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Three speakers to discuss three proposed constitutional amendments

Posted at 12:16 pm October 6, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Corinne Rovetti

Corinne Rovetti

Two college professors and a co-director of a reproductive health center will discuss three proposed constitutional amendments that will be considered by Tennessee voters in the November 4 election.

The proposed amendments will be discussed during a Tuesday evening forum in Oak Ridge.

Corinne Rovetti, co-director and family nurse practitioner for the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, will address Amendment 1, which deals with reproductive choice and privacy, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Churches, Community, Government, Government, Nonprofits, Slider, State, Top Stories Tagged With: AAUW, Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4, American Association of University Women, appellate judges, College of Law, constitutional amendments, Corinne Rovetti, earned income, economics, forum, Judy Cornett, Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, lotteries, Maryville College, November 4 election, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, payroll, Pollard Auditorium, privacy, reproductive choice, Sherry Davis Kasper, tax, University of Tennessee, veterans organizations, Women's Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge

Guest column: Burying the facts

Posted at 1:46 am July 19, 2014
By Leslie Agron 4 Comments

In his guest column on July 4, Tennessee Representative John Ragan requests us to cast our ballots to hold government accountable. This is an excellent idea!

Hidden in Mr. Ragan’s rhetoric about IRS tyranny is the underlying economic policy he espouses: the notion that cutting taxes will lead us to prosperity in all circumstances. Our nation’s experiment with that fanciful notion has been a miserable failure for the last 30 years, causing incredible hardship on our people. It is now overwhelmingly discredited by economists from both sides of the aisle.

Mr. Ragan would likely be good enough with mathematics to have studied economics, but he seems to not have done so. In fact, it appears he learned his economics, not from the best in the field, but from politicians and the media. This has been greatly to the detriment of Tennessee.

In his 400-word column about government, Mr. Ragan mentions God four times—lest anyone be in doubt about his theory of governance. Despite the fact he lives in Oak Ridge and must surely know that this region is blessed by the diverse people drawn here from around the world by the scientific facilities, he chooses to represent only those who share his exact beliefs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Democratic primary, District 33, economic policy, economics, gays, government, John Ragan, lesbians, Leslie Agron, Misty Neergaard, taxes, Tennessee House of Representatives, write-in candidacy

Startup company licenses ORNL tool that will help consumers lower energy bills

Posted at 5:58 pm June 4, 2014
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leave a Comment

Fiveworks Licenses ORNL Technology

Knoxville-based Fiveworx has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology called CoNNECT that will help consumers reduce their utility bills by analyzing their home energy usage. CoNNECT inventors (from left) Olufemi Omitaomu and Budhendra Bhaduri talk with Fiveworx CEO Patrick Hunt. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

Knoxville-based Fiveworx has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology that will help consumers reduce their utility bills by analyzing their home energy usage.

The ORNL technology, called Citizen Engagement for Energy Efficient Communities (CoNNECT), enables utility customers to easily monitor their energy consumption in a user-friendly Web-based platform. Fiveworx will apply the CoNNECT tool toward its mission to help utilities increase participation in their energy efficiency programs while reducing their marketing costs.

“Our goal is to motivate consumers to do five or more things to save money on their utility bills,” said Fiveworx CEO Patrick Hunt. “By combining principles of behavioral economics, consumer segmentation, big data, and predictive analytics, we help utilities give their customers a truly personalized energy savings plan that they’ll embrace and use to adopt energy efficient measures and behaviors.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Knoxville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Citizen Engagement for Energy Efficient Communities, CoNNECT, economics, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy management, energy savings, Fiveworx, Geographic Information Science and Technology, home energy usage, Laboratory Directed Research and Development, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Olufemi Omitaomu, ORNL, Patrick Hunt, Technology Innovation Program, utility bills

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