Renewable Energy Credits Remain With Customer
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania – Net Metering
Incentive Type: Net Metering
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells, Municipal Solid Waste, CHP/Cogeneration, Waste Coal, Coal-Mine Methane, Anaerobic Digestion, Other Distributed Generation Technologies
Applicable Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Nonprofit, Schools, Local Government, State Government, Fed. Government, Agricultural, Institutional
Limit on System Size: Residential: 50 kW; Non-residential: 3 [...]
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Insight: US may face a ‘lost decade’
Financial Times
By Stephen Roach
Published: January 13 2009 17:08 | Last updated: January 13 2009 17:08
No one in their right mind thinks the United States could fall victim to a Japanese-like lost decade. After all, the argument goes, US policymakers have the advantage of knowing what their counterparts in Japan did wrong.
If only it were that [...]
Is your company keeping information secure?
Federal Trade Commission
Are you taking steps to protect personal information? Safeguarding sensitive data in your files and on your computers is just plain good business. After all, if that information falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud or identity theft. A sound data security plan is built on five key principles:
Take stock. [...]
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Protect Your Computer
Microsoft
Microsoft Security
4 steps to protect your computer
Step 1. Keep your firewall turned on
What is a firewall?
A firewall helps protect your computer from hackers who might try to delete information, crash your computer, or even steal your passwords or credit card numbers. Make sure your firewall is always turned on.
• How to turn on your [...]
New in-session phishing attack could fool experienced users
By Joel Hruska | Published: January 13, 2009 – 11:15AM CT
Another year, another form of phishing. This one, I have to admit, is pretty good in terms of potentially fooling a user. Unlike most phishing attack vectors, it doesn’t rely on the victim being ignorant and/or moronic. The new technique has been dubbed “in-session” [...]
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Business Week News Headlines
What Yahoo Needs from Bartz Right Now
Nortel Files for Bankruptcy
Retail Sales Fall Off a Cliff
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Luxury Car Sales Keep Skidding
Online Verification: Who Can You Trust in the Virtual World?
BusinessWeek reader and full-time law student Stephanie Dube writes that the Web offers free tools to help identify and thwart potential scammers
By Stephanie Dube
Plano (Tex.)-based BusinessWeek.com reader Stephanie Dube is full-time law student and freelance writer. You can find out more about her at www.StephanieDube.com/Twitter.
Kaylee was struggling. Diagnosed with a heart condition and cancer, she [...]
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Pennsylvania’s Energy Independence: Protecting Consumers, Growing the Economy, Strengthening National Security
January 14, 2009
Harrisburg, PA — At a time when consumers are struggling to manage volatile energy costs and America’s national security is jeopardized by its continuing dependence on foreign oil, Pennsylvania is investing $665.9 million to spur the development of alternative and renewable energy sources and help families and small business conserve energy and use [...]
NEW INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY WILL HELP SMALL BUSINESSES CONTROL ENERGY COSTS, SOLIDIFY FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
January 12, 2009 — Harrisburg, PA
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Dept. of Environmental Protection
YORK HAVEN – Pennsylvania’s small businesses can cut costs by improving their energy efficiency through the state’s recently created Alternative Energy Investment Fund, acting Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today.
Hanger announced the opening of the $3 million Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant Program—the [...]
Ambler Main Street Green Committee Seeks Input
January 14, 2009 — Ambler, PA
Ambler is committed to green initiatives and earth-friendly practices. In 2005, Mayors of the United States endorsed a climate protection agreement. Included in the agreement was a pledge to help educate the public on reducing global warming pollution. A website has been established to help fulfill the pledge at http://philanet.com/green/
Ambler’s [...]
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