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CFLs: Good Green or Utility Greenwash?
Another Greenwash From California's Utility Companies
Energy-saving bulbs subsidized by California being sold on eBay
Bulbs meant for California now on eBay
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TURN In the News
Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting Ads Instead
TURN energy attorney Matt Freedman tells the New York Times that 'green power' payments do little to promote renewable energy.
Smart consumers trump smart technology
Mark Toney writes in the San Francisco Chronicle that conservation and energy efficiency will save more energy than expensive, unproven smart meters.
As C.F.L. Sales Fall, More Incentives Urged
TURN tells the New York Times about the energy efficiency incentives states should push for in lieu of unpopular CFL bulbs.
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SMART METERS: A DUMB IDEA
TURN explains "smart meters" with a brief fact sheet
Energy Efficiency Programs in California
Background on the energy efficiency programs the Public Goods Charge on our bills helps to fund
Green Matters
PG&E Cashing in on Climate Change
ClimateSmart isn't a smart investment. TURN urges the CPUC to ask PG&E to use the remaining funds to purchase carbon offsets and abandon its failed marketing campaign.
CFLs: Good Green or Utility Greenwash?
Will the last person to leave California please turn off the energy efficient lights?
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