WHY IS IT MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO ACT
The answers are as follows:
FEDERAL DIRECTIVE TO DRIVE HOME THE POINT
You were ordered to by U.S. President Obama to increase energy efficiency (See http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/2009fedleader_eo_rel.pdf). Why? The reason is the environment and because the President’s Energy Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, thinks its “SEXY”. “People sometimes say energy efficiency and conservation are not sexy; they're low tech. That's actually not true. They can be very sexy and very high tech.” (See http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/energy/2009/03/19/steven-chu-obamas-point-man-on-energy-says-conservation-is-sexy.html).
NOTE: The term “energy conservation” was replaced by “energy efficiency” because in my humble opinion the latter is bad for the energy businesses. The same could be said about “energy waste reduction” which means government employees must act to mitigate the waste (See below).
STATE AND LOCAL LOANS MAKE IT EASIER THAN GOING TO THE BANK
As part of the Green Jobs/Green New York Act, NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) is establishing revolving loans capped at $13,000 for residential and $26,000 for commercial properties, to target middle-class homeowners and small businesses looking to retrofit properties to save energy. Loans will be paid back from energy bill savings.
Finally, towns have formed a consortium to make homes and business more energy efficient and have applied for a $40 million competitive retrofitting grant from the Department of Energy. Each town has committed to apply 20 percent of the DOE grant to establish a revolving loan fund for constituents looking to make energy-efficiency improvements (a.k.a. Energy PACE Bonds).
UTILITIES HELP THEMSELVES TO YOUR MONEY ALREADY
An obscure fee pays for efficient-energy projects, which mean you, have paid for the work to be performed (See http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/nyregion/29sbc.html?ref=nyregion). What are you waiting for go get your money back? How? Complete a feasibility project and ask for a rebate.
National Grid has a program that will pay $10,000 for a feasibility study which is the first step needed to determine which energy efficiency or renewable energy program is applicable. The grants are on a first come first serve basis and may not be extended into 2010 so get moving.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Heads-up government employees (i.e. Federal, State, or Local): you are obligated to energy waste reduction projects. It is the law. We in the private sector can call you on it.
ENVIRONMENT
Here something you should know about the environment: “Your carbon emissions are creating carbonic acids in the oceans and consequently all the shell fish and coral reefs will be dissolved by the year 2100, unless…” according to Stony Brook Southampton Professor Dr. Cindy Lee. Another professor discovered that when the oceans reach their CO2 saturation point they give off CO2, so Dr Lee was wrong: we will suffocate sooner!
Their research was indirectly funded by ExxonMobil, BP, among others. It is a people problem that can be solved.
CONCLUSION
This is not doomsday bull: just take a look at the
The following is not meant to be disparaging to the reader:
If two plus two equals four and you accept it, a psychologist will say you are normal.
If two plus two equals four and it makes you unhappy, you are considered neurotic.
If two plus two equals five, and you accept it you are consider psychotic.
The point is: make a responsible decision and accept what I am telling you and get involved with solving the problem. Go ahead and take the first step which is an energy efficiency feasibility study for the household or business by way of an independent energy conservation company like ITM Corp (For more information, please see www.greenspacepros.com).
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