Efficiency First

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 [...]