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A Stimulus That Could Save Money
nytimes.com - 11/18/2009
A Stimulus That Could Save Money
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WASHINGTON The one highly visible success of the stimulus program has been the cash-for-clunkers program. It induced a boom in vehicle sales this summer that clearly would not have happened otherwise. The rest of the stimulus has created a lot of jobs — 700,000 to 1.5 million, according to ...

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Environmental and Urban Economics:  Some Thoughts on Cash for Caulkers

Earth2Tech:  “Cash for Caulkers” Could Deliver $23B for Home Energy Efficiency

Grist - the Latest from Grist:  Merkley wants Senate jobs bill to help finance building efficiency retrofits

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Some Thoughts on Cash for Caulkers
Environmental and Urban Economics — The New York Times is in deep thought about improving U.S buildings' energy efficiency. Here is Exhibit A and Here is exhibit B. I certainly agree that buildings are major consumers of electricity and I agree that older buildings that were built before more stringent building codes were enacted consume more electricity. Dora Costa and I are studying this point right now. Can an economist be useful in helping the engineers, the "green jobs weatherizers" and the Obama Administration design cost-effective policy here? We know that Cash ...

“Cash for Caulkers” Could Deliver $23B for Home Energy Efficiency
Earth2Tech — ... , the Environmental Protection Agency’s widely recognized energy efficiency program. The New York Times, in a story published last night, reported Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff, as saying that it’s one of the “top things he’s looking at.” ...

Merkley wants Senate jobs bill to help finance building efficiency retrofits
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... The “cash for caulkers” program the White House is floating would effectively dump a bunch of stimulus money on the retrofit market—which is good! it needs money—but Markey has something more ambitious in mind. The idea would be to have the federal government offer loan guarantees or other credit assistance in order to leverage private investment far beyond what the feds can provide directly. ...

Caulkers Cash, Smaller Homes, Green Building Benefits, + Energy Monitors
Green Building : Jetson Green — ... Smaller homes are in the ascendant. How to choose energy-efficient windows. Hohm vs. PowerMeter: a side-by-side rundown. A stimulus that could save money: cash for caulkers. Green buildings reduce energy use, lower financial risk. Green buildings: fewer sick days, higher rents. Green building practices expand globally. Also, follow @jetsongreen on Twitter for more news, links, and commentary. ...

Americans Need Jobs; Clean Energy Legislation Will Generate Them
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... I wasn’t surprised to see clean energy figure prominently in Obama’s speech. Just last week at the White House forum on jobs and economic growth, the president described the link between promoting energy efficiency and creating jobs. He mentioned a possible “cash for caulkers” program modeled on the highly successful “cash for clunkers.” The plan would put construction workers, who have been hit hard by the housing crisis, back to work making America’s homes more energy efficient. ...

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"Cash for Caulkers" Coming As Soon As Congressionally Possible — Switchboard, from NRDC
Today the New York Times highlighted the growing consensus around a national focus on retrofitting American homes to save money and create jobs, all tagged as "Cash for Caulkers". This is a great idea, and certainly not new (but the catchy name is a substantial improvement). NRDC advocated ...
Cash for Caulkers: The Next $23 Billion Stimulus Program? — TreeHugger
Photo via Britannica It's pretty safe to say that there's been only one stimulus bill story that truly resounded with the public: Cash for Clunkers. Whether or not that program truly achieved its green MO or boosted the economy in the long run, there's no denying that it was popular and ...
Cash For Caulkers: The President is Mulling Home Energy Efficiency — Greentech Media: All Content
Cash For Caulkers, now officially called Homestar, is in front of the president, according to the New York Times. “It’s one of the top things he’s looking at," said Rahm Emanuel, the President's chief of staff told the paper. The $23 billion dollar program would essentially ...