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Keeping Cool Gets Thriftier

Facing big bills, Americans cut back on A/C, look for other heat-beating solutions

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2008 11:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – As fuel costs, and eco-guilt, creep upward, Americans are leaving the thermostat high or kicking air conditioning altogether this summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some two-thirds of families are reducing air-conditioning use, a poll finds, as power plants raise prices as much 30% to... Read full story »

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Keeping Cool Gets Thriftier

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