Flight 93 Memorial Design from www.Flight93MemorialProject.org. See story in this Digest

With Fall here and winter’s colder weather not far behind, now is the time to think about what you can do to reduce the cost of heating and energy use in your home or business.

And if you need more incentive, federal and state utility agencies are also telling us this winter’s heating fuel costs (heating oil and natural gas) may be as much as one-third higher than last year.

Here are a sampling of tools and tips you can use to identify your heating and energy use costs and then do something to reduce them. Also included is a link to the LIHEAP Program that helps low-income residents pay energy bills.

If you have tips, resources and ideas for reducing heating costs that you’d like to pass along to others, just send them to: DHess@crisciassociates.com and we’ll spread them to others!

· EnergyStar Home Energy/Heating Management Tools

· EnergyStar Business Energy Management Tools

· Pennsylvania Resources Council Energy Conservation Tips

· Home Heating Cost Reduction Tips From DEP

· Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Tips to Reduce High Natural Gas Costs

· PUC Home Heating Safety Tips

· Low-Income Energy Assistance Program to Help Pay Heating Bills

· Energy Buying Cooperatives –

Philadelphia Energy Cooperative (Do you know of others?)

NewsClip: Oil Dealers – Conservation Key to Saving this Winter

Session Schedule

The Senate returns to session on September 19, the House on September 26.

Contents – On the Hill

· Senate, House Committees Hold Meetings on Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy

· House Sets Informational Meetings on Forest Management Plan, Green Buildings

· House Policy Committee Gathers Information on Motor Fuel Price Hikes

· George Asks Rendell for Special Session on Energy

Other News

· Soy Energy, Inc. Becomes Part of Agriculture’s PA Preferred Program

· PA Professional Geologists' Symposium to Address Diminishing Resources

· Juniata Watershed Survey Shows Streams in Good Health, But Problems Remain

· Federal Bills Would Improve Accountability in Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

· PA Agricultural Producers Can Shape Federal Farm Bill Conservation Practices

· Life on the Delaware Documentary Distributed Nationally on PBS Stations

· 3 Regional Stormwater & Wetlands Policy Workshops Set

· Sewage Facilities and Land Use Focus of October Conference

· Pennsylvania Hosts Land Recycling Conference September 28-29

· 30+ Tons of Debris Removed Through Greenways Cleanup Program

· PROP to Hold Workshops on Using Compost for Erosion & Sediment Control

· 2005 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Summit October 4 & 5

· Look to PENNSERVE Grants to Fund Local Volunteer Programs

· Grant Deadlines Coming Fast for DCNR, PennVEST, DEP, Fish & Boat

· Radon Outreach and Education Grant Awarded to DEP

· DEP Publishes Updated List of Available Emission Reduction Credits

· Take Me Fishing Programs Offered by Fish & Boat Commission

· Game Commission Seeks Information on Barn Owl Sightings

· Northeast Environmental Partners Annual Award Dinner October 20

Feature

· Design for Flight 93 Memorial Selected From 1,000 Entries

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

9/9/2005