Allison Casey at energy.gov put together an article called Six Places to Find Help with Your Energy Costs. It is a list of resources that can help you save energy and money.

1. The Database for State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) - here you can find a list of rebates, loans, grants, and tax incentives for renewable energy and efficiency improvements
2. Your state energy office - here you can see if your state offers additional rebates or incentives
3. The EERE Website - here you can find a list of sites offering information on Financial Opportunities for Consumers
4. ENERGY STAR® qualified products - when making Energy Star purchases for your home, you can often find rebates or special offers from their partners
   
5. Your utility - check with your local utility to provider to see if they have any programs to help with lowering your bills
6. Your city and county government - check with your city and county government to see if they offer any additional subsidies. 

You can read the full article here: http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/six-places-find-help-your-energy-costs

      Yesterday, the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as hundreds of companies and organizations, began participating in the GridEx 2013 Preparedness Drill. The drill will simulate physical and cyber attacks that could take down large sections of the power grid. The drill will test how the three national governments react to the loss of the power grid and what would follow such an event.

      The drill will not affect the general public unless a problem is encountered. If something needed repair or reinforcement, there would be a real-power shut down for however long it would take to correct the problem. During a power shutdown, we realize how much we depend on electricity to run our lives. Our food would perish without refrigeration, there would be no way to wash your clothes, no traffic signals and we would be living in complete darkness at night.

      You can prepare for the drill simply just making sure that you have extra food on hand, batteries for flashlights, gas in your car, money, water and first aid supplies.

Check out a full article from the Houston Chronicle here: 
http://blog.chron.com/fromunderthebridge/2013/11/power-grid-drill-november-2013-wed-thurs-ready/
 

Each year on November 11th the Veterans Day National Ceremony is held at the Arlington National Cemetery. The Veterans Day National Committee also selects a number of other regional sites to host Veterans Day celebrations. You can visit the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs website to see the map of local celebrations. VA National Cemeteries also host Veterans Day events. To find a VA cemetery in your state visit the National Cemetery Administration page.