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AMERICANS FOR BALANCED ENERGY CHOICES: Integrity in Science: A CSPI Project (315 words) |
 | ABEC will advocate in support of policies that strike the proper balance between protecting the environment and providing for continued economic growth and prosperity for America’s working families...America’s coal-based electricity industry (producers, transporters, and electricity generators) have provided the primary initial funding for this worthwhile project.” (http://www.balancedenergy.org/about_abec.asp; accessed 6/04/03) |
| Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) is a nonprofit group funded by railroads, coal producers and users, and electric utilities. |
| ABEC began a national television campaign in April 2000 advocating an increased use of coal for the nation's electrical needs. |
| Cold Weather Brings New Concerns About Over-Reliance on Natural Gas (663 words) |
| A study from Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC), a national organization of community leaders focusing on energy and environmental policy issues, underscores the concerns being raised about the current trend toward over-reliance on natural gas as a fuel for electricity. |
| The ABEC study finds that consumers who use natural gas in their homes would see winter heating bills about 20 percent higher in the year 2010, and as much as 30 to 40 percent higher in 2020, if there is an over-reliance on natural gas for electricity generation purposes. |
| Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) is a non-profit, non-partisan group that promotes a dialogue with recognized community leaders across the nation to discuss balancing America's growing demand for electricity with the need to protect the environment. |
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