Advocacy for the environment
- Pennsylvania Sierra Club
- PennEnvironment, www.PennEnvironment.org
Appliances
- Get old appliances out of circulation (even a 10-year old refrigerator). Upgrade to EnergyStar appliances. They will pay for themselves in a few years, and then there will be savings year after year. It's a win-win for you and for the earth.
Art
- "Art, Science, and Environmental Solutions," by Dr. Linda Dugan Partridge and Pamela Parsons, Marywood University, Scranton, PA
Art supplies
- Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety (ACTS), www.artscraftstheatersafety.org
Attic
- Adding insulation on the attic floor is one of the best things you can do to improve the energy efficiency of your home. The new code requires 9" of insulation. Cellulose is a good choice. From where? Cost?
Attic fan
- Solar attic fan, www.nltubular.com, Solair, 570-995-5747, vents up to 1200 square feet
Automobiles
- www.greenercars.com/bestof - best and worst green cars
- www.epa.gov/greenvehicles - check specific models
- www.fueleconomy.gov - comparison of cars
- www.biodiesel.org
- www.flexcar.com - car-sharing services
- www.metrocommuterservices.org/costcal.asp - cost of driving a car
- Look at the sticker on the door for what the tire inflation should be, not at the tire.
- Turn off the motor while waiting for a drive-in bank teller.
- Research Amsoil, synthetic motor oil. This oil is presented as far exceeding conventional motor oil, so much so that it only has to be changed once a year or at 25,000 miles. I picked up a brochure from www.ReliableLube.com, 610-393-9432.
- Toyota Prius hybrid gets better mileage than the Camry hybrid. If you have children, you might measure the back seat for magnetic fields prior to purchase. A gaussmeter costs about $50, such as the Dr. Gauss, from www.lessemf.com.
- Diesel is not a good alternative at present, although it has the lowest radiation. Diesel fuel is cleaner in Europe than here. Investigate biodiesel?
Bathrooms
- During construction, the insulation guy needs to come in before the plumber. If not, there may not be insulation behind bathtubs and showers on exterior walls.
Batteries
- Check out Deka batteries, www.eastpenn-deka.com, 610-682-4231. East Penn Manufacturing is reportedly a green company.
Bau-Biologie
- www.baubiologieusa.org - European protocol for environmental home inspections. May Dooley is a BauBiologist.
Bees
- Use non-colony-dwelling bees for pollination. www.byfg.org, Chris Manning, Backyard Fruit Grower Newsletter.
- Where have all the honeybees gone? Ron Bogan, Bogansky's Milk & Honey Farm, bmhfarm@enter.net
Bicycles
- Soar over hill and dale on an electric bicycle. About $600, www.sailsports.biz, 695 State Street, Harrisburg, 610-562-1550
Biofuels
- See also "plant oil presses"
- What are the downsides of "green" fuels, such as biomass incineration and biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel, etc.) www.actionpa.org, www.energyjustice.net
- What's happening locally? How practical is it to use biofuels at this time?
- Penn State, Energy center studies alternative energy crops, Glen Cauffman, Manager of Farms and Facilities, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Try a search on "biodiesel small scale production panel," "vegetable oil car conversions," "vegetable oil filtration techniques." Classes on these subjects were offered at PA EnergyFest 2007.
- For diesel and gasoline, hemp is the best. "Hemp is way ahead of everything else," Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann show, www.airamericaradio.com, 11-16-07.
- For gasoline, corn is the worst.
Blower door test
Builders & contractors - green
- See "green building"
- The Green Advantage Contractor Training Program, as well as USGBC LEED workshops, are available through the Lehigh Valley Green Builders Forum, www.lvgreenbuilders.org, 610-797-6200.
- Green Advantage Training, www.greenadvantage.org, William Marston, Green Advantage trainer
- Incorporating recycled materials in site design and construction, Ludgate Engineering Corporation, www.ludgate-eng.org; Recycling Markets Center, www.parmc.org
- Approach local builders with list of green resources? Check first with the local green building association regarding their interface with particular builders?
Calculating your carbon footprint
- Natural gas or propane - check your delivery paperwork or call the gas company for annual ccf (100 cubic feet, the volume of gas measured by your gas meter or delivered to a tank)
- Electric - check your last bill. You want the total kilowatt hours for the year.
- Oil - check your paperwork for gallons/year or call your oil company
- Comparison of pounds of carbon dioxide generated per household per year: (source - Empowerment Institute)
- American: 55,000
- German: 27,000
- Swedish: 15,000
Candles
- Soy candles, available scent-free, TLC Candles, www.tlc-candles.com, 717-350-1812
Carbon offset credits
- Contribute to new renewable energy projects to offset the energy you must use. There's an interview with George Hoguet, www.nativeenergy.org, at www.createyourhealthyhome.com.
Cement
- See also "concrete"
- Check out photocatalytic cement, www.essroc.com
Children's activities
- Check out Journey for the Planet - A Kid's Five Week Adventure to Create an Earth-friendly Life. www.empowermentinstitute.net
- What's happening at your children's schools regarding climate change?
Climate change
- A video of Don Brown's UN presentation on the ethical dimensions of climate change is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=faBHqVu04.
- May's interview with Don Brown on the ethics of climate change is available at www.createyourhealthyhome.com.
Co-housing
- PA project?
- Danby, NY, 5 miles south of Ithaca, objective of being affordable, White Hawk Ecovillage, 120 acres, www.whitehawk.org, 607-273-5879
Commercial projects
- Hershey Foods sells used oil to cosmetics companies. Explore the sources of biofuel in the area and see if any overture has been made to Hershey Foods.
- KMart discards plastic hangers after selling garments. Are recyclable/green hangers a feasible alternative? Approach KMart HQ?
Composting
- Simple how-to's? Recommended composters?
- Local sources of compost? In Hummelstown, we can drop off our yard waste, which is taken to Hershey for composting, but only Hershey residents get to pick up the compost. What to do? Hummelstown doesn't have the right equipment for composting.
Concrete
- See also "insulating concrete forms"
- Pervious concrete, "when it rains, it drains." This open-cell concrete "reduces runoff, cleans stormwater, replenishes aquifers, conserves water, protects streams, and is ADA friendly." (What is ADA?) "The best application ...is parking lots." www.PerviousPavement.org, www.NRMCA.org, www.ConcreteParking.org, www.ConcreteHelp.org. For more information in freeze-thaw applications, goto www.concreteparking.org and view documents, including "Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Pervious Concrete" and "Concrete in Practice #38 - Pervious Concrete."
Cups & dishes
- Greenware, 100% renewable, 100% compostable, Fabri-Kal Greenware, www.naturworkspla.com, made from corn, cold drinks only, forms PLA plastic (which is?)
- www.harvestcollection.com, for renewable containers for meals. BPI certified (Biodegradable Products Institute), when properly discarded in a commercially run compost facility (needs 150-degrees F for degradation).
Deregulation of utilities
- Former Governor Tom Ridge deregulated the utilities but put on 10-year caps. Now the caps are expiring, and the cost of electricity is going up significantly. Update?
Education - There are plenty of websites relating to what we can do to reduce our carbon footprints.
- www.cleanwateraction.org/njef
- www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
- www.gonetomorrow.org - The Hidden Life of Garbage
- www.eartheducation.org/eeanb-5r01.asp
- www.epa.gov - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- www.doe.gov - U.S. Department of Energy
- www.eetd.lbl.gov/links/global.html
- www.foe.org - Friends of the Earth
- www.nrdc.org - National Resources Defense Council
- www.ewg.org - Environmental Working Group
- www.environmentaldefense.org - Environmental Defense
- www.climatestrategies.us - Center for Climate Strategies, Inc., - state climate mitigation plans
- www.woodpro.cas.psu.edu/Goddard%20Forum.htm - Penn State Wood Products website, presentations of the 2006 Goddard Forum on the PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act
- www.solartopia.org
- www.worldwildlife.org
- www.ovonic.com
- your findings?
Email list
- Shall we start a master email list for brief announcements, etc?
Energy audit, municipal
- The mayor of Camp Hill has called for a municipal energy audit. How can we tap into forms, results, recommendations and disseminate the findings/resources? Universities are working with municipalities on this.
- How can we promote energy audits to other communities?
Energy audit, residential
- Go to www.eere.energy.gov and search for "energy audits" for both professional and do-it-yourself auditing information. (U.S. Department of Energy website)
- With a professional energy audit, the house is pressurized by means of a blower door test. Then, with an infrared camera, the inspector can determine where the areas of heat leakage are, such as around windows, at the access foor to the attic, through the ceiling of the top floor, the band joists (between the top of the soil and the bottom of the first floor), around bathtub enclosures, and so on. Spending a few thousand dollars (on the average) to plug up these sources of leakage can result in significant savings on the household heating/cooling bills. Having an energy audit done is recommended prior to consideration of solar or geothermal heating.
- For a professional energy audit of your home, find a certified rater at www.natresnet.org (Residential Energy Services Network) or www.bpi.org (Building Performance Institute)
- Learn about self-help energy audit tools at www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index_tools
Energy Star
- Information on energy-saving appliances, www.energystar.gov
Energy websites
- www.eere.energy.gov - US Dept of energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- www.nrel.gov
- www.repp.org
- Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association (MAREA)
Farmers' markets
- See also "sustainable agriculture"
- Resources - unknown if all/some organic
- Boyertown, PA - Ehst Hillside Farm, Patricia
- Lynch-Ehst
- Boyertown, PA - Woodsong Hollow, Nitya Akeroyd
- Canton, PA - Mooooshine Calves, Ray Chaapel Jr.
- Fleetwood, PA - Green Haven Farm, Brian Moyer
- Hamburg, PA - M & B Farview Farm, Mary Hill
- Kutztown, PA - Seasons' Harvest Farm, Stephen
- Heine
- Manheim, PA - Breakaway Farms, Nate Thomas
- Myerstown, PA - A Suri Farm LTD, Dennis Balbac
- Newburg, PA - Painted Hand, Sandra Miller
- Palmyra, Municipal Building parking lot, Saturday
- mornings, seasonal, some organic produce
- Perkasie, PA - Sheep Shelter Farm, Karen Moss
Farmland preservation
Films
- Bullfrog Films, US publisher of independently produced, environmental videos
- Don Brown says there are many worthy climate change films on YouTube.
Financial incentives
- Shift subsidies away from coal, oil and nuclear industries to finance incentives for households for renewables and energy efficiency. Public Citizen, www.citizen.org, Tyson Slocum
Food, healthy
- "Leave our food alone: Protecting OUr Right to Healthy Food," a talk by Martin Boksenbaum PhD, martin@sustainLV.org. He explained how food is degraded by pasteurization, irradiation, etc., in a talk at PA EnergyFest 2007.
Food storage, energy efficient
- Low energy ways of storing and preserving food, such as simple root cellars, canning, solar food driers, running refrigerators on solar, etc., Maine Solar Energy Association, www.mainesolar.org
Fragrances, synthetic
- Why be concerned? These products are largely unregulated and unstudied. The EPA lists synthetic fragrances as a cause of asthma. Go scent-free.
- Learn more at www.fpinva.org, Fragrance Products Information Network of Virginia, Betty Bridges, RN.
Fresh air in your home
- Every cell in the body needs oxygen. We need to tighten up our homes to conserve energy, but when we do that, stale air gets recycled. A mechanical fresh air source will bring in fresh air, possibly filter and dehumidify it, and give you air exchange year-long through the ductwork.
- What are the options for bringing in fresh air?
Fruit trees
- No-spray fruit trees (with fruits that insects don't like) is the subject of Lee Reich's book, Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden. Lee also wrote Weedless Gardening, A Northeast Gardener's Year, and a book on pruning. May plans to interview Lee at the end of the winter.
Generator, standby
- Cummins Onan residential standby generators, Renewable Energy Solutions, www.renewenergysolutions.com, 484-505-0936, 610-217-6976. Within ten seconds of a power failure event the transfer switch takes your home off the main power supply and "transfers" it to the auxiliary power provided by the standby generator. The distribution panel then distributes that power to the preselected appliances and lights you've designated for emergency use.
| Geothermal heating
- This refers to taking advantage of the steady temperature beneath the earth's surface for cooling in the summer and warmth in the winter.
- One "green" speaker remarked that he wouldn't build a house any other way than with geothermal.
- How expensive it is to drill wells is how efficient it is to put in geothermal heating. Could we get a group rate?
- For more information:
- International Ground Source Heat Pump
- Association, www.igshpa.okstate.edu
- GeoExchange - www.geoexchange.org
- Geothermal resources at green festival:
- www.geothermalheatpump.com
www.waterfurnace.com,
- www.apexgeothermal.com
Government resources and legislation
- Federal agencies
- EPA
- DOE
- Federal legislation
- Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Money for research, such as solid state lighting and LEDs. Teamed with Disney for public education - check out materials.
- State legislation - status/ inclusions of Gov. Rendell's energy bill?
- What has Bill Richardson done energy-wise in NM?
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Green building
- See also "builders," "holistic homes"
- Complying with ASHRAE Energy Standards results in incentives that make compliance a no-brainer: 40% less heating cost/year. Some builders are achieving zero-energy houses.
- Search for green guides for homeowners and recommend a couple of good ones.
- One speaker noted that you need an integrated design team right from the start.
- PA's Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP), www.askemap.org, 877-ask-emap, for answers to questions about cutting costs by decreasing material and energy usage. Helpful for builders.
- The Sustainable Energy Fund of Central Eastern PA, www.thesef.org, 610-264-4440.
- To learn about tax incentives, go to www.energystar.gov/taxcredits.
- Green Builders Forum, advocates, www.housingzone.com/forum-green
- L ehigh Valley Green Builders Forum, www.lvgreenbuilders.org
- Green Building Association of Central PA, www.gbacpa.org
- Real Goods - company dedicated to energy efficient products and services, www.gaiam.com/realgoods
- U.S. Green Building Council, www.usgbc.org
- Environmental Building News, www.greenbuilding.com
- www.architectureweek.com/links.cgi/Green_Building
- Sustainable Building Magazine, www.oikos.com/companies/aeneas
- www.smart-homeowner.com
- Rocky Mountain Institute, www.rmi.org
- American Institute of Architects, www.aia.org
- Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh, www.gbapgh.org
- ?
Green building local sites:
- Hershey schools are doing something - what?
Greenhouse gases - what are they?
- Carbon dioxide - 91% of greenhouse gases are from fossil fuels
- methane (CH4) - from natural gas consumption, livestock, rice
- nitrous oxide - from fertilizers
- HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) - refrigerants
- perfluorocarbons (PFCs) - aluminum production (one reason why we recycle aluminum)
- sulfur hexafluorides - electric transportation/distribution systems
Hangers, clothes
- Purchase a shirt at KMart and the plastic hanger gets thrown away. Multiply that by thousands nationwide, and you have a significant mountain of plastic. Perhaps this scenario is repeated at Target, Walmart, and other others.
- What are the options for "green" hangers? Would the HQ of these companies consider switching? Could your EcoTeam run with this ball?
Harrisburg area
- City of Harrisburg, Mayor's office
- Dauphin County Commissioners
- Cumberland County Commissioners
- CREDC - Capital Region Economic Development Corporation, www.harrisburgregionalchamber.org/chamber/credc_overview/
- Harrisburg schools
- Dauphin Vo-Tech, Cumberland-Party Vo-Tech
- Harrisburg University
- Penn State University
- HACC
- Dickinson College
- ?
Harrisburg Builders Association
- www.harrisburgbuilders.com. What's happening? What's the status of interest in LEED certificaiton, green building, advocacy for building code changes, legislation? Should we have an interface here? With whom?
- Is there a Harrisburg green builders association?
Heat recovery ventilation (HRV) and energy recovery ventilation (ERV)
- How do tightly-insulated homes get fresh air? One way is through HRV or ERV technology, where heat is transferred from stale air being discharged to colder, incoming fresh air. In the summer, the reverse happens, where heat from incoming fresh air is transferred to cooler discharged air. This technology is popular in green building.
- However, the technology is controversial and needs more investigation. On a 70° day when it is raining, humid air is drawn into ductwork. Moisture and ductwork can cause mold growth, if there is dust in the ductwork or on the AC coils. Is there a way to satisfactorily resolve this issue, such as through whole house dehumidification, the use of dessicants, etc.? What third-party proof exists that the suggested resolution is adequate? I heard that the Health House in Florida (American Lung Association) had to introduce dehumidification with their HRV system. What's the latest on this?
- One way to protect AC coils and ductwork from dust (assuming you are starting with a clean system) is to use a tightly fitting pleated media filter.
- For information on ductcleaning, check out the EPA's brochure, www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct.html. Beware of companies that only clean ductwork.
- If this HRV question cannot be adequately resolved, what's the alternative to bring in fresh air in an energy-tight house? Systems engineer Patrick Derrickson suggests ductwork with a Lennox whole house dehumidification system, a mechanical fresh air source, plus filtration and UV light. I can provide Pat's phone number to anyone wanting to research this area.
Holistic homes
- There are some differences between "green" homes and "holistic" homes, according to this website, www.HolisticHomes.biz, 800-517-2915. What are the differences? (May plans to interview the owner of holistic Homes on her radio program in the spring of 2008. Currently building in NJ for $379,000. These are houses with near zero utility costs -- less than $1,500 total for the year.
- See what you can learn from the Health House Program of the American Lung Association. The Harrisburg area has one certified Health House.
Home Depot
- Home Depot has been listed as an environmentally responsible company. In what ways? What should we know about Home Depot? Check out the Eco Options department at their website.
- Is Lowe's similarly environmentallyresponsible? One sales associate at Lowe's appliance department told me that all their appliances are EnergyStar appliances.
Hydrogen homes
- To learn about solar hydrogen homes, check out the Hopewell Project, Renewable Energy International, Inc.. www.hopewellproject.org, www.renewableenergyinternational.com, Michael Strizki. This project "prove said on-site power generation and storage is not a futuristic fantasy, but a reality today."
- May visited a similar-sounding house during the 2006 National Solar House Tour on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Academy in Kings point, New York.
Incentives
- www.dsireusa.org - Database of State (and Federal) Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
Insulated concrete forms (ICFs)
- ICFs form the foundation, with a double row of foam insulation and an air space between them. This is a technique used to build zero energy houses.
- One speaker said all new house should be built with ICFs. Toni Lynch, Polysteel Better World Building Technology, www.polysteel.com. Or, search for ICFs.
Insulation
- See also "insulating concrete forms."
- Cellulose insulation is much better than fiberglass for attic floors. US Borax assessment of boric acids and borax pentahydrate in eight-year-old cellulose attic insulation showed that there was no statistically verified loss of either chemical or loss of fire retardant properties. Borates are also insect-and mold-resistant.
This study contradicted a widely-quoted (by fiberglass manufacturers) California study of borate characteristics in small boxes. According to the US Borax study, attic insulations do not have the "disappearing fire retardants" found when borates age in small boxes.
Insulation fires account for less than 0.05% of all fires, and that includes insulation of all types. One out of 50 insulation fire starts in the attic, leaving 49 of 50 starting in walls. Walls typically have fiberglass insulation. Paper-faced batt insulation can no longer be sold in Canada because of fire incidents.
A testing laboratory measured the flame spread of paper-faced glass batt insulation at approximately 2000. Cellulose insulation that qualifies as a Class I material must have flame spread of 25 or lower as determined by ASTM Standard E-84.
With fiberglass batt insulation, wall cavities become "convection chambers that literally pump oxygen to the fire," "Consumer Update Insulation Effective Bulletin #2, National Fiber, 800-282-7711). "Cellulose is dense material that is relatively impervious to flames and gases ... [and] greatly restricts the amount of oxygen available." In one test, a house with fiberglass in wall cavities burned to the ground in two hours. A house with cellulose had all four walls still standing after three hours, and the fire had burned out. There was little damage to framing lumber.
"When compared with cellulose, fiberglass has no benefits that can be marketed. Fiberglass decreases fire safety, and may cause cancer and sick building syndrome. Most significantly, cellulose outperforms fiberglass insulation material by a wide margin -- 26 to 38% in a study of Colorado University. Glass insulation can only be sold by creating fear of the superior alternative."
- Sprayed foam insulation has the best R-value, but it must have a wall or approved fire retardant over or on it.
Check out bio-based foam insulation distributors at www.biobased.net, 800-803-5189, AR.
Other companies offer a petroleum-based foam, feeling that not all issues with bio-based have been resolved and that the long-term energy gains from their foam offset the one-time use of the petroleum products. Corbond is one of these low odor foam installations, www.corbond.com, 888-949-9089, MT. In the Lehigh Valley area, check out 610-916-6866, www.berksfoam.com.
Interfaith Environmental Coalition of Harrisburg, PA
- This coalition is hosted by the Religion and Society Center, www.religionandsocietycenter.org, coordinated by Rabbi Carl Choper. The first project was a workshop on energy savings for houses of worship. Functioning somewhat as an organizational EcoTeam, the coalition is feeling its way to the next project.
It's Easy Being Green - A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living, by Crissy Trask, www.greenmatters.com. Lots of practical ideas, organized in user-friendly checklists.
Land preservation and management
- Manada Conservancy, local office in Hummelstown, www.manada.org - farmland preservation, etc.
- Berks Conservancy, www.berks-conservancy.org
- Berks County Conservation District, www.co.berks.pa.us/conservation/site/default.asp
- Schuylkill Action Network, www.schuylkillactionnetwork.org
- Schuylkill River Greenway, www.pagreenways.org
- PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, www.dcnr.state.pa.us/education
- Natural Lands Trust, www.natlands.org
- Smart Growth Online, www.smartgrowth.org
- Low Impact Development Center, www.lowimpactdevelopment.org
- EPA, "Window to my environment," www.epa.gov/enviro/wme
- Community Land Tursts, regaining the commons, www.landincommon.org
- School of Living, www.schoolofliving.org
- How communities can encourage energy conservation through zoning and land use issues, a talk at PA EnergyFest 2007 by Shawn McGlynn, shawnmcg@ptd.net, 610-767-7066
Landscaping
- See "native plants," "organic landscaping"
LEED standards for green building
- These standards are developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, www.usgbc.org. What buildings in our area are built to LEED standards? What are the differences between silver and gold designations? What involvement does the Harrisburg Builders Association have with LEED standards? www.harrisburgbuilders.com.
A smaller segment of the LEED program deals with residential standards.
- Check out the green building group in Harrisburg
- A competitive program, which costs less, is the Green Building Initiative, Green Globes designation, www.thegbi.org.
Legislation and needs for advocacy
- Sign on for mailing alerts to send emails, etc.
- League of Conservation Voters, www.lcv.org
- Friends of the Earth, www.foe.org. (To learn about issues from a British perspective, go to www.foe.co.uk.)
Life cycle costing
- Life cycle costing means the cost of implementation of the measure divided by the amount it will save annually. This equates to simple payback. In other words, if it costs $300 to purchase a GreenStar dehumidifier, but you save $100 a year in energy costs, then the payback on the dehumidifier is three years. You'll make your money back in three years of use, and savings after that will be gravy. Of course, you're better off if you don't need a dehumidifier at all.
Living simply
- www.smallisbeautiful.org, E. F. Schumacher Society
Low Carbon Diet Workshops
- These workshops are aimed at helping participants to reduce their carbon footprints. Low Carbon Diet workbooks are available at www.empowermentinstitute.net. 5 groups at the Harrisburg Unitarian Universalist Church used these workbooks in the fall of 2007 in a series of 4 sessions. 2 groups were enthusiastic about the workbooks. Others offered constructive criticism, such as 2 sessions might have been enough (lifestyle changes and household system changes): the workbook was too basic for the people who came to the sessions [perhaps developing our own materials would have worked better], and the progression of pages in the workbook was hard to follow. Some of us had to work from a prepared agenda to get the pages right. (E-mail May for a copy of the agenda.)
Nevertheless, the workbook is attractive and certainly could be used to "sell" the program at libraries, etc. Workshop participants wouldn't need to purchase the workbooks. In-house tip lists might prove of more value than the material in the workbook.
- Who will work on developing the "tips" sheets for the 2 sessions?
Low income weatherization assistance program
- WAP, www.eere.energy.gov/weatherization
- What's happening in the Harrisburg area? Something to get involved in?
- For an average cost of $2500-$3000, there typically would be a 25% reduction in energy costs.
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