- News & Press
- No Comments
Stimulus weatherization aid favors cold regions
USA Today – A huge boost in federal funds to help low-income families weatherize their homes provides more than $3 on average in the coldest states for every $1 given to warm-weather states, an analysis of the aid program shows — even though exposure to extreme heat and cold are both health risks. “People think Continue reading Stimulus weatherization aid favors cold regions
- News & Press
- 1 Comment
For small biz, is there an ‘us’ in stimulus?
CNNMoney.com – Geoff Chapin, CEO of green remodeling company Next Step Living, is ready to do his part for our flailing economy. He believes that federal stimulus funds, which include $5 billion for weatherization projects, will trickle down to his Boston-based startup. “We plan to hire up to 120 people in the next 18 months,” Continue reading For small biz, is there an ‘us’ in stimulus?
- News & Press
- No Comments
Weatherization billions in stimulus questioned
MSNBC – Critics of the $787 billion economic stimulus program are not really balking over caulking: They just don’t think pouring substantially more money into home weatherization will give a quick kick to the reeling economy. There’s $5 billion for weatherizing modest-income homes over the next few years in the sweeping stimulus legislation that Congress Continue reading Weatherization billions in stimulus questioned
- News & Press
- 1 Comment
Weatherization Stimulus: Lots of It, Fast
Business Week – For the thousands of contractors and state and local agencies that have received funds under the Energy Dept.’s Weatherization Assistance Program in the past, President Obama’s stimulus bill, which calls for a massive $6.2 billion to weatherize low-income homes, was a little like winning the lottery. The DOE last year allocated just Continue reading Weatherization Stimulus: Lots of It, Fast