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In a bulleted list of why energy codes are important, I'm having trouble figuring out which punctuation to use. Here's the sentence and bullet:

"Energy codes help our state in many ways. For example, energy codes: • Lower monthly energy bills, which improves the standard of living for families, and strengthens Colorado businesses (and thereby the state’s economy)."

In the bullet, are the commas correct? Or should I put a colon after the word "which" and then a semi-colon after "families"?

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Are there more bullet points, or only this one? – Andrew Leach Apr 2 '12 at 16:47
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Bullet points are supposed to be short and to the point, so you shouldn't put any of your supplementary clauses there in the first place. – FumbleFingers Apr 2 '12 at 17:37
A colon after "which"? That is not even a possibility in my book. A semicolon before and? Why, oh why? Even the comma is wrong there, as you have a list of just two items. – RegDwighт♦ Apr 2 '12 at 17:46

closed as too localized by FumbleFingers, RegDwighт♦ Apr 2 '12 at 17:46

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