Efficiency First

Last week Politico published an insightful editorial about the proposed HOME STAR incentive program written by Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont, a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and a prominent advocate for smart energy efficiency legislation. “Rare is the initiative that could save the job of a Michigan factory worker, help [...]

Below are photographs provided by Tigercomm of the March 11 hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the proposed HOME STAR energy efficiency retrofit program. Read more about the hearing in our previous blog post.

Citing a study published by the Home Performance Resource Center — the nonprofit research arm of Efficiency First — New York Times blogger Kate Galbraith has post an article about how the vast majority of building materials and appliances used in energy retrofits are produced by American factories. About 96 percent of caulking used domestically is [...]