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How to Reduce Your Energy Consumption
Tips for conserving electricity and cutting your energy costs
Guide

Energy efficiency and renewable energy represent the fastest, cleanest and least expensive ways to reduce our electricity use -- and our dependence on oil. Here, some tips on doing just that, for both individuals and businesses -- along with links to other resources that will help you conserve even more.

Efficient Appliances Save Energy -- and Money
Consumers get lower utility bills, and we all get a cleaner environment.
Guide

Energy efficient appliances are good for consumers and the environment. They won't solve our energy problems by themselves, but there are many reasons why they are a step in the right direction.

Wind, Solar and Biomass Energy Today
Not your father's renewables, these alternatives to old and dirty fossil fuels are now business-friendly, cost-competitive and ready to meet a significant portion of America's energy needs
Overview

Not your father's "renewables," these alternatives to old and dirty fossil fuels are now business-friendly, cost-competitive and ready to meet a significant portion of America's energy needs.

The Real Solution to High Gas Prices
Clean energy and greater efficiency can provide long-lasting relief from high gas prices.
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As many Americans are feeling the real pain of high gas prices, oil companies and the Bush administration are peddling a "drill everywhere" remedy that would not have a significant impact on domestic energy production or prices for at least a decade. The only real solution is to develop alternative sources of energy and to use energy more wisely. Congressional support for clean energy technologies, expanded public transportation and greater efficiency for the vehicles of tomorrow -- and those on the road right now -- will take us down the closest and fastest road to relief.

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Global Warming Solutions
Overview

Solving global warming means investing in clean energy, green jobs and smart energy solutions. We can’t afford delay. This five-step plan will repower, refuel and rebuild America, starting today.

Global Warming: A Roundtable Discussion
Interview

On this page experts from NRDC and beyond talk about why global warming is such a pressing problem and what we can do to solve it. Listen to their various perspectives and then join the fight. [Audio]

How to Fight Global Warming
Take steps to reduce your energy use, improve efficiency and help end global warming
Guide

The biggest cause of global warming is the carbon dioxide released when fossil fuels are burned for energy. So when you save energy, you fight global warming and save money, too. Here are some easy steps that you can take to help make a difference.

AB 32 and You
How California’s Global Warming Solutions Act Delivers Smart Solutions to Californians
Fact Sheet

California is leading the country in its effort to curb global warming with the implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). In December 2008, the California Air Resources Board unanimously adopted the state's plan outlining steps to a cleaner and more prosperous future. This visionary plan, the most comprehensive of its kind, will recharge California's economy, improve public health and air quality, help Californians use energy more efficiently, and make the state the hub of clean energy technology development—all while curbing global warming. Get document in pdf.

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