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Retail roundup: PacSun prepares for store closings, free shipping at Macys.com, 2010 toy industry figures
Money & Company-- Teen retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., which has struggled through nine straight quarters of sales declines and losses, will close between 20 and 25 stores at the end of the month, Chief Executive Gary Schoenfeld said in an...... -
Green Home Tax Incentives
![While many homeowners may grumble over the price tags on energy-efficient appliances and products, federal tax credits are making going green more affordable. In 2006 the Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance (<a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-06-26.pdf">Notice 2006-26</a>), which allowed consumers buying energy-saving appliances to be eligible for tax benefits. While you won't get all your money back, the government will issue you a tax credit. To qualify, the product must meet or exceed the requirements of the <a href="http://www.nfrc.org/IECC20002003.aspx">2000 International Energy Conservation Code</a> on the certification that homeowners claim credits for purchases that make their homes more energy-efficient.](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-02/52164703-11151846.jpg "While many homeowners may grumble over the price tags on energy-efficient appliances and products, federal tax credits are making going green more affordable. In 2006 the Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance (<a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-06-26.pdf\">Notice 2006-26</a>), which allowed consumers buying energy-saving appliances to be eligible for tax benefits. While you won't get all your money back, the government will issue you a tax credit. To qualify, the product must meet or exceed the requirements of the <a href=\"http://www.nfrc.org/IECC20002003.aspx\">2000 International Energy Conservation Code</a> on the certification that homeowners claim credits for purchases that make their homes more energy-efficient.")
While many homeowners may grumble over the price tags on energy-efficient appliances and products, federal tax credits are making going green more affordable. In 2006 the Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance (Notice 2006-26), which allowed...Tags: Services and Shopping, Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, North Carolina, Internal Revenue Service
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Summerizing your home
Before you break out the hammock, prep your home for summer with a few key projects. We checked in with some energy experts for tips on avoiding a meltdown. "A simple rule to remember is that heat flows to cold," says Terry McBride, CEO of heating and...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Home Products, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Green Qualities
![In today's environmentally conscious world, more and more homeowners are turning to Web sites and <a href="http://ecobroker.com/">Realtors designated as EcoBrokers</a> to find their next green-certified home. Whether you're looking for an environmentally friendly home that's 100 percent green-certified or just shopping for an abode that includes some appliances and furnishings that will cut down on those rising utility bills, it's important to arm yourself with some helpful tips before plunking down a large deposit and signing off on a contract.](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-02/52163890-11151427.jpg "In today's environmentally conscious world, more and more homeowners are turning to Web sites and <a href="http://ecobroker.com/\">Realtors designated as EcoBrokers</a> to find their next green-certified home. Whether you're looking for an environmentally friendly home that's 100 percent green-certified or just shopping for an abode that includes some appliances and furnishings that will cut down on those rising utility bills, it's important to arm yourself with some helpful tips before plunking down a large deposit and signing off on a contract.")
In today's environmentally conscious world, more and more homeowners are turning to Web sites and Realtors designated as EcoBrokers to find their next green-certified home. Whether you're looking for an environmentally friendly home that's 100 percent...Tags: Water, Public Transportation, Services and Shopping, Building Material, Water Restrictions
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Plant profile: Indian hawthorn
•Scientific name: Rhaphiolepis indica
•Growth habit: A rounded evergreen shrub growing to 4 feet tall and equally as wide. The leaves are dark green, oblong in shape, toothed along the margins and grow to 3 inches long and half as wide....Tags: Fertilizer, Florida, Gardening, Lifestyle and Leisure, Garden Products
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Only some who applied for new AC units rebates will get them
The Miami HeraldThe Legislature is proposing a solution for repaying Floridians who bought energy efficient air conditioners and solar panels that may make only some buyers happy. Rebate programs for both items have been on hold for different reasons. The Legislature...Tags: Florida, Home Products, Marketing
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Other programs offer tax, rebate savings on solar, renewable energy
Federal energy tax credits: Homeowners can claim a 30 percent tax credit for eligible renewable energy or energy-efficient home improvements that are in place between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2020. Information is available at energysavers.gov/taxcredits...Tags: Renewable Energy, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Alternative Energy, Credit and Debt, Home Products
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Explore The Ruins Of A 19th Century Mining And Smelting Operation At The Mine Hill Preserve In Roxbury
Roxbury's Mine Hill Preserve is about as close as one can get to an old western ghost town minus the tumbleweed blowing down Main Street and the cactus. In the 1860s, on the banks of the scenic Shepaug River, a town known as Chalybes formed around a...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Grand Central Terminal, Home Products
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Plant profile: Chrysanthemum
•Scientific name: Chrysanthemum x morifolium
•Growth habit: An upright to sprawling evergreen perennial growing to 2 feet tall and wide. The leaves are dark green to silvery green, fragrant and deeply cut, growing to 2 inches long and wide....Tags: Florida, Gardening, Lifestyle and Leisure, Garden Products
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Air Conditioner Falls From Window, Injures Pedestrian
wpix.com/What longtime New Yorker spends much time looking up when they walk along the street; so consumed with their Ipods, Ipads and texting? But after what happened in Manhattan's East Village today, they might want to rethink looking up from time to time. The...Tags: WPIX, Home Products, Head Injuries
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Plant profile: Butterfly pea
•Scientific name: Clitoria ternatea
•Growth habit: A vining evergreen perennial with vigorous shoots producing plants 10 feet tall and wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, consisting of 5 to 7 ovate-shaped leaflets that form leaves that...Tags: Florida, Gardening, Garden Products, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Calif. Cash for Appliances Program Expands
KTLA NewsThe California Energy Commission has voted to expand its Cash for Appliances rebate program to offer savings on even more new, energy-efficient appliances. The revamped program is known as California Cash for Appliances PLUS. It adds certain energy-...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, California, Home Products, KTLA, Electrical Appliance
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