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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2010 STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT ON HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF “HOMESTAR” LEGISLATION “Today’s bipartisan Committee vote is an important step forward in our effort to create jobs, save consumers money, and increase energy efficiency. In my State of [...]

HOME STAR passes the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce. The bill passed with bi-partisan support. This is a big step in moving HOME STAR forward. Check back soon for more updates.

In this video excerpt from today’s HOME STAR press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont acknowledges key supporters of the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 and outlines the primary benefits of the plan. See our previous post for more on the House bill introduced today.

Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life ● The Episcopal Church ● Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ● Franciscan Action Network ● Friends Committee on National Legislation ● Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center ● Jewish Council for Public Affairs ● Jewish Funds for Justice ● Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light NETWORK: A National Catholic Social [...]

All association members who are attending next week’s ACI conference in Austin, Texas, are invited to attend the Efficiency First Annual Meeting from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23, in the Grand Ballroom of the Austin Renaissance Hotel. Members will not be at ACI may join the meeting by phone (712-432-0075, participant code [...]

Committee on Energy and Commerce Notice of Full Committee Markup on Energy Legislation The Committee on Energy and Commerce will meet in open markup session on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, to consider the following legislation: H.R. _____, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010; H.R. _____, Grid Reliability [...]

At a Capitol Hill press conference today, congressional leaders unveiled a House version of federal legislation that would authorize creation of the HOME STAR energy retrofit program already under consideration in the Senate. The bipartisan Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 was introduced by Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey, chairman of the House Subcommittee on [...]

The Boston Globe reported yesterday that Edward J. Markey and several congressional colleagues were preparing to unveil legislation in the House of Representatives that would authorize the HOME STAR retrofit program already being considered in the Senate. The legislators planned to introduce the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 today at a press conference [...]

Duke and Georgia Tech researchers find significant potential to reduce energy waste and create jobs A new academic study published this week shows how “aggressive energy-efficiency initiatives” could profoundly alter energy use in the Southeastern United States, leading to the retirement of 25 GW of existing power plants and alleviating the need to build 49 [...]

Please let us know if you are going to ACI next week in Austin. info@efficiencyfirst.org I look forward to meeting you in Austin. Efficiency First Members Reception Wednesday, April 21 from 6 – 8 p.m. Trinity Ball Room