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For most of this decade, Madison Gas and Electric, Madison Public Library, and Sustain Dane have teamed up to develop a special book and video collection dedicated to earth-friendly living and communities. With growing public interest in this subject,
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google Inc on Tuesday said it would use its software skills to help consumers track their home energy usage and thereby lower demand and the global warming emissions that come from producing electricity. The move is part of Google's
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Clean Sweep is a recycling station of sorts -- where consumers can drop in and both drop off for proper disposal, or pick up for their own use by choosing from a wide selection of potentially environmentally non-friendly paints, paint thinners, motor
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This is definitely an idea whose time has come (over 30 years ago really, but better late than never)! Based on an Independence Day 2008 story in the Wisconsin State Journal: Madison officials want to streamline city ordinances with an eye toward encouraging
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Note that this information is outdated. Bookstores and libraries stock hundreds of volumes that tell you how to do almost anything you can think of connected with gardening -- except how to deal with extreme weather. This past winter local gardens were
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Note that this information is outdated. A new store on Madison's Far East Side is pinning its hopes on renewable energy as it opens its doors In June, 2008. Just inside those doors at Off the Grid , 4261 Lien Road, are comfortable chairs aimed at
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Note that this information is outdated. Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has the highest green pricing participation rate of any investor-owned utility in the country. More than 10% of our residential customers are now purchasing clean wind and solar energy.
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Note that this information is outdated. MadiSUN, is designed to increase the development, and accelerate the adoption of solar technologies by providing technical assistance and financial advice to those wishing to install solar energy equipment Read
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