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Wall, Roger – Principal, 1981
Highlights two schools that have reduced their energy usage, one through such methods as weatherization and solar water collectors, and the other through switching from burning oil to burning wood pellets. (JM)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Expenditures

Science, 1980
Proposes that human comfort could be provided in otherwise chilly surroundings by filling the occupied space with electromagnetic energy of cm wavelength. Considerable energy savings could be realized from the resultant ability to lower interior temperatures and maintain comfort in the building. (Author/RE)
Descriptors: Building Design, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environment

Dingee, David A. – Chemical and Engineering News, 1979
Discusses the extraordinary potential, the technical difficulties, and the financial problems that are associated with research and development of fusion power plants as a major source of energy. (GA)
Descriptors: Economics, Energy, Energy Conservation, Facilities
Webster, Andrea, Comp.; Dautremont-Smith, Julian, Comp. – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
This publication includes over 1,350 stories that illustrate the continued expansion of sustainability practices into every sector of campus. Initiatives from nearly 700 institutions are organized into 28 chapters, spanning education and research, campus operations, and administration and finance. In addition, the publication contains over 90 new…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Campuses
McCarthy, I. E. – South Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Cites many hazards pertaining to nuclear-fueled energy and outlines many alternatives to this type of energy, such as the development of solar energy and existing coal reserves, and the worldwide reduction in energy consumption. (MLH)
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuels, Natural Resources
Minnesota State Dept. of Energy, Planning and Development, St. Paul. – 1982
Total Energy Management (TEM) is a unified, planned approach to reducing the energy use and costs of an individual school or school district. The program increases energy awareness and improves school energy efficiency through: (1) careful energy accounting; (2) changes in operations and maintenance procedures; (3) modifications in the building…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy, Energy Conservation

Federal Energy Administration, Washington, DC. – 1977
This workbook is intended as a guide for the homeowner in taking steps to reduce home energy costs. It allows the homeowner to identify procedures applicable to his/her home and then implement those procedures most cost-effective for the particular situation. It provides methods for estimating savings in home heating and cooling costs by taking…
Descriptors: Construction Materials, Energy, Energy Conservation, Facility Improvement
Stephan, Edward; And Others – American School and University, 1976
The effect of rising fuel and utility costs is being measured by the reduction of educational programs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Energy Conservation, Expenditure per Student, Fuel Consumption

McAuliffe, C. A. – Education in Chemistry, 1978
Reviews challenges facing the future use of coal and synthetic fuels as major energy sources. (SL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
American School and University, 1984
Brief accounts of four winners in the 1983 "American School and University's" Energy Conservation Contest. Two colleges and two schools turned to alternative fuels (sawdust, waste oil, wood pellets, and corncob pellets) and reduced heating costs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Awards, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation

Novick, Sheldon – Environment, 1976
There is no federal energy policy. There is a fuel use policy of sorts, but that policy is related as much to foreign policy as to domestic needs, with the United States public paying the large bill. Neither presidential candidate has yet offered a plan for a coherent energy policy. (Editor/BT)
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Federal Government, Fuel Consumption
American School and University, 1981
The new Sharon Elementary School in Newburgh (Indiana) has a three-fuel plan that will allow selection of the most economical energy source for each heating season with an energy-efficient lighting system that includes skylights. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation

Alcamo, Joseph; De Vries, Bert – International Environmental Affairs, 1992
Links proposed low-energy scenarios for different Western European countries with the amount of pollutants that may result from these scenarios. Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions are calculated for the 10 countries for which low-energy scenarios are available, resulting in reductions of 54%, 37%, and 40%, respectively.…
Descriptors: Acid Rain, Air Pollution, Computation, Energy Conservation

Roberts, Michael J.; Thomas, M. Pugh – Environmental Education and Information, 1990
This paper defines renewable energy and outlines possible sources of this energy. Supplies, and ethics are considered. The position of renewable energy sources in the energy policy of Great Britain are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Department of Energy, Washington, DC. – 1986
According to 1986 U.S. Department of Energy data, 48% of our residential energy is used to heat and cool our homes, 16% goes for heating water, 12% is used to refrigerators and freezers, and the remaining 24% goes into lighting, cooking, and running appliances. This booklet contains tips for saving energy, including sections on: (1) draft-proof…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Consumer Education, Energy Conservation