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Going Green

Reminder: Recycling Round-Up Saturday, April 2nd

It might be a few weeks before Earth Day, but recycling is a great way to take care of our Earth year around! Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 2nd from 10am-2pm and gather your recycled items to take part in a community-wide day of recycling. Shred trucks will be at multiple locations in Dallas [...]

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Recycling Round-Up

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Get That Last Drop Of Ketchup (And Other Household Money-Stretchers)

According to Consumer Reports, Americans waste as much as 25% of the products they purchase. From food to pharmaceuticals, pesky packaging is making it hard for consumers to use “the last drop” of the things they buy and, as such, products are thrown out prematurely. It doesn’t have to be that way. Using household tools [...]

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25 Ways to Waste Your Money

Plug your financial leaks, and pocket the savings. Has your budget sprung a leak? Nearly everyone has spending holes. And as with other kinds of leaks, you may have hardly noticed them. But those small drips can quickly add up to big bucks. The trick is to find the holes and plug them [...]

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Energy Saving Tips For Your Home

Did you know that the average American pays for 13 months worth of energy in one year? Why? Because people all over the country are unintentionally driving up their electricity bill. Everyone would like to save energy and lower their monthly utility bills but lack the knowledge of how to be efficient and conserve. This [...]

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Next Texas Appliance Rebate Program Starts Monday

The next energy-efficient appliance rebate program for Texas begins Monday and this time around the advance reservations that swamped the previous offering are not required. About $10 million in unclaimed rebate funds from an April offering, plus $8.5 million from unused public sector energy efficiency funds, are available in the program to benefit residential consumers, [...]

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Don’t miss taking advantage of home improvement tax credit…

Home owners, you only have 60 days left to take advantage of the 2009-2010 tax credit for energy efficient home improvements. The credit includes but is not limited to insulation, heat and air replacement, windows and door replacement. When a home owner purchases energy saving items they can save in 3 ways. 1) They will [...]

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Spending Smart: Plan Ahead for Home Appliance Life Spans

But it was working when I bought the house.. You bought your home a month or two ago and the dishwasher goes out and the disposal stops working. You got the house inspected and the inspector said everything was working. Here’s the reality; nothing stands still or stays the same. You felt fine when you went [...]

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New Thermostat System Lets You Have Your Favorite Temperature and Pay Less For It

A California company, in partnership with Oncor, will launch a new service in North Texas Wednesday to cut home energy use as much as 15 percent without changing the home's temperature. For $19.95, EcoFactor will install a thermostat in your home. You control the temperature, and the company manipulates the way your air conditioner and [...]

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TXU thermostats recalled over fire concerns

Some of the Internet-connected thermostats used by TXU Energy customers have been recalled because they could start a fire. TXU, a unit of Energy Future Holdings, said Thursday the company that makes the iThermostat will contact around 3,800 customers affected by the recall. TXU spokesman Michael Patterson said more than 10,000 customers have the thermostats, [...]

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