Energy

New fire station will help save energy, water (The Arizona Republic)

4 Jul 2008

Scottsdale's new 12,000 square-foot-fire station, is not only poised to respond more quickly to save lives, it is also carefully programmed to save energy and water.

Utah is going to a 4-day workweek to save energy (San Francisco Chronicle)

4 Jul 2008

Starting next month, it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday." In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a...

Senator asks energy chief to study national speed limit (Houston Chronicle)

4 Jul 2008

Sen. John Warner, R-Va., asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.