District of Weatherization
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Sometimes, my fair city of Washington, D.C. can drive me crazy. There is no doubt we have our issues.
But one thing Washington, D.C. has going for it is its push to become more green. D.C. is at the forefront of the green building movement and it is taking full advantage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding:
The District of Columbia will receive $8.1 million in federal funds to support its weatherization programs for low-income residents. The funding is part of a United States Department of Energy grant to the District under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. It will allow the District to weatherize an additional 785 homes over the usual workload of about 400 in the same period.
I have received a number of inquiries about the requirements for eligibility under the weatherization program. Here are the income requirements in D.C.:
If you have questions about eligibility for the weatherization program in your region, I would recommend reviewing the website dsireusa.org.
Finally, here is a great video put together by the White House about the D.C. weatherization program. This has me feeling (gulp) hopeful. Watch this and tell me Van Jones is not the coolest environmentalist on the planet.
Links:
District To Weatherize Hundreds of Additional Homes (DDOE)
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
Green Jobs for a Green Future: Weatherization (YouTube)
We just finished a 3 day Sustainability Summit, here in Cleveland. While we may be a little behind in terms of implementation, we are going to move forward full force! The ideas and energy we great, and I think some great forward momentum has been created. One thing this economic downturn in our town has provided is the necessity to look at our future and rethink the way we do business! Van Jones spoke at the summit, and I was very inspired! Thanks for sharing this video, I am going to share it on my blog...