Archive for November, 2010
Charity & Community, News»
By Julianne, November 30, 2010, Charity & Community, News
For children, the holidays means a time for gifts! When I was little, I looked forward to waking up Christmas morning and opening presents. I spent the rest of Christmas day playing with the toys I received. Unfortunately, some families are not able to afford new toys for their children on Christmas. Toys for Tots is an organization that collects and distributes toys for charity.
Toys for Tots act like Santa's helpers. They start collecting to [...]
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Energy Efficiency, Green, Save Money»
By Brooke, November 29, 2010, Energy Efficiency, Green, Save Money
Living in Texas, I've started noticing that many items whether they are children's toys to items from the grocery store, are all printed in English and Spanish. With a growing rate of "12.4% of Americans who are frequent Spanish speakers" (according to the U.S. Department of Energy blog), I can see the growing needs for both languages.
The U.S. Department of Energy, specifically the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), has [...]
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Energy Efficiency, Green, News»
By Eliza, November 26, 2010, Energy Efficiency, Green, News
Congratulations Texas! The Natural Resources Defense Council has listed 3 Texas cities as a “2010 Smarter City”. Austin, Dallas, and Denton qualified and made it to the list because of their plan to increase energy efficiency and reduce city government expenditures. Energy was the main topic at hand but other issues were taken into consideration. City governments were surveyed on kilowatt per hour usage, top three fuel sources, and energy con [...]
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News, Special Offers»
By Julianne, November 24, 2010, News, Special Offers
Bounce Energy is participating in the busiest online shopping event of the year, Cyber Monday! We will be bringing our customers discounts through out the day.
At midnight on Cyber Monday, customers who sign up for a Bounce Energy electricity plan will receive a discount off their first Bounce Energy electricity bill. There will be 5 different discount amounts that will gradually lessen during certain times of the day. Similar to retail stores [...]
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Green»
By Brooke, , Green
Luckily, my daughter is finally getting out of the "puts everything in her mouth" stage. Whether it was a stick, a spec on the ground, or toys, if it was on the ground, it would be in her mouth in two seconds flat. I cannot tell you how many books that also fell victim to her obsessive chewing. I never thought that chewing on her books was bad; there was even a small part of me that was hoping for some sort of osmosis to happen through her chew [...]
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News»
By Julianne, November 23, 2010, News
Happy Thanksgiving from Bounce Energy! May your Thanksgiving holiday be filled with lots of good food surrounded with friends and family.
Bounce Energy would like to thank all of our customers and partners for being part of the Bounce Energy family. We're committed to giving our customers more than electricity. We aim to provide reliable service, low rates, and a Rewards Program that can't be beat. [...]
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Energy Efficiency, Save Money»
By Eliza, November 22, 2010, Energy Efficiency, Save Money
Americans have been switching to alternative heating systems because the cost of central heating bills have become too much to handle. When using fireplaces, furnaces, or portable heaters be cautious and follow the tips below.
If you are using a central heater, try to get your heating system inspected, cleaned, and serviced annually.
For furnace use, be sure the flame burning is a steady bright blue color. If your house begins to smell like [...]
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Energy Efficiency, Save Money»
By Brooke, November 19, 2010, Energy Efficiency, Save Money
Houston has finally received cooler weather. Never mind the fact that it is now the middle of November and those up North have already had snow and been through blizzards, but who am I to complain. So we we start to gear up for the change in weather, and before you crank on the heater, check out these free/inexpensive tips to keep your home warm during these cooler months while keeping your energy/gas usage low.
Cover drafty windows. Yo [...]
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News»
By Julianne, November 18, 2010, News
Our press release about our new Bounce Energy Partner Program was recently featured on Yahoo! Finance.
The Bounce Energy Partner Program gives individuals and organizations the opportunity to raise money for their endeavors by promoting Bounce Energy services. Groups such as charities and local community projects that are looking to raise money for different events and causes have already signed up. Individuals such as real estate agents, lea [...]
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Green»
By Eliza, November 17, 2010, Green
If gardening is your obsession or newest hobby, fall is an ideal time to revamp that garden with the plant beauties Texas has to offer during this season. Once most of the prep work for the garden, including a good clean and some fresh new soil, you can head out to a nearby nursery to pick up some fall favorites.
Chrysanthemums are beautiful fall flowers that really bring out the fall color and can be used in indoor and outdoor arrangements. C [...]
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Special Offers»
By energy_linguist, November 16, 2010, Special Offers
How's locking in your DIRECTV service price until 2012 sound?
How about a $50 bill credit on your electricity bill if you're a Bounce Energy customer?
How about receiving over 150 channels $29.99/month for a full year?
With more ways to save money (and not just on electricity), hop on over to Bounce Energy Deals for information on this special DIRECTV offer and other special deals from Bounce.
Why offer more than just electricity servic [...]
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News»
By Brooke, November 15, 2010, News
Being a mom is busy. Sometimes, it's so busy it's hard to keep track of everything going on not only in your life but your spouse's and children's lives as well. Wouldn't it be great if there was an organized way to keep track of all events for each person? In this era of iPhones, iPads and such, I think to myself, isn't there an app for that? And of course, the answer to that question is yes.
The first application is for the iPad. momAgenda [...]
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