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FEBRUARY 2009 Gov. Mike Beebe outlines priorities n Pendergrass Cattle Co. is award-winning operation n Planning for our energy future
Inside this issue
Volume LXII, Number 4, February 2009
An official publication of
F e a t u r es
Arkansas Electric
Cooperatives, Inc. 6 Arkansas poised for growth
Gary C. Voigt, President/CEO 8 Even cowboys are changing
Ouida H. Cox
Editor 14 Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Rae Rinehart
Administrative Assistant
Dixie Rogers 16 Black bear in Arkansas
Graphic Designer
Officers
Chairman Larry Hellums
Blytheville
Vice Charles Burdine
Chairman Vendor
Secretary Ronald Moore
Hamburg 26 Research is key to better cancer treatment
Treasurer Jim Parrish
Trumann
30 Convenient slow-cooker meals
Photographic & Art Credits
Cover Kirk Jordan
6 Kirk Jordan 31 Bottle tree
8-11 Greg Davis
BEEF Magazine
14 Perennial Plant Asso.
38 Planning for
16 Extension Service our energy
30 Bush Beans future
Dep a r t m en t s
31 Gerald Klingman
38-40 NRECA
42 Ouida Cox
Comments . . . . . . . . . . 3
News briefs . . . . . . . . . . 4
Contact Information
Editorial & Advertising Offices: Capitol Buzz . . . . . . . . 18
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comments
The Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington
A trip of a lifetime
In 1957, then Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, D-Texas, urged including the World War II Memorial, the U.S. Capitol,
directors and staff of the nation’s electric cooperatives to the White House, the various museums of the Smithsonian
bring young people to the nation’s capital to get a first-hand Institution, the Newseum and the United States Holocaust
look at how government works. Museum, among other sites. They also visit with members
In Johnson’s home state, the electric cooperatives heeded of the Arkansas congressional delegation.
his call by sending groups of young people to Washington The 2009 Youth Tour is set for June 10-18. The Electric
to work during the summer in Johnson’s office. In 1958, Cooperatives of Arkansas urge eligible high school juniors to
a rural electric cooperative in Iowa sponsored a week-long apply for this trip. Each year, a surprisingly low number of
tour of the nation’s capital for a group of 34 students. Later entries are received by some cooperatives. Young people are
that same year, another busload came to Washington from busier than ever and have many options for spending their
Illinois. The idea soon caught on and other states began summers, but we are certain that there are few ways to spend
sending groups of young people to Washington throughout it that will be more rewarding than the Electric Cooperative
the summer. By 1959, the Youth Tour comprised 130 Youth Tour. For the delegates, the tour is life changing.
students. Allyson Johnson of Pine Bluff, a 2007 delegate, called it the
In 1964, the National Rural Electric Cooperative “best experience” she had ever had.
Association (NRECA) began to coordinate joint activities “I learned more in those nine days than I have ever
among the state delegations and suggested that cooperative learned in any classroom,” Johnson said. “I made some of
representatives from each state arrange to be in Washington the closest friends I may ever have. I expected so much from
during Youth Tour week. During the first year of the Youth Tour, but in reality it was so much more than I ever
coordinated tour, cooperatives from 12 states sent about expected. … When I got home from this trip, all I could
400 young people to participate. Word of the program has talk about was how much fun I had and how it was truly a
continued to spread. Today, about 1,500 young people and life-changing trip.”
chaperones attend the Youth Tour each year. Katie Marie Cox of Star City echoed those sentiments.
“I truly cannot
express what the
Youth Tour meant
to me,” Cox said. “I
can, though, tell you
that I am a totally
different person than
I was before I left
on this trip. I met so
many great people
and I saw so many
places that I will
never forget.”
For Bartt Foster
of Greenland, the
trip gave him a
greater appreciation
of what it means to
be an American.
“Above all else,
Arkansas’ electric cooperatives have sponsored the tour I hope I never forget what my country truly means to me
for Arkansas youth annually since 1990. Between 40 and 44 and I hope that I always share the great honor of being an
high school juniors and six chaperones attend the Electric American with my family and friends,” Foster said.
Cooperatives of Arkansas’ Youth Tour yearly. Tour partici- To learn more about this trip of a lifetime, please contact
pants are selected by the state’s 17 electric distribution your local electric cooperative or Sheila Yount, Arkansas’
cooperatives through essay contests and interviews. Youth Tour director, at 501-570-2293 or
During the tour, the group visits historic sites such syount@aecc.com. For more information visit
as Monticello in Charlottesville, Va., Mount Vernon in www.ecark.org or www.youthtour.coop
Alexandria, Va. and the many sites of Washington, D.C.,
FEBRUARY 2009 3
Give space heaters space
news briefs of the month
Electric space heaters can efficiently warm a small space. Use them safely so they don’t turn your comfortable room into a
fire hazard.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that space heaters cause more than 25,000 house fires and 300
deaths every year.
Here’s how to use your space heater safely:
• Choose heaters that are rated as safe by Underwriters Laboratories.
• Keep all bedding, drapes, pets and people at least three feet away from a space heater that’s turned on.
• Buy a space heater with a thermostat to avoid overheating the room.
• Get a heater that’s the right size for the room. Oversized heaters waste energy.
It’s Valentine’s Day. Feeling green?
Move over, red. Green is the new color of
Valentine’s Day.
Saving energy and the environment is newly
romantic, and retailers are set to help you prove it
this Feb. 14.
Stores are stocking up with earth-friendly gifts.
Still, it’s not about what you give, but how you
celebrate, that can make your Valentine’s Day
energy efficient.
Here are some tips for an energy-conscious
love-fest:
• Save on gas and reduce emissions by staying
home and cooking a meal for your sweetie on
Valentine’s Day.
• Buy local food for your home-cooked meal
to support your neighbors and cut down on the
energy wasting miles your food has to travel to
reach you.
• To save electricity and time, prepare your
romantic dinner in a crock-pot. A slow-cooked meal makes a warm and delicious Valentine’s treat, and the smaller appliance
uses less energy than an oven.
• Or, experiment with dishes you can cook in the microwave or toaster oven.
• If you opt to use the stovetop, choose pans to fit the burners, keep the lids on and turn the burners off shortly before the
food is finished cooking.
• Dim the lights and eat by candlelight A light that’s dimmed by 75 percent will use about 20 percent less energy than one
burning at full brightness. And it will last about four times longer.
• Give sustainable gifts, like greeting cards printed on recycled paper, or long-lasting potted plants rather than fresh-cut
flowers.
Who is using CFLs?
You are not the only one who is switching from energy-inefficient incandescent light bulbs to
compact fluorescent lights (CFL). More homeowners are saving energy and money on their electric
bills by replacing their old bulbs with CFLs, which use about a third less energy and last up to 10 times
longer.
Want to know who is making the switch? Visit www.18seconds.org and type in your ZIP code. The
site, which tracks CFL sales by state and city, will tell you where your area ranks in CFL use. It also
will reveal how much money CFL users have saved and how many pounds of carbon dioxide they have
kept out of the environment by choosing CFLs over fluorescents. It takes only 18 seconds to change a
light bulb, the site says. Take 18 seconds today and switch at least one of your lights to a CFL.
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news briefs of the month
T rivia
Tune up your home office
You might be working in a home office a little more often lately to save
on gas. Make sure inefficient office equipment isn’t canceling out the energy
savings.
Tune up your workspace to save energy, and maybe a little money on your
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electric bill, too. • Humorous valentines of the 19th
• It’s tempting to leave your computer on all the time for quick access, but century were called “Vinegar Valentines”
shut it down overnight. Like burning a light in an empty room, an operating or “Penny Dreadfuls.” Vinegar
computer wastes energy if you won’t use it for more than two hours. Valentines were introduced in 1858
• Enable your computer’s power-management features. These are the by John McLaughin, a Scotsman with a
features that automatically put your computer into a more efficient “standby” New York Publishing Business. Penny
mode when it’s not in use.
Dreadfuls with comic designs drawn in
• Shut off printers, copiers, scanners and fax machines when you leave your
1870 by American cartoonist Charles
home office. If you plug them into one power strip, you can turn them off
Howard, who became known as Penny
with the flick of a single switch. Some power strips come with timers that you
Dreadfuls.
can set to automatically turn equipment off each evening.
• Buying new home-office equipment? Look for the Energy Star label on • One single perfect red rose framed
computers, printers, copiers and fax machines. Energy Star appliances use less with baby’s breath is referred to some
energy in standby mode. florists as a “signature rose,” and is the
• If you spend most of the day in your home office, lower the thermostat preferred choice for many for giving on
so you’re not keeping all of your other rooms unnecessarily warm. Keep your Valentine’s Day.
office comfortable by using a space heater.
• Replace your halogen torchiere lamp with a compact fluorescent torchiere. • Sir Alexander Fleming was a young
It’s safer, uses less energy and costs less to operate. bacteriologist when an accidental
discovery led to one of the great
developments of modern medicine.
Having left a plate of staphylococcus
At 55, your pipes will survive bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that
a mold that had fallen on the culture
Think twice before you shut the heat off in a vacation home or even your had killed many of the bacteria. He
own home’s attic or guest rooms. You might be trying to save money and identified the mold as penicillin notatum,
conserve energy, but you could be setting yourself up for the wet mess caused similar to the kind found on bread. On
by a burst plumbing pipe or sprinkler system. Feb. 14, 1929, Fleming introduced his
When the water inside your pipes freezes, it puts great pressure on its mold by-product called penicillin to cure
container, including metal and plastic pipes. When that happens, the pipes can bacterial infections.
leak or explode and cause flooding and property damage.
To keep your • Pearls melt in vinegar.
pipes from freezing, • Some 45 percent of Chinese women
don’t expose them to surveyed say they do not want to give
freezing temperatures.
up their careers to get married.
Keep the thermostat at
55 degrees or higher in • The first Republican congressman from
all areas of your home Arkansas after Reconstruction John Paul
and vacation home. Hammerschmidt, was elected in 1966.
In parts of your house
without heat, such • Australian termites have been known
as exterior walls and to build mounds twenty feet high and at
attics, add insulation least 100 feet wide.
around pipes to keep • Owls have eyeballs that are tubular
them warm all winter in shape, because of this, they cannot
long.
move their eyes.
• “He is a self-made man and worships his
creator.” – John Bright
FEBRUARY 2009 5
Arkansas poised
for growth
Gov. Mike Beebe
outlines priorities
By Sheila Yount
A lthough the nation’s economy is widely considered to be in the worst shape since the Great Depression, Gov. Mike Beebe
said Arkansas is faring better than many other states.
“The outlook across the country is bleak,” he said in an interview with Rural Arkansas prior to the 2009 legislative session,
which began Jan. 12. “I mean, the recession is real. We’ve so far withstood most of it. We’ve actually had net job increases
over the course of the period from January ’07 to August ’08. … On the whole, we are at least holding our own, if not gaining
some, but that could change tomorrow because we are not immune from what happens, not just nationally, but globally.”
Unlike some states, Arkansas does not have budget deficits that would require major program cuts. Beebe noted that the
state prepared for the economic downturn by trimming the state’s budget by $107 million for 2009. He said his proposed
budget is “pretty barebones” except for increased funding for public education and for the state’s Division of Children and
Family Services. He said his top priorities when he entered office in 2007 – education and economic development – will
remain his main focus.
“Those two things go hand in hand; they are the top priorities,” Beebe said, adding that an educated workforce attracts
good jobs. And good jobs bring money to the state, which means the state can provide services to its citizens.
“It (economic development) allows you to pay for health care, it allows you to pay for social services, it allows you to pay
for a criminal justice system,” Beebe said. “It allows you to provide all of the amenities or the needs and requirements that are
dictated by the roles and responsibilities of state government.”
One of the main responsibilities of state government is public education and Beebe has proposed additional per-student
funds for school districts in the 2009 state budget. But he said his education focus goes beyond K-12.
“Education is pre-K to the end of life,” he said. “Two-year colleges, four-year colleges, adult education and job retraining
… everything that is in the gamut of education is a major priority because elevating the quality of the workforce, elevating the
educational attainment and educational level of our people is, in and of itself, inextricably tied to economic development.”
Arkansas recruits new business
In the last two years, the state has had major economic development success stories and those successes have continued
despite the economic downturn. Last summer, Hewlett-Packard announced it would bring 1,200 technology jobs to Conway.
In January, Caterpillar announced it would bring 600 jobs and an investment of $140 million in a new plant in North Little
6 RURAL ARKANSAS
Rock. In December, Cooper Tire decided to keep its 1,500 employees in Texarkana with plans to add up to 250
more this year. Also, wind energy manufacturers have set up shop in Little Rock. These projects, combined with
others across the state, have added up to $2.7 billion in new investment and 19,000 new jobs for Arkansas.
Beebe attributed these successes to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), led by
Executive Director Maria Haley, and the state’s focus on workforce training and education.
“We have emphasized the necessity to upgrade and be responsive to the needs of business and industry
through our workforce training. So we no longer have a cookie-cutter approach,” Beebe said, adding that part of
the state’s incentive package says that the state’s community colleges and technical schools will tailor fit training
to meet a business’ needs.
Another important tool, he said, is the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, which has helped Arkansas
recruit against other states and countries to lure business and industry. In his proposed budget, he has asked
lawmakers to again provide $50 million for this important tool, which some other states also have.
“It has been highly successful and the Legislature loves it so we have asked that it be continued,” Beebe said.
Arkansas Works pushes local efforts
In October, the governor hosted an economic development summit, called Arkansas Works. About 1,400
people attended the meeting. Beebe said the attendees were an “eclectic group” of mayors, city councilmen,
county judges, legislators, educators and business leaders. Representatives from the state’s 75 counties attended,
including leaders from Arkansas’ electric cooperatives.
Beebe praised the summit, saying it was designed to encourage local communities to work hard for economic
development, just as the state is doing. He said if they don’t, they “are missing the boat.” He added that the
summit encouraged the attendees to compete hard for their own communities, but to also support regional
economic development.
“I tell them, I will fight the other 49 states and every country on the globe to get economic opportunities to
Arkansas, or to keep them in Arkansas,” Beebe said. “And I don’t mind taking on any of them, but don’t ask me
to choose one community over another community. It is like asking me to choose one child over another. You
can’t do that.”
Renewable energy is a major focus
An important part of the state’s recent economic development efforts deals with renewable energy resources.
The concern over climate change and carbon dioxide emissions has spurred interest in wind energy and other
forms of renewable energy. And Arkansas has benefited from that as major wind energy companies have set up production
here in the last two years. In 2007, LM Glasfiber, a wind turbine manufacturer, moved to Little Rock and last fall, Polymarin
Composites, another wind turbine manufacturer, announced it would locate a new manufacturing facility in Little Rock.
With these plant announcements, Arkansas is “carving out a niche” in the wind energy industry, even though the state isn’t
a big wind energy producing state like Kansas or Texas. Arkansas’ central location, along with the economic development
incentives that were provided, helped lure the wind energy industry, Beebe said.
In addition to wind energy, Arkansas is investing in bio-fuels development, Beebe said, adding that the state set aside $20
million in the last budget to fund start-up businesses and research related to bio-fuels. Through the development of bio-fuels,
Beebe said the state is providing value-added opportunities for Arkansas farmers. To create bio-fuels, waste products such as
straw, stalks, rice hulls, tree tops and stumps are used.
While economic development is a major reason for his administration’s focus on renewable energy, it isn’t the only one. He
added that renewable energy resources are better for the environment than traditional hydrocarbon-based sources and they can
help lessen the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.
“If we are not depending on OPEC (Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries) and foreign oil, then we are a
safe people, it is a safe country, it is a safe world for us,” Beebe said, adding the OPEC’s recent decision to cut back on oil
production in the wake of lower oil prices amounts to an antitrust violation. But, because OPEC is made up of sovereign
counties, they are not bound by such laws.
“I’d rather grow our own energy and put the money in the pockets of the American people, American farmers and the
American timber industry,” he said.
Arkansans will endure
Although he was optimistic as he discussed the progress the state has made in the last two years, Beebe acknowledged that
2009 will be a hard one for Arkansas and the nation. He noted that many Arkansans have lost jobs because of plant closings
and downsizings. Still, he said he is confident that the state’s citizens are resilient enough to withstand it.
“We will get through the tough times,” Beebe said. “It may take some sacrifice and we all will suffer together, but we will
get through it. Arkansans have always gotten through it and we will get through this working together.”
FEBRUARY 2009 7
Even cowboys
“Change is inevitable. When you’re through changing ... you’re through.”
No one seems to know who first uttered that famous national recognition for its forward-thinking practices. The
sentiment, but it has been used in some version or another for Pendergrass family was honored as the National Stocker
many years. It possibly could have been coined by someone Award Winner from BEEF Magazine and Elanco Animal
from western Arkansas named Pendergrass. Health. The prize winner is chosen by an independent
John Frank Pendergrass and son John Paul figured out judging panel and given to the most outstanding stocker –
the importance of change when it came to running their cattle operations and cattle backgrounders who excel through
family ranch several years ago. To look around, it wouldn’t improved efficiencies, innovation and management. Simply
seem that much different than it did when the senior John put, the family was recognized for being the best at raising
took it over from his father a quarter century ago. They still quality beef. In addition, the family was also honored with
ride horses, wear cowboy hats and well, there are cows, just the 2008 Stocker Award from the Arkansas Cattlemen’s
like there have been on this land near Charleston for more Association.
than a hundred years. In order to keep up with an industry So, what’s new in the business? Gone are the days of the
that has been revolutionized more in the last fifteen years than local sale barn and livestock auction. Instead, you can find
at any other time in history, Pendergrass Cattle Company John Paul or John Frank looking for stock on the Internet,
definitely has made some transformations. Today’s operation DVD auctions or on a specialized cable television station.
is something his great, great grandfather, who first settled this John Paul is quick to point out that they don’t have anything
land after the Civil War, could have never imagined. against the local sales, but they greatly expand their options
It would be safe to say the changes have made Pendergrass’ by looking at cattle from several states, including as far away
operation an industry leader in the cattle business. as Florida.
As proof, this six-decade family operation recently received Unlike many stocker operations, they do not buy high
risk cattle. They look for cow-calf producers with solid
management programs backed by reliable genetics.
This strategy all but stopped the problem of a high-rate death
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are changing
By Greg Davis
John Frank
Pendergrass sits
atop his beautiful
palomino horse.
loss and freed valuable resources previously devoted to healing
sick calves. In essence, the philosophy is superior cattle bring
superior profits. Father and son also expanded the operation
several years ago to include a starter yard and a feed mill, which
allows them to blend their own feed. The mill features a stainless
steel mixing tank along with automatic measuring and dispensing
equipment. It’s clean and organized, a theme that runs
throughout. There are several other pieces of modern equipment
that ultimately improve the health and quality of the cattle.
“It’s all an investment and like any other investment will
hopefully lead to a return,” said John Paul.
Walk into the offices of Pendergrass Cattle Company and
you will see something that is common to every other modern
business. Computers allow them to keep detailed records on
every head of cattle. They also play a role in helping Kaye
Pendergrass, John Frank’s wife, track and manage costs more
effectively. Something you won’t get at a Wall Street office
that you will here is a tail-wagging greeting from Rusty, the
family dog. Most days he reports to the office with the rest of
the family, unless something else gets his attention on the way.
Sooner or later he reports to work.
The Pendergrass family has a deep sense of devotion to
its land, a devotion that extends to the local community and
beyond. The whole family is involved with the community in
some way.
Continued on next page
FEBRUARY 2009 9
John Frank is a past president of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s
Association. He also brings his keen business skills to Arkansas
Valley Electric Cooperative, where he currently serves on the
board of directors and previously functioned as president. He
helped bring the same sense of innovation and positive change
to the electric cooperatives of the state. He served as board
president of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., which required
him to travel to Little Rock many days of the year. When asked
why he takes time out of a busy schedule to do these things, he
will tell you, “People that grew up in rural areas always made
time to take care of each other, that’s how I was raised.” So
why electric co-ops? You drive around with John Frank and he
points out where families lived and business thrived in this area
long ago. He will also tell you how the people here tried to get
the investor-owned utilities to bring electricity to them. They
weren’t exactly interested unless the people were willing to pay
a price that was far beyond their ability to pay. When they
wouldn’t provide the power, many folks moved on to towns
and cities. His father jumped onboard with the growing electric
cooperative movement in the mid-1930s and helped bring power
to this area. He still carries
that same sense of obligation
to bring reliable and affordable
electricity to rural areas of the
state.
When it comes to the
cattle business John Frank says,
“you have to love it or you will
never make it in this business.
John Paul and Cissie
It’s not just a living, it’s a life.”
Pendergrass, Kaye and
One industry expert
John Frank Pendergrass.
explained it like this, “The
cattle business is among the
most brutally competitive.
Almost without exception,
10 RURAL ARKANSASif you’re in the business, you’re in it
because of your heart, not your head.
Most people who leave this business
don’t do so by choice. They simply
get to the point where they can’t
justify the costs relative to the payoff,
or the banker tells them it’s time to
quit.” Loving what you do has ensured
survival in this tough business for
Pendergrass Cattle Co.
Spend a little time with the
Pendergrass family and it won’t take
long to figure out that despite all the
computers and automated machinery,
this business still requires a lot of hard
physical work and daily dedication.
Not only does it take a lot of physical
work, but it is also mentally taxing.
They have to analyze data, market
trends and conditions in order to
stay one step ahead in this aggressive
industry. You also realize that this is a
family heirloom, not unlike the piece
of jewelry or fine china that is passed
down through generations. It’s yours
now, but you owe it to
the next generation
to preserve it.
Even improve it if
possible.
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Recent increases in Arkansas’
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FEBRUARY 2009 17History in the making
On Jan. 20, America inaugurated a new president and nevertheless, intertwined into this nation’s overall health
so we’ve begun a new chapter in our nation’s history. and vitality.
It is somehow ironic and fitting that Barrack Obama’s
These things include the breadbasket of America, where
transition to president and commander-in-chief occurred
the food and fiber that make our way of life possible is
on the day after our only federal holiday that honors an
produced. It takes schools and roads and energy to make
African-American, Dr. Martin Luther King. Change is
rural America tick. Throw in small businesses and health
in the wind and the next 100 days are likely to define that
care. Rural America can expect the Obama administra-
change in a major way. After all, every president gets
tion to lay down some specifics in the coming weeks,
only one “first hundred” days.
and what gets left unsaid may be as important as what is
During his campaign for the presidency, President said. But hope, mixed with “change,” can be a powerful
Obama had a ‘Real Leadership for Rural America’ agenda agent and I think most Americans are willing to give a
posted on his Web site. Some of his goals included 1) president facing such enormous challenges a chance to
bringing more doctors, nurses and other health-care succeed. It’s in our interests that he do so.
professionals to rural America, 2) helping community
On other Washington fronts, Sen. Mark Pryor,
colleges to fulfill their mission in rural America, 3)
D-Ark., has made a move to the Senate Committee on
developing the next generation of bio-fuels, 4) investing
Appropriations, which gives Arkansas a powerful role
in energy efficiency, including setting a bold national
in the process that divides up the monies. With U.S.
goal of reducing the energy intensity of our economy by
Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., sitting on the House of
50 percent by 2030, 5) helping small businesses afford
Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Arkansas
health care, and 6) promoting fairness in Medicare and
is in an enviable position. Pryor had to give up his seat
Medicaid reimbursement so that rural areas won’t be
on Senate Armed Services, a committee that he loves,
penalized and lose doctors because of historically lower
but his ability to help his home state with appropriations
reimbursements.
weighed heavily on his decision.
The new president has selected former Iowa governor,
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., continues to move up in
Tom Vilsack, to be his new secretary of agriculture.
seniority on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Certainly there aren’t many states more rural than Iowa
Committee and will play a critical role in the development
so one would think that Vilsack has some background
of the nation’s energy policy, which the new president
in rural issues. Goals and strategies to reach those goals
has said he wants to tackle early. The pressure to make
are the starting points. It’s where we end up that is the
America energy independent, to make our energy supply
important part of the equation. Everyone in America
secure and affordable, while addressing the issue of
knows that the national economic crisis that we face and
climate change, is the hard part of her job. We wish her
the two wars we are fighting will take precedence over
well.
everything. Yet, it is important that we not lose sight of
some things that may not be at the top of the list, but are, Stay tuned. There’s much more to come.
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cut your utility bills
Energy Efficiency Commandment No. 3: “Thou
shalt invest in an energy-efficient water heater”
As we continue with the asked, “What is so special about these water heaters?”
10 Commandments of And he said they are guaranteed to never leak or
Energy Efficiency, we will keep our focus on making rust and are 91 to 95 percent energy efficient. I didn’t
wise investments. This month, I am encouraging you necessarily believe him but I knew that if it were true,
to invest in a specific item that will make a world a lot of my listeners would want to have one.
of difference in your utility bill. And in the coming
Later, when I got proof that it was true, I started
months, I plan to continue to remind you that using
telling about the Marathon water heater in my
your money for energy efficiency is probably the best
seminars and on my radio show. Folks just like you
investment you can make.
started asking where they could get a Marathon. For
Have you ever thought much about your water months, I had to say, “I don’t know.” But that didn’t
heater? Are you aware that about 20 percent of your last for long because the Electric Cooperatives of
utility bill goes toward the heating of water? Have you Arkansas saw what a great product it was and began
ever had to replace your water heater? Nearly every offering them to their members. And I know for a fact
one of you said “Yes.” Now, why did you replace it? that hundreds of you have already purchased one. If
Was it the wrong color? Well, of course not. You you understand the facts, the rest of you will do the
replaced it because it quit working or had started same. The facts are simple. It is the last water heater
leaking. At some point, we all need to replace a water that you will ever need at a particular location. It
heater. Now wouldn’t it be great if we could install won’t rust or leak because the tank has no metal. And
a replacement guaranteed to never leak or rust? And the Marathon is so well insulated with “envirofoam,”
wouldn’t it be great if the new water heater was super that it has practically zero standby loss regardless of
energy efficient? Well, such a product is available and I the location. It does not warm your cold garage in the
will tell you how I learned about it. winter and it does not heat your house in the summer.
About 10 years ago I was attending a really big Now, consider this: The average gas water heater is
home show in the Astrodome in Houston. It less than 58 percent efficient, which means that about
takes several days to see everything in that show, 40 percent of the natural gas you buy goes up the
which is sponsored by the National Association of flue into the sky. On the other hand, the all-electric
Homebuilders. I actually did an energy presentation Marathons average 91-plus percent efficiency. That’s
there and had about four extra hours to look around. a no-brainer in my book. So, my advice to you is
I was practically running through the aisles looking at this: When you need a water heater for your new or
every display as fast as possible. At one point, I looked existing house, contact your local electric co-op and
to my left and saw some strange looking objects that ask about the Marathon water heater. Remember
were shaped like a 44-caliber pistol bullet only they – your co-op values you, the member, and it cares.
were about five feet tall. I hollered over to the fellow That’s why your co-op is doing all it can to help you
and asked, “What are these?” And he said, “Water save money on your electric bill by sponsoring this
heaters.” I said, “Commercial?” and he said, “No, column, my show, my seminars, by conducting energy
mostly residential.” I turned and walked his way and audits and much more.
Doug Rye, a licensed architect living in Saline County and the popular host of the “Home Remedies” radio
show, works as a consultant for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas to promote energy efficiency to
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