energy-conservation

The National Energy Act of 1978, which Carter pushed through Congress with single-minded intensity, tripled federal funding for solar energy research, created loans and tax credits for homeowners to insulate their homes and install renewable-energy heating and cooling systems, set national efficiency standards for electrical appliances, provided $100 million for schools, hospitals, and local governments to install energy-conservation technology, and imposed a gas-guzzler tax on inefficient vehicles to encourage gasoline conservation.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

The National Energy Act of 1978, which Carter pushed through Congress with single-minded intensity, tripled federal funding for solar energy research, created loans and tax credits for homeowners to insulate their homes and install renewable-energy heating and cooling systems, set national efficiency standards for electrical appliances, provided $100 million for schools, hospitals, and local governments to install energy-conservation technology, and imposed a gas-guzzler tax on inefficient vehicles to encourage gasoline conservation.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

The National Energy Act of 1978, which Carter pushed through Congress with single-minded intensity, tripled federal funding for solar energy research, created loans and tax credits for homeowners to insulate their homes and install renewable-energy heating and cooling systems, set national efficiency standards for electrical appliances, provided $100 million for schools, hospitals, and local governments to install energy-conservation technology, and imposed a gas-guzzler tax on inefficient vehicles to encourage gasoline conservation.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

The Setsuden energy-conservation campaign in Japan has spawned an industry of quirky products designed to beat the heat-- including cooling suits for hot pooches.

Dog Days of Summer in Japan Call for Quirky Ways to Stay Cool Mariko Sanchanta 2011

Take, for example, the principal-agent problem through which despite higher energy prices, both landlords and tenants lack incentives to make economically-efficient energy-conservation investments, such as installing thermal insulation.

Robert Stavins: Eyes on the Prize: Federal Climate Policy Should Preempt State and Regional Initiatives 2010

In 2006, Boulder voters approved the nation's first "carbon tax," now $21 a year per household, to fund energy-conservation programs.

Even Boulder Finds It Isn't Easy Going Green Stephanie Simon 2010

Take, for example, the principal-agent problem through which despite higher energy prices, both landlords and tenants lack incentives to make economically-efficient energy-conservation investments, such as installing thermal insulation.

Eyes on the Prize: Federal Climate Policy Should Preempt State and Regional Initiatives 2010

In 2006, Boulder voters approved the nation's first "carbon tax," now $21 a year per household, to fund energy-conservation programs.

Even Boulder Finds It Isn't Easy Going Green Stephanie Simon 2010

On top of that, the entire power sector is suffering because of depressed demand for electricity caused by the global recession and growing energy-conservation efforts.

So, You Want to Invest in Nukes 2010

Some energy-conservation projects are returning more because they are cheaper in the slow economy, thanks to retailer discounts and federal tax credits and incentives, according to Remodelormove. com's survey.

The Smartest Home Renovations Are the Least Visible M.P. McQueen 2010