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Break up with your utility company ... or get dumped
Millions of Americans may not be able to afford heat or power this year |
Sharon Astyk |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| So, I spent almost $2,000 today ... to fill up our oil tank. We heat primarily with wood, but we use oil as a backup system to keep the pipes from freezing and occasionally on days when we're going to be out for an extended period. Our hot water is also heated with oil. For whatever reason, most oil heat in the U.S. is in the Northeast, mostly in towns beyond gas lines like mine. I suspect today's purchase may well be the last tank of heating oil we ever buy. Unfor ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, environmental justice, oil (all these topics) |
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