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The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies says that the mortgage crisis will end up driving consumers to credit counseling.

Consumers no longer have to pull the plug on holiday celebrations to conserve energy and money during the holiday season. TXU Energy’s, which is a Texas electrical energy supplier, one-of-a-kind winter energy conservation program — Holiday Cents — educates consumers on ways to cook efficiently, decorate sensibly and keep the cold air out during the winter holiday season.

As summer heat waves across the country increase air conditioning use and drive energy bills higher, the Alliance to Save Energy, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and NBC Universal’s SCI FI Channel’s innovative energy-efficiency campaign offers consumers an array of energy-efficiency low-tech and high-tech money-saving tips, surprising energy facts, and a national contest for a home energy-efficiency makeover.