On AlterNet: electricity

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Why the Biggest Energy Suck in Your House May Have to do With Your TV

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. July 13, 2011.

That little cable box sitting atop your television set is likely the largest single source of electrical waste in your entire household.

Simmering Water War: How New Power Plants Will Suck Our Water Sources Dry

Jim Hightower, Other Words. November 15, 2010.

Boneheaded executives and greed-headed investors might be draining the fresh water supplies where you live.

Coming Soon: Google Your Electricity Use

Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor. February 13, 2009.

New software would allow you to monitor your home's electricity use in near real-time over the Web.

Why Obama's Plan to Help Renewable Energy May Backfire and Aid Big Coal

David Morris, AlterNet. February 6, 2009.

Obama's plan for a "national smart" grid needs closer examination. An expanded national grid would be anything but smart.

Desperate Iraqis Lack Fuel, Electricity

Ben Lando, UPI. January 23, 2008.

Blackouts and long lines at gas stations, as subsidized, state-controlled supplies run dry.

Four Years and Billions of Dollars Later, Baghdad Still has Intermittent Electricity

Institute for War and Peace ReportingNovember 2, 2007.

War, corruption and mismanagement leave the capital with severely restricted power.

Iraq to Privatize Electricity

Ben Lando, UPI. September 10, 2007.

An Iraqi electricity law hasn't been made public.