Based Recycling Program
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October 30, 2009 - Reuters
| | The City of Atlanta announced that a select group of Atlanta residents will soon be rewarded for their curbside recycling efforts. In an effort to encourage proper recycling habits, boost recycling participation, reduce the amount of recyclables being sent to area landfills and save taxpayer money, City officials introduced the pilot rewards program as an opportune way to move towards a greener, cleaner Atlanta.
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Cash for Appliances: Should You Ditch the Old Fridge?
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September 14, 2009 - ABC News
| | Maybe you've heard about the Cash for Appliances program, a spinoff of the government's Cash for Clunkers program in which the government will give you a rebate if you trade in your old, inefficient household appliance for new Energy Star rated ones.
| | | By Elisabeth Leamy © 2009 ABC News Internet Ventures
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H.R. 2454 Would Save $3,900 Per Household By 2030
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June 9, 2009 - ACEEE
| | Washington, D.C. -- The federal energy efficiency provisions included in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, could save approximately $750 per household by 2020 and $3,900 per household by 2030, according to a preliminary analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Additionally, ACEEE estimates that approximately 250,000 jobs will be created by the energy efficiency provisions in H.R. 2454 by 2020, with a total of 650,000 jobs generated by 2030.
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