This page was sent to you by: [email protected]. This shift in energy policy, if actually put in place, could become the cornerstone of a larger effort in Tompkins County to bring ALL housing in Tompkins County up to acceptable weatherization standards. Such an effort would reduce the total annual residential fuel bill in Tompkins County by well over $10 Million, and would set the stage for more efficient use of renewable energy heat sources like grass and wood, as well as help make passive heating more feasible.
US | December 30, 2008 Focus on Weatherization Is Shift on Energy Costs By MATTHEW L. WALD Weatherizing more homes with public help would mark a shift in government energy assistance: cutting poor people's energy bills instead of helping pay them. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/us/30weatherize.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [email protected]. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
