Economists warn though that the warm winter may be artificially fueling both job creation and consumer spending, leaving a slowdown likely later this spring or during the summer.
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Talking about how the warm winter caused low demand for natural gas, which resulted in low prices, Mr. McClendon said a warm summer would increase demand for power generation and could boost prices for natural gas.
The unseasonably warm winter led to slow sales of apparel and snow-related merchandise.
The panels will be used to keep the buildings warm during the winter months and cool during the summer.
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Heat generated by occupants and computer equipment is caught by heat retention coils to keep the building warm during the winter months.
The unseasonably warm winter has resulted in a glut of lobster this year, bringing prices to a 40-year-low, according to Maine Marine Commissioner Patrick Keliher.
Natural gas output fell 5.9 percent worldwide, driven by an 8.7 percent decline in the U.S. Exxon and other domestic gas producers cut back production starting last year after U.S. natural gas prices fell to decade-lows in the wake of the historically warm winter of 2011 - 2012.
The heating and cooling systems use air that has been earth-tempered drawn into a large tube and passed through the ground, which has a consistent temperature that is cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Just how do the less fortunate stay warm in the winter and feed their livelihoods?
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Anssi Vanjoki, a longtime Nokia executive also considered for the CEO post, caused waves across the technology world in September by likening manufacturers that use Android to young boys in Finland who "pee in the pants" as a quick fix to keep warm in the winter.
The winged critters like to feast on crops in the spring and hibernate in warm homes in the winter.
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But I lived in a pit village and I knew many of the people that were on strike and I knew the way these people had to go out at night to gather waste coal just to keep their houses warm over the winter of '84-'85 and the impact that had on people.
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The loser is the owner of that real-life store: the person who has stocked the merchandise, hired the staff, paid to keep the store cool in summer and warm in winter, written the rent checks and the tax checks.
The villagers have what they need to build safe and warm shelters for the winter.
In the winter, warm air near the ceiling is pushed downward, reducing heating bills.
Thames Valley Police officers can now keep warm in the winter weather with a uniform-issue woolly hat.
Britons kept themselves warm during the winter by raging against highly paid bankers.
Many believe that eating dog helps keep the human body warm in winter.
In New England, where Kosmo operates, 6.3 million households rely on heating oil to stay warm in the winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA).
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Most analysts expect oil prices to be softer in the first quarter as the euro-zone crisis dominates the news and unseasonably warm winter weather keeps oil demand weak.
This style, found almost nowhere else in Germany, uses dry straw and water reed to build the roofs, resulting in a home that is cool in the summer and warm in winter.
Unseasonably warm weather during the winter in the U.S. curtailed demand for thermal coal by utility companies.
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Alpha Natural Resources has endured weak demand from power utilities through an unseasonably warm winter in the U.S. and stiff competition from cheaper natural gas.
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As well as high rainfall during the winter, the warm temperatures in February - reaching 17.2C at Aberdeen Airport on Tuesday - have led to rapid snow melt, feeding the hydro schemes.
Inside the greenhouse, lines of bright sodium lights shine down on the growing tomato plants, and the temperature remains a constant, warm 23C -- even in the depths of winter when outside temperatures drop well below freezing.
By tapping that temperature, Fort Knox can keep cool on hot summer days and warm up in the dead of winter.
Over a third (37%) cannot afford warm winter clothes for the children and one in five cannot afford toys and sports equipment for them.
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Earlier this year the government backtracked on plans to break up Gazprom, worried perhaps about the effect on the firm that keeps Russia warm in winter.
And stay warm through out the long roto winter.
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