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Motivating Residents to Conserve Energy Without Financial Incentives
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Utilizing a Social-Ecological Framework to Promote Water and Energy Conservation: A Field Experiment
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A Review of Intervention Studies Aimed at Household Energy Conservation
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Normative Social Influence is Underdetected
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The Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Climate Change
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