Efficiency First

Employment stimulus legislation moves forward with bipartisan support, paving the way for further job-related measures Following yesterday’s test vote on a $15 billion job-creation package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the first in a series of bills aimed at lowering the nation’s unemployment rate is poised to pass the Senate later this week. [...]

In widely cited article published by the Wall Street Journal this month, reporter Stephanie Simon painted a bleak picture of energy efficiency retrofit initiatives undertaken by the city of Boulder, Colo., which has offered free energy audits to homes and businesses but has seen disappointing follow-through in terms of efficiency upgrades. “Boulder has found that financial [...]