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Blows Against Two Carbon Reduction Strategies
Subtitle: Environmental groups challenge assumptions used to justify biomass fuel while economists lambaste federal weatherization program Images: Two important underpinnings of government efforts to...
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Is Weatherization Cost-Effective?
Prime: prime Subtitle: A recent study claims that weatherization measures cost more than they’re worth — but the study’s analysis is flawed Images: A recent paper on the cost-effectiveness of...
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GBA Prime Sneak Peek: Is Weatherization Cost-Effective?
Subtitle: A recent study claims that weatherization measures cost more than they’re worth — but the study’s analysis is flawed Images: GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com Prime subscribers have access to many...
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Retrofits versus Reductions
Subtitle: It’s possible to achieve significant energy savings without a deep energy retrofit Images: Anyone who is contemplating a deep energy retrofit has to consider multiple approaches and...
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Weatherization Assistance Program: Getting the Facts Straight
Subtitle: A synthesis of studies shows that weatherization saves families an average of nearly $300 a year and cuts carbon pollution Images: Years of hard work collecting and analyzing an enormous set...
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One Man’s Quest for Energy Independence — Part 1
Subtitle: A Wisconsin homeowner embarks on an 18-year journey to turn a basic ranch into a showcase of energy efficiency completely free of fossil fuels Images: In 1987, my wife and I purchased a...
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One Man’s Quest for Energy Independence — Part 2
Subtitle: A notice from the local utility convinces the author that it’s time to add more solar capacity Images: This is the second in a series of blogs by Paul Kuenn describing energy-efficiency...
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One Man’s Quest for Energy Independence — Part 3
Subtitle: Adding more solar hot water capacity makes it possible to say goodbye to the utility gas line Images: This is the third in a series of blogs by Paul Kuenn describing energy-efficiency...
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One Man’s Quest for Energy Independence — Part 4
Subtitle: A last push to add more insulation on exterior walls and in the attic Images: This is the fourth and last in a series of blogs by Paul Kuenn describing energy-efficiency improvements to his...
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How to Improve Energy-Efficiency Programs
Subtitle: If economists and practitioners worked together on coordinated studies, we’d better understand what works and what needs fixing Images: In the past year, a growing number of papers from...
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A Pretty Good Retrofit in Montana
Subtitle: Or, a love story Images: This is a story of a wonderful, tempestuous relationship. For me, it began nine years ago as an unplanned series of events: a chance encounter between a wandering...
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Solar Contagion and Lessons for Other Energy Upgrades
Subtitle: What makes solar power contagious, and can home energy upgrades spread the same way? Images: Solar is spreading like a reinvented fire. See the dropping prices, technology improvements, and...
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Energy and Building Programs Brace for Trump Budget
Subtitle: The long-term impact on programs like the Solar Decathlon is not clear, but the president's proposed spending cuts are deep Images: A long list of federal programs that promote advanced...
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Trump Budget Threatens to Leave Poor Families in the Cold
Subtitle: The federal weatherization program needs more investment, not less Images: By KHALIL SHAHYDWhen her furnace started acting up, Alicia Dickenson knew her family had a problem. “I’m not going...
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Report Cites Job Contributions of Spending on Energy Efficiency
Subtitle: Congressional Democrats say that a rollback of federal support for weatherization and Energy Star will stymie job growth Images: Democrats on the U.S. Joint Economic Committee pressing for...
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