While many motorists can reduce their driving to avoid high gasoline prices, the lawmakers said heating oil consumers can't cut back on heating their home during the cold months.

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Over six million households in England already plan to cut back on their heating this winter because they are worried about affording their bills, according to Audrey Gallagher of the government-sponsored watchdog Consumer Focus.

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The European Union debt crisis, which had been simmering on the back burner, could be heating up again.

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Also, Spanish and Italian bond yields are on the rise again, which signals the European Union debt crisis, which had been simmering on the back burner, could be heating up again.

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And that's why part of our jobs package is actually -- it's a very simple concept: Hire people to weatherize homes that will save those homeowners' heating bills, or cooling bills, and at the same time put people back to work and train them in things like insulation and heating systems.

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At one point, Minor acknowledged he got so cold that he had a trainer rub his back, arms and thighs with a heating ointment.

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While most people support the principles of environmental protection, few would want to go back to the 18th century, living without electricity, central heating, air travel and automobiles, all of which rely primarily on hydrocarbons to function.

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