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ing good stewards of City money, the savings
help ensure a better future for our citizens,”
says Jones. “We realized we have to walk the
walk and not just talk the talk.”
Jones emphasizes that “walk the walk”
not only offers steps to save money now, but
also a giant leap in preventing escalating en-
ergy costs. “Some people have a perception
that there is an endless supply of oil and natu-
ral gas, and that we have to build new energy
generating facilities. But consumers end up
having to pay for that. It costs a lot to build
those facilities, and dependence on foreign
oil puts American lives on the line. We want
to provide for our own means. Conservation
allows us to reduce dependency on foreign
oil, and spares us the cost of building plants.
Those plants wouldn’t even be necessary if