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Cash For Caulkers: A New Stimulus Package For Weatherization

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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nytimes.com:

White House officials are looking at creating a new version of cash for clunkers -- this time for home weatherization. McKinsey, the consulting firm [authors of the report], estimate that households could reduce their energy use by 28 percent over the next decade. In terms of greenhouse gases, that would be the equivalent of taking half of all vehicles in this country off the road.

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White House officials are looking at creating a new version of cash for clunkers -- this time for home weatherization. McKinsey, the consulting firm [authors of the report], estimate that households c...
White House officials are looking at creating a new version of cash for clunkers -- this time for home weatherization. McKinsey, the consulting firm [authors of the report], estimate that households c...
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