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Campaigns to Promote Environmental Health

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x y Oct 5, 2008 21:36 pm
Dear colleagues, As part of formative research for a project that I am working on, I would appreciate your recommendations, documentation (research, strategy, evaluation) and…

Energy Efficiency Solutions in the Home

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Allison Boyd Oct 6, 2008 10:02 am
Hi all, We (The Natural Edge Project) are conducting an investigation into household energy efficiency in Townsville, in northern Queensland, Australia, as part of the Townsv…

Building Operators Programs

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Wendy Weir Gibsons Oct 6, 2008 12:27 pm
Hi, A program is being developed for building operators in BC to increase ee awareness and education for operators of buildings (office,schools, hotels, hospitals, residentai…

Ideas Needed for Homeonwers to Switch to CFL's

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Angela Birch Halifax Oct 7, 2008 11:28 am
Hi everyone, I am a graduate student at George Mason University and am taking a social marketing class this semester. Our course project deals with residential energy efficien…

Application of Social Psychological and Evaluation Research: Lessons from Energy Information Programs

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Dennis, M. L. & Soderstrom, E. J. Application of social psychological and evaluation research: Lessons from energy information programs. Vol. 11. 1988. 77-84.
Discusses applied social psychological research on the dissemination of energy-related information, focusing on evaluations in 4 types of information dissemination programs: speci…

Effects of Monetary Rebates, Feedback, and Information on Residential Electricity Conservation

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Winett, R. A., Kagel, J. H., Battalio, R. C. & Winkler, R. C. Effects of monetary rebates, feedback, and information on residential electricity conservation. Vol. 63. 1978. 73-80.
Assigned 129 participant households in Texas during the summer to 1 of 5 experimental conditions: A high monetary rebate condition in which Ss received conservation information, w…

Carbon Offsets

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Rebecca Fotu Morgan Hill Oct 14, 2008 13:59 pm
Hi, I am trying to get a list of credible carbon offsets that have projects in the U.S. It appears that most offsets act as a subsidy rather than actually reducing an exact a…

Residential Energy Conservation: The Role of Past Experience in Repetitive Household Behavior

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Macey, S. M., & Brown, M. A. Residential energy conservation: The role of past experience in repetitive household behavior. Vol. 15. 1983. 123-141.
Discusses repetitive behaviors that conserve residential energy. Repetitive behavior is viewed as a function of past experience, attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions. Data …

Using Feedback, Reinforcement and Information to Reduce Energy Consumption in Households: A Field-Experiment

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Midden, C. J., Meter, J. E., Weenig, M. H., & Zieverink, H. J. Using feedback, reinforcement and information to reduce energy consumption in households: A field-experiment. Vol. 3. 1983. 65-86.
Presents results of a research project on the effectiveness of behavior modification strategies in influencing energy use in family households. A field experiment was carried out …

Is There a Generalized Energy Conservation Ethic? A Comparison of the Determinants of Gasoline and Home Heating Energy Conservation

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Painter, J., Semenik, R., & Belk, R. Is there a generalized energy conservation ethic? A comparison of the determinants of gasoline and home heating energy conservation. Vol. 3. 1983. 317-331.
359 heads-of-households were interviewed concerning their gasoline and heating consumption behavior and beliefs concerning the energy problem. They were also administered a locus-…

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