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	<description>Empowering Central Wisconsin Homeowners with Smart Energy Choices</description>
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		<title>BP disaster, Horizon geyser solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just posted this idea to BP&#8217;s idea submission web site. Brief Description of Technology (200 words or less) Cut the pipe to a short undamaged section as you are doing now. Weld an open ball valve onto the pipe. Welding an open valve will be relatively easy because there will be no pressure or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=246</link>
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		<title>Renewable Energy Issue Makes Front Page of Wausau Daily Herald</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been pointing out for ages that when it comes to fossil fuel, Wisconsin is dead in the water.  Every lump of  coal, drop of oil,  and therm of natural gas we burn has to be imported from out of state &#8211; thus exporting dollars that could be used to bolster our state&#8217;s economy. Well, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=240</link>
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		<title>Read this before you buy a wood boiler in Wisconsin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just got this in from our Econoburn rep: &#8220;I just got off the phone with Rick Merkle, Boiler Chief for the State of Wisconsin. He did verify that any pressurized boiler, regardless of installation location (indoor or outdoor), needs to have the {H}-Stamp and a National Board number.&#8221; In case you&#8217;re not familiar with it, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=233</link>
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		<title>Home Performance Consultant Discusses Gas Range Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that code allows gas ranges to vent right into your kitchen and emit more parts per million of carbon monoxide than a water heater which vents into your chimney? Just because it&#8217;s legal doesn&#8217;t make it safe.  Here, Dan tells you what happens when you cook with a gas oven or cook [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=227</link>
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		<title>Performance Energy, Inc. Earns BBB Approval</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a several-weeks-long approval process, we just received notice of Performance Energy&#8217;s approval as an Accredited Business by the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin. We&#8217;re very proud.  But it&#8217;s just the beginning.  We pledge to continue to put forth our best effort to live up to the honor by providing quality service and honest information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=218</link>
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		<title>Solar Roofing or Traditional Solar Panels &#8211; Which Should You Choose?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As far as we’re concerned, it’s a loaded question. The reason? Frankly, solar electric (aka photovoltaics, or PV for short) is frequently not the best choice to begin with. Don’t get me wrong. We’re not anti-PV. Quite the contrary. We install PV as well as solar thermal systems. On a personal note, we lived completely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=209</link>
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		<title>Action needed against global warming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few posts ago I shared the letter I wrote that was published last November in the Wausau Daily Herald.  They asked me to comment on what inspired me to write.  this is what I told them: I&#8217;ve been following science on global warming since I was 14 years old.  (I&#8217;m 52 now.)  I understand the science [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=146</link>
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		<title>Energy Fair Booth 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just registered to reserve a booth for the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, 2010.  Seems like a long way away still, but it&#8217;ll be here before we know it!]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=205</link>
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		<title>Growing Green Congregations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to St. Anne&#8217;s Parish of Wausau, WI for their recent decision to become a Green congregation.  It&#8217;s a responsible choice and a natural one for a community that wishes to honor God&#8217;s creation. This Saturday, Jan. 9th from 10:30-3:30, St. Anne&#8217;s will be hosting an interdenominational workshop on eco-spirituality.  The key speaker, former professor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=203</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Trust the R-value (Why some insulation may not work as well as you think.)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago we posted a little primer on R-value and how understanding it can help you make intelligent value choices for your home.  Now we’re going to tell you why R-value is overrated.
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		<link>http://performanceenergyinc.com/blog/?p=178</link>
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