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Show Nsw Pian To Cool School Fuel Costs ' L Energy costs for the nation's na-tion's schools have nearly tripled since the 1973 oil embargo, putting the heat on many education budgets. .The estimated cost of energy en-ergy for each student is now $57. That's nearly three times the $20 it was just five years ago. Since most school systems operate on a relatively fixed income and some in states like California even expect bucket cuts the extra $37 per student is often siphoned si-phoned away from education educa-tion programs, lowering the quality of education parents have come to expect. To help schools tackle this pyobiem, Tenneco, a leading producer and transporter of energy, has undertaken a conservation program called Schoolhou.se- Energy Efficiency Effi-ciency Demonstration to be carried out during the current school year. The ettort has tne approval of nine national educational organizations. Aimed at reducing school energy costs through efficient effi-cient energy use, the program pro-gram includes school building build-ing inspections, counseling by a team of experts and national distribution of free films, booklets and other information materials. Demonstration energy audits are being carried out at 20 selected schools in the iNortneast ana Midwest. A-pi breviated audits will tjrj made of schools in otki.j cities hv Tennero enginecf j A film of one of tfc audits and a portfolio o!ir supporting material will b-j made available to schot audiences nationwide ?c - r It is hoped that the wSi program will show schotBt officials how to reduce er.tt ergy consumption. c h |