Posted by Lane Burt in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Home Star will reach another mile stone today when Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) and Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.) introduce legislation creating the program in the House of Representatives. It’s important to note...
Posted by Lane Burt in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
Ah, Home Star – the legislative proposal that has eaten all my time over the last six months. What more is there to say? Creates jobs!…Slashes energy use!…Saves money! All of that was said today and more, during a hearing...
Posted by Lane Burt in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee will hold a hearing today to discuss how Recovery Act funds are being spent, with an emphasis on the weatherization assistance program (WAP). The hearing is in response to a report from...
Posted by Lane Burt in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The phase out of incandescent bulbs in the European Union begins next month, so it's time to get prepared for a new round of ridiculous excuses about why folks can't use more efficient lights. Despite having been dealt with repeatedly,...
Posted by Lane Burt in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
I have blogged a couple times about the current rulemaking on lamps (bulbs) being undertaken by the Department of Energy. I won't rehash much, but it is the largest potential energy saver of any appliance standard in the program's history....
