Archive for September, 2010
Charity & Community, News»
By Julianne, September 30, 2010, Charity & Community, News
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. The chance that breast cancer will be responsible for a woman's death is about 1 in 35 (about 3%). Death rates from breast cancer have been declining since about 1990, with larger decreases in women younger than 50. These decreases are believed to be the result of earlier detection through screening and increased awareness, as well as improved treatment. - American Cancer So [...]
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News»
By Julianne, September 29, 2010, News
For the start of Fall, Bounce Energy has lowered its rates to help its customers save money on their Texas electricity bills. All the rates on the plans they have available have been decreased. Choose from fixed rate energy plans with contract terms starting from 6-month to as long as 24-month term contracts to lock down a super low rate. Or if you want the option to take advantage of electricity rates as they may keep on falling, pick one of Bou [...]
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Careers/Jobs»
By Brooke, September 27, 2010, Careers/Jobs
I think most moms feel that having the title of "mom" can be a hard to bear at times. For stay at home moms, it can be difficult to balance time spent with your kids, your spouse and yourself, not to mention the rest of your daily duties. For working moms, balancing the items listed above in addition to working 40+ hours a week adds an additional challenge. Though life is busy and at times overwhelming, I’ve heard that for working parents [...]
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News»
By Julianne, September 23, 2010, News
This weekend, Texas sports fans are anticipating the biggest match-up of the season. It's the Houston vs. Dallas game, two of Texas' biggest football teams are playing against each other and Bounce Energy is very excited for it. We wanted to have some fun so we're giving a $50 bill credit for the customer who correctly guesses the final score of the Houston vs. Dallas game on Sunday. It's simple - predict the exact score of the game with your ful [...]
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News»
By Julianne, September 22, 2010, News
If you're a current Bounce Energy customer, you might have noticed changes to your MyAccount page on BounceEnergy.com. Bounce Energy has revamped the page to help customers find information easier plus we've included service tools so you can control and manage your Bounce Energy account.
Here's what you can do with the new MyAccount:
View and Update Your Account Information
Reset your password, add an authorized contact, update your contact ph [...]
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Green»
By Brooke, September 20, 2010, Green
There are so many “Best Of…” lists floating around, it’s hard to filter through them all. Some are useful, some entertaining or even comical. Most are subjective, but some based on facts. You have financial lists (Fortune 500), smutty lists (People’s annual list of Most Eligible Bachelors), controversial lists (College Football’s BCS), and ridiculous lists (VH-1’s Best Reality TV Moments).
While some best-of’s have become [...]
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Charity & Community, News»
By Julianne, September 17, 2010, Charity & Community, News
Every month, Bounce Energy has given back to the community by supporting local charities. Bounce Energy has generously made contributions to a number of different charities to help in relief efforts to aid in hunger and natural disasters, raising money for cancer and AIDS research, providing school supplies for impoverish children, and many more. From August 17th till September 15th, we asked our friends on Facebook which charity should we donate [...]
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Green, News»
By Brooke, September 13, 2010, Green, News
With all this talk about going green, I'm glad to see the movement carry over to the restaurant industry. Fast-food chains such as McDonald’s have taken initiatives to cut back on waste and other environmentally harmful practices, while local dining establishments are finding ways to infuse green practices into their business and cooking. More and more restaurants are creating sustainable menus with a farm-to-table approach; using local, orga [...]
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Charity & Community, Green, Save Money»
By Eliza, September 10, 2010, Charity & Community, Green, Save Money
The newest item on my to-do list is to visit a local farmer’s market. It’s time to stop complaining about the percentage of fresh produce items your local supermarket carries and make a change for the better. Almost all cities and towns have farmer’s markets, whether these are held once a week or open every day, it is an excellent choice for buying anything fresh and local.
There are great benefits to purchasing food items this way. Obvi [...]
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FAQs»
By energy_linguist, September 8, 2010, FAQs
Ever wondered why Texas electricity is deregulated? Ever wonder exactly what deregulation means to you and your electricity service?
Let's face it, when it comes to your electricity service, it can be a complicated subject matter. Why spend hours conducting a frustrating search across multiple sites with fragmented bits of information?
Here's where I welcome you to the Bounce Energy Education Center:
Learn about electric choice in Texas [...]
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Green»
By Brooke, September 6, 2010, Green
We've blogged about ways to greenify your home, your daily practices, even your children's school supplies, but now we're focusing on, my favorite subject, food. Some say the best organic food is the food grown closest to you. And the easiest way to purchase this type of fresh food is through farmers markets.
A farmers market is a great place for people who want to purchase locally grown, farm fresh produce at a good price. Food sold at farm [...]
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Green»
By energy_linguist, September 3, 2010, Green
Once the garage or yard sale dust settles, you're often left with a still frustrating pile of nicks, nacks and the unusual items that seem to stick to the garage or attic floor like glue.
Consider the Houston Freecycle network, a community within a larger site structure devoted to giving neglected objects an appreciative home, and even better, keeping millions of tons of trash out of landfills annually. A worldwide gifting movement, freecycle. [...]
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