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The Weatherization Assistance Program at Springfield Partners for Community Action (Springfield, Mass.) has been helping low-income Hampden county families for the past 25 years. Last year they served more than 1,000 families and homes with weatherization services　 In every county throughout the nation, community action agencies, local governments　and other non-profit entities oversee their own staff [...]

Initial EPA analysis of cap and trade shows no major increase in energy costs for American consumers Late last week, Sen. Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, unveiled her chairman’s mark of the Senate energy bill. The legislation stipulates carbon emission allocations and other provisions that closely resemble the [...]

GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY “According to the December 1, 2005, summary by the Hewlett Foundation, Each Californian produces less than half the greenhouse-gas emissions as his or her fellow American. This is due in large part to state policies encouraging the use of natural gas and renewable resources over coal, as well as the aggressive [...]

Greentech Media launches eight-part series on the future of residential energy retrofitting Efficiency First President Matt Golden is the author of a new series of articles for the online news and research site Greentech Media. The series begins with an analysis of what’s wrong with most current government incentives, which overwhelmingly favor photovoltaic installations over [...]

The Light Stuff Efficiency advances could create a brighter future for incandescent bulb technology July 8 –The national push to replace incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescents has been met with resistance on the part of many American consumers, who don’t like the quality of light produced by CFLs, or who want bulbs that [...]

‘Simple legislative fix’ introduced by Rep. Steve Israel would facilitate nationwide availability of tax-assessed energy improvement loans In a policy briefing published this week by Roll Call, Rep. Steve Israel – who serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – outlines a plan he has introduced in the legislature make Property [...]

Vice President Biden Unveils Report Focused on Expanding Green Jobs and Energy Savings for Middle-Class Families October 19, 2009 Vice President Biden today unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Joining [...]

Helping communities become more energy efficient Americans could save $100 million annually in utility bills for households and businesses by improving the energy efficiency of the buildings in which we live and work. DOE has announced a new $450 million program to help point the way. It is designed to catalyze new ways of rolling [...]

More on ARRA Green Workforce Funding Five DOL grant solicitations to provide $500 million for green jobs development In June of this year, the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of labor announced five grant competitions totaling $500 million to fund projects that will prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency [...]

Cap and Trade Program Lowers Smog Levels in Eastern United States Market based program allows cost-effective reductions of harmful air pollution WASHINGTON – EPA released a report showing that more than 103 million Americans breathe cleaner air thanks to a cap and trade program that reduces smog-forming emission of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). The 2008 NOx [...]