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Home + Star = HOMESTAR HOMESTAR is a program proposed by Obama to provide incentives for homeowners to make energy efficiency investments in their homes. This is different than the Energy Star Appliance State Rebate that we covered last month. Last week Obama was in Savannah, Georgia to promote this program at Savannah … continue reading 
China too Green Even for a Green Hummer GM announced today that its deal to sell the Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy machinery company has failed and it will begin the process of closing the Hummer operation. In this tough economic climate you can understand why large acquisitions fail… but is that what caused … continue reading I recently had a friend and reader suggest I check out this great new free book he found called The Green Millionaire. He said I could get a free copy at the website (I’m not even going to link to their site because it’s too close to a scam for my taste). When I went … continue reading 
Snow Covered Solar Hot Water Collectors At Mapawatt HQ, we often find ourselves reminding each other that we have to avoid “region-itis.” Since we are located in the southeast, it’s easy to focus on cooling, natural gas heated water and such without remembering that in other regions of the world, there are other energy concerns … continue reading 
The following information was written for Mapawatt by the folks over at HowToSaveElectricity.net and is an interesting look at the Climate Change debate. I’ve expressed my feelings on the topic in my post, “I’ve solved Climate Change!“. Read the article below for a take on the topic you may not expect to be … continue reading 
State pays up front, you pay back in taxes The problem with many renewable energy (solar pv/thermal and wind turbines) and energy efficiency retrofits (new windows, efficient hvac system, insulation, etc.) is that they cost a fair amount of money up front. In times like these, many people don’t have the cash laying around to … continue reading There is a lot of buzz about the “Smart Grid”, and I’ve written several article on the topic in the “monitoring” section, but nobody really knows what the electricity grid in the U.S. will look like 10-20 years from now. Government hails the smart grid as the savior for renewable energy and energy efficiency, consumers … continue reading On Friday, January 29, 2010 President Obama spoke at the Republican’s two day retreat in Maryland and afterward took questions from them. One question, from Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia, revolved around taking care of the Coal interests in her state. If you want to just see the question from the W.V. … continue reading |
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