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Wind-Powered Pink Floyd and Homes

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Calley, 42, is an alt-energy nut. At age 12, he built a primitive windmill that produced electricity for his bedroom–for a single bulb and the cassette player on which he listened to Pink Floyd. A small business, Southwest Windpower, has created a small (45 ft) wind turbine for generating electricity for a half-acre home. The ... Continue reading this article…

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Sort Out Your Finances

by Flexo

David Bach’s latest column on Yahoo Finance serves as a checklist for getting your personal finances in order. I went through this process several years ago but it would have been nice to have some guidance. Simply getting your information together in one location is the essential first step in organizing your financial life. Here’s ... Continue reading this article…

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Natural Gas Bills in NJ

by Flexo

The company that provides electricity to my apartment is PSE&G (a division of PSEG, which is merging with Exelon, just to confuse matters more). They successfully lobbied the state of New Jersey to be allowed to raise customer prices, so I’ll be looking at a 10.6 percent increase in my heating bills.

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Super Saver

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This is what I should be thinking about for 2005. The article paints a picture of Rick Kuhlman who has found some ways to save that I think could apply to me. He replaced all the lightbulbs in his house with energy-efficient ones. At first I thought that it would be better to wait for ... Continue reading this article…

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