Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
DOE has been rolling through approvals of state energy plans and releasing huge chunks of the $3.1 billion dollars available through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act for State Energy Programs. All told, 29 states and several territories have received...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in U.S. Law and Policy
DOE released the funding distribution for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) from the recovery act (ARRA) late last week. With this action, we now know as much as we are going to about the destination of the...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
It's a recession! You have to spend to help us get our economy back on track! No wait, you're supposed to save, because you have too much debt and all that spending is what got us into this mess in...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
A few days ago I broke down the efficiency policies in play in the recovery bill and said, "...the best case scenario would be for Congress to adopt the House provisions in conference (with the exception of the Senate's version...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Green Enterprise
No one says it better than the President. "...why would that be a waste of money?" He is referring to efficiency generally and specifically to federal buildings and home weatherization. He's right. It's not a waste of money. It's a...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
On December 19th, NRDC, the Alliance to Save Energy, the Edison Electric Institute, and the EnergyFuture coalition released a comprehensive plan to create jobs and save money through energy efficiency. Peter Lehner, our Executive Director, blogged extensively on the major...continued→
