Efficiency First

Here’s an excellent interview posted by NewsOK.com (an online publication of The Oklahoman newspaper) featuring M-D Building Products vice president Sean Mossman. M-D Building Products is a leading domestic manufacturer of weather stripping and other products used in efficiency retrofits, and a member of Efficiency First’s premier Capitol Circle. Read the accompanying article from The [...]

Yesterday The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an editorial by WellHome president Larry Laseter that began: “We are closer than ever to moving the needle in an area where we could and should be more independent — consumer energy savings.” Laseter was referring, of course, to the HOME STAR legislation now pending in the Senate as part [...]

In an appearance yesterday on E&ETV’s daily interview program OnPoint, Kate Offringa, president and CEO of the Council of the North American Association of Insulation Manufacturers, made a convincing case for immediate passage of the HOME STAR legislation now pending in Congress. Offringa emphasized that: Forty percent of all the energy that we use in [...]

Obama – “Brian Bovio’s company had to let some people go when the recession hit.  But in the two years since, he’s transformed his business, and now he’s making people’s homes more energy efficient to save money on their utility bills — and he’s been able to start hiring again.  He is very interested in [...]

The HOME STAR Coalition continues to grow over — 1,000 new members in July, with a total greater than 2,600 and climbing. If you have not yet joined the Coalition, it is free: www.homestarcoalition.org/join.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Lambert or Tara Powers Lambert, Edwards & Associates 616-233-0500   tpowers@lambert-edwards.com HOME STAR Coalition Applauds Senate for Inclusion of the bi-partisan HOME STAR Legislation in The Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act HOME STAR Coalition urges swift action by Congress and The Administration as coalition supporters grows to over 2,600  [...]

The full text of the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 introduced today in the Senate is now available online, with the HOME STAR retrofit program described in sections 3001 through 3016. The bill stipulates that $5 billion in Treasury funds should be allocated to the program as of Oct. 1, [...]

Efficiency First Government Affairs Director Kara Rinaldi along with 2 contractors and additional representatives of the HOME STAR Coalition visited all 100 Senate offices today in advance of HOME STAR coming to the Senate floor. The group made themselves available to Senate staff in order to answer any last minute questions. This tops off 287 [...]

Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today to introduce the clean energy jobs and oil spill response plan that Senate Democrats announced last week: Families in Nevada and across America want us to create dependable jobs that cannot be outsourced, lessen our dependence on oil, protect our environment and hold BP accountable for [...]

Your phone calls, E-mails and district meetings are working. As HOME STAR is days away from going to a vote we are happy to announce 31 co-sponsors. Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM-D] * Lead sponsor Sen Begich, Mark [AK-D] Sen Brown, Scott P. [MA-R] Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH-D] Sen Burris, Roland [IL-D] Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA-D] [...]