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Carole Fisher
Consumer Outreach Educator
(607) 272-2292 ext 144
crf11@cornell.edu

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850-3555
(607) 272-2292
tompkins@cornell.edu

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2012 Advisory Committee

Consumer & Financial Education
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Aaron M. Buechel
Diane Dawson
Billie Nordby
Bonnie Richmond
Donna Scott
Pamela Webster
Patrick Woods

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    Learn about wood, wood stoves, and safe burning practices in our free publication "Learn to Burn" available as a pdf on this site!

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VAMPIRE APPLIANCES

ITHACA (AP) -- A housing and energy expert at Cornell University says "vampire appliances" are draining consumers' wallets of a billion dollars a year in wasted energy costs. Joe Laquatra says most homes have almost two dozen of these appliances, which consume energy even when they're turned off. That's because the appliances function in a stand-by mode that continuously uses power so their features will continue to work when they're switched off - like the digital video recorder that records programs when nobody's home. Laquatra advises people to plug appliances into smart power strips that turn off appliances when they enter stand-by mode. Laquatra is the director of the Consumer Education Program for Residential Energy Efficiency, funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. (Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)