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There is a new energy efficiency program from NYSREDA, where you can swap your old appliances and receive a cash rebate by purchasing a new ENERGY STAR® qualified refrigerator, freezer or washer.  The purchase must replace an existing appliance. Plus recycling your old, existing appliances of the same type, makes you eligible for the maximum rebate.

for more information, or visit the program website: www.nyapplianceswapout.com


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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has authorized a measure that would add a fee of between $4 and $34 per ton of carbon dioxide to electricity generated from coal-fired power stations in North Dakota that is exported to Minnesota. By adding this fee to coal power, it is hoped that it will spur the further development of renewable energy sources.

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Equally entertaining article from Loyd Sederer.  It's very easy for development practitioners to adopt buzzwords without focusing on the practicalities of its dictionary definition, linguistics, popular use, and so forth.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-i-sederer-md/what-in-the-world-is-a-so_b_355173.html

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Did you know that 25% of the US population doesn't have a bank account to begin with? This is a rather surprising and sad story from Ylan Q. Mui to the Washington Post... One-quarter of American households -- about 60 million people -- have limited or no access to banks or other traditional financial services, with low-income and black families among the hardest hit, according to a government report released Wednesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR20091202...
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