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No Longer "aFORDable." Detroit's first darling is learning the hard way what it means to be fuelish.
Australia is known as the Dry Continent. But it is also proving itself to be the Water Smart Continent. Preparedness. Trust in policymakers. Shared sacrifice. Water viewed as precious. Investment in water-efficient technology. Understanding the big picture. Australians have largely using water to divide communities, instead using it to bring communities together. San Diego can learn some valuable liquid lessons from our cousins Down Under.
The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) is a non-profit academic and research center of the USD School of Law that studies energy policy issues affecting the San Diego region and California. EPIC integrates research and analysis, law school study, and public education, and serves as a source of legal and policy expertise and information in the development of sustainable solutions that meet our future energy needs.
We've received more complaints from the locally-based Best Windows and Doors than any other local non-utility company. A lot of well-meaning consumers got ripped off by this company. Now the owner has declared bankruptcy. Is it the last we'll hear about or from him? Not likely. Read on.....below.
The FCC has revoked any need to regulate basic cable rates in many parts of San Diego for Time Warner.
Editor's note: On February 11, President Obama signed legislation delaying the DTV conversion.
The digital TV conversion scheduled for February 17 will be delayed to June 12 once President Obama signs the bill approved by the House on February 4. Millions of consumers currently on a waiting list to get $40 coupons toward the purchase of converter boxes will benefit from the delay if Congress allocates more money for additional coupons
Read more in this article from the San Francisco Chronicle.
The oil lobby has finally figured out how to tax drivers for using less gasoline. Here are eight good reasons why this "per mile" tax stinks worse than a highway road-kill on a hot August day. Read the Blog.
Did you know that your BlueTooth cell phone can use your laptop as a speakerphone? That it can be an Internet source? That it makes cappucino? Read on, Macduff....
How to ensure that your mass faxings are legal - and why you should consider NOT sending them
UCAN received documentation that Best Windows & Doors filed for bankruptcy protection on December 19, 2008. Contact UCAN immediately if you signed a contract around December 19th, or after that date, by filling out the Best Windows & Doors complaint form . The other bad news is that those of you who counted on the promised voucher plan sponsored by NERF (National Energy Rebate Fund), will not be collecting your rebate after the 4 years. NERF is no longer in business either.
The bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for January 26, 2009. So, there's not much time. READ MORE.
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