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            <title>Comment #1 by GreyFlcn</title>
			<link>http://www.grist.org/article/Decoupling-comes-to-Virginia/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:48:27 -0800</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>Say<p>Has Grist picked up on this at all?<br>
<a href="http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/4878" rel="nofollow">http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/4878<p>
Natural Gas is seeming like it will be much less of an option in the UK right about..... Now.

<p>-David Ahlport</p></p></a></br></p></strong></p>
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				<p><strong>Say<p>Has Grist picked up on this at all?<br>
<a href="http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/4878" rel="nofollow">http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/4878<p>
Natural Gas is seeming like it will be much less of an option in the UK right about..... Now.

<p>-David Ahlport</p></p></a></br></p></strong></p>
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            <title>Comment #2 by Tasermons Partner</title>
			<link>http://www.grist.org/article/Decoupling-comes-to-Virginia/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:38:54 -0800</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>Division...</strong></p><p>$6.6 million divided by 3 years equals only $2.2 million a year.</p><p>
Better than nothing, but seriously $2.2 million is like chump change to these guys.</p><p>
Plus, most of the stuff the money goes towards seems like stuff that could be done for free or at minimal cost:</p><p>
a community outreach and customer education initiative; incentives to replace air filters and upgrade to programmable thermostats, to install higher efficiency natural gas home heating furnaces and water heaters, and to schedule seasonal heating and air conditioning check-ups; and home weatherization for qualifying low-income customers. Also featured is a pilot program to encourage builders to install highly efficient ENERGY STAR&#174; -rated natural gas appliances in new homes.</p><p>
Seems mostly piecemeal at best.</p><p>
Still, better than nothing, I suppose.<br>
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				<p><strong>Division...</strong></p><p>$6.6 million divided by 3 years equals only $2.2 million a year.</p><p>
Better than nothing, but seriously $2.2 million is like chump change to these guys.</p><p>
Plus, most of the stuff the money goes towards seems like stuff that could be done for free or at minimal cost:</p><p>
a community outreach and customer education initiative; incentives to replace air filters and upgrade to programmable thermostats, to install higher efficiency natural gas home heating furnaces and water heaters, and to schedule seasonal heating and air conditioning check-ups; and home weatherization for qualifying low-income customers. Also featured is a pilot program to encourage builders to install highly efficient ENERGY STAR&#174; -rated natural gas appliances in new homes.</p><p>
Seems mostly piecemeal at best.</p><p>
Still, better than nothing, I suppose.<br>
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