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From: Michael Ewert

To: hreg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:25 AM

Subject: [hreg] FW: Environmental Directory Listing

Since we have been discussing directories I thought you would be interested in this.  HREG is planning to participate with a listing and an infomercial.

 

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From: Paul Robbins [mailto:paul_robbins@...]
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:00 PM
To: mewert@...
Subject: Environmental Directory Listing

 

TO: Houston Ecology Groups

FROM: Paul Robbins

The Environmental Directory
P.O. Box 1374

Austin, TX 78767
Phone: (512) 447-8712

DATE: December 5, 2005

SUBJECT: Your Organization Listing for First Environmental Directory

Dear Friends of the Environment,

I am the editor of the Environmental Directory, a sourcebook of green issues, products, services, and organizations.  I have produced 5 editions of this publication in Austin, and am working with a Houston-based group, Clean Water Action, to get the first Houston edition underway.   The Directory will be distributed free throughout the area, and has a circulation of 25,000.

One of the features of the Directory is to list the region's environmental groups. Listing is free.  Below is the form for you to fill out.  If you want to see how this format will look in print, please visit the Austin website at: www.environmentaldirectory.info/  (See PDF section on Environmental Groups.)

Copy should be no more than 200 words.  All submittals may be edited.  Please also send a copy of your group's logo that can be included with your listing. 

Please note that the Environmental Directory  is different from the Environmental Resource Guide produced by the Citizens' Environmental Coalition.  The Directory will generally be distributed in different places, and most of the content is different as well. 

Deadline is December 16!!  If you have any questions, please call me at the phone number above.

Thanks for being a part of the first edition.

                                       
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LISTING FORMAT

1. Name of Group

2. Address

3. City/State/Zip

4. CONTACT (particularly a volunteer or membership coordinator)

5. Phone

6. Fax

7. E-Mail

8. Web Site:

9. Purpose (Be creative with this section.  Any facts and figures relating to environmental problems that your group is trying to solve will be appropriate here.)

10. Projects / Activities (particularly the ones most popular)

11. Regular Meeting Dates

12. Volunteer Opportunities (Note if students can receive credit as interns.)

13. Newsletters/Publications

14. Dues

15. Other Information

16. Major Events (Time and Place)

About These Listings

o They should be no longer than 200 words.  (Brevity will be rewarded.)  Response by e-mail is encouraged, but logos and graphics can be sent either by e-mail or regular mail.

 

o If you send the logo by e-mail, please send as JPEG or PDF with fonts embedded.  If possible, send at 300 dots per inch resolution, and nothing over 2 MB in size.

o E-mail or mail to above addresses by December 16!!

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----- Original Message -----

From: Texas Solar Energy Society

To: hreg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:15 AM

Subject: Re: [hreg] FW: Environmental Directory Listing

good oh!  Paul's directories are truly awesome.

K

----- Original Message -----

From: Michael Ewert

To: hreg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:25 AM

Subject: [hreg] FW: Environmental Directory Listing

Since we have been discussing directories I thought you would be interested in this.  HREG is planning to participate with a listing and an infomercial.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Robbins [mailto:paul_robbins@...]
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:00 PM
To: mewert@...
Subject: Environmental Directory Listing

 

TO: Houston Ecology Groups

FROM: Paul Robbins

The Environmental Directory
P.O. Box 1374

Austin, TX 78767
Phone: (512) 447-8712

DATE: December 5, 2005

SUBJECT: Your Organization Listing for First Environmental Directory

Dear Friends of the Environment,

I am the editor of the Environmental Directory, a sourcebook of green issues, products, services, and organizations.  I have produced 5 editions of this publication in Austin, and am working with a Houston-based group, Clean Water Action, to get the first Houston edition underway.   The Directory will be distributed free throughout the area, and has a circulation of 25,000.

One of the features of the Directory is to list the region's environmental groups. Listing is free.  Below is the form for you to fill out.  If you want to see how this format will look in print, please visit the Austin website at: www.environmentaldirectory.info/  (See PDF section on Environmental Groups.)

Copy should be no more than 200 words.  All submittals may be edited.  Please also send a copy of your group's logo that can be included with your listing. 

Please note that the Environmental Directory  is different from the Environmental Resource Guide produced by the Citizens' Environmental Coalition.  The Directory will generally be distributed in different places, and most of the content is different as well. 

Deadline is December 16!!  If you have any questions, please call me at the phone number above.

Thanks for being a part of the first edition.

                                       
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LISTING FORMAT

1. Name of Group

2. Address

3. City/State/Zip

4. CONTACT (particularly a volunteer or membership coordinator)

5. Phone

6. Fax

7. E-Mail

8. Web Site:

9. Purpose (Be creative with this section.  Any facts and figures relating to environmental problems that your group is trying to solve will be appropriate here.)

10. Projects / Activities (particularly the ones most popular)

11. Regular Meeting Dates

12. Volunteer Opportunities (Note if students can receive credit as interns.)

13. Newsletters/Publications

14. Dues

15. Other Information

16. Major Events (Time and Place)

About These Listings

o They should be no longer than 200 words.  (Brevity will be rewarded.)  Response by e-mail is encouraged, but logos and graphics can be sent either by e-mail or regular mail.

 

o If you send the logo by e-mail, please send as JPEG or PDF with fonts embedded.  If possible, send at 300 dots per inch resolution, and nothing over 2 MB in size.

o E-mail or mail to above addresses by December 16!!

* Thurs Dec. 8th, Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
* Thursday Dec. 15th: THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the
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This is probably a little off topic but we need some help.
 
Can anyone recommend ways to test air quality within a home.  Or perhaps for mold.
Or remedies that boost the immune system.  Sources of information.
 
My two grandchildren are experiencing an inordinate amount of colds, fever, etc.
Their teacher says they are ill more often than any children she has ever taught.
 
We are having the air ducts cleaned, new air filters installed & changed regularly.  They eat only organic foods.
 
J. Patrick Malone



 
 

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Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 6:36 PM

Subject: Re: [hreg] Indoor air problems

We have ultraviolet (UVC) air purifiers which are installed on  the supply side of coil, kills all bacteria, viruses, mold, etc. on coil and purifiers air.  Very effective, no longer have to chemical clean coil.  We also have portable units.

http://www.naturallighting.com/store_front.cfm?&parent_id=32
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This is probably a little off topic but we need some help.
 
Can anyone recommend ways to test air quality within a home.  Or perhaps for mold.
Or remedies that boost the immune system.  Sources of information.
 
My two grandchildren are experiencing an inordinate amount of colds, fever, etc.
Their teacher says they are ill more often than any children she has ever taught.
 
We are having the air ducts cleaned, new air filters installed & changed regularly.  They eat only organic foods.
 
J. Patrick Malone



 
 

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Last week I used similar unit, and immediately smelled the OZONE accumulation, within twenty minutes. Just Google search for keywords [Ozone, Hazards] and see what you get. As a physicist I know what Ozone is, and also the germicidal effects  of UV Lamps of short wavelength category. OZONE has its own harmful effects, if it accumulates in the home. Check with EPA about Air Quality Testing (they can help, as I worked on a similar project during early seventies at Rockwell Science Center, being incharge of electronic monitoring instrumentation). Houston has a large amount of Chemical pollutants in the air due to refineries and other chemical plants, and the air is loaded with such ingredients. It is estimated that approxinmately 40 % children in Elementary school use inhalers, which they bring to school with them, due to respiratory ailments. A few years ago, one of the Investigative Program had a documentary on TV " The Sick Buildings," which brought this problem to the surface, and one building in Toronto, Canada, where the inhabitants (employees of a government department) finally decided that couln't work there any more, and the building had to be demolished. We live in and breathe the chemical toxins in the ocean of air.

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We have ultraviolet (UVC) air purifiers which are  installed on  the supply side of coil, kills all bacteria, viruses, mold,  etc. on coil and purifiers air.  Very effective, no longer have to  chemical clean coil.  We also have portable units.

http://www.naturallighting.com/store_front.cfm?&parent_id=32 <http://www.naturallighting.com/store_front.cfm?&amp;parent_id=32>
http://www.naturallighting.com/store_front.cfm?&parent_id=34 <http://www.naturallighting.com/store_front.cfm?&amp;parent_id=34>

Larry  Weber


On 12/7/05 12:13 PM, "J. P. Malone"  <JPMALONE@...> wrote:

 

 
This is probably a little off topic but we need some  help.
 
Can anyone recommend ways to test air quality within a  home.  Or perhaps for mold.
Or remedies that boost the immune  system.  Sources of information.
 
My two grandchildren are  experiencing an inordinate amount of colds, fever, etc.
Their teacher  says they are ill more often than any children she has ever  taught.
 
We are having the air ducts cleaned, new air filters  installed & changed regularly.  They eat only organic  foods.
 
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Definitely off-topic answer, but our kids and several kids of friends who had colds, ear infections, etc., responded extremely well to removal of milk and dairy from their diet.  Give it a 45 day trial.
 
Robert
 

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Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:14 PM
To: hreg@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [hreg] Indoor air problems
 
This is probably a little off topic but we need some help.
 
Can anyone recommend ways to test air quality within a home.  Or perhaps for mold.
Or remedies that boost the immune system.  Sources of information.
 
My two grandchildren are experiencing an inordinate amount of colds, fever, etc.
Their teacher says they are ill more often than any children she has ever taught.
 
We are having the air ducts cleaned, new air filters installed & changed regularly.  They eat only organic foods.
 
J. Patrick Malone
 
 


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Not attempting to stir up controversy here, but what's wrong with
pasteurization and homogenization?

Paul


7:36am, Garth & Kim Travis wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Another option is to remove pasteurized/homogenized milk.  Raw milk is legal
> in Texas.  www.sandcreekfarm.net is where I get mine.  I do use kefir as
> well, but both angles of attack undo the damage of dairy and let you keep the
> goodness of it.
> Bright Blessings,
> Kim
>
> At 06:26 PM 12/7/2005, you wrote:
>> Definitely off-topic answer, but our kids and several kids of friends who
>> had colds, ear infections, etc., responded extremely well to removal of
>> milk and dairy from their diet.  Give it a 45 day trial.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> From: hreg@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hreg@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J. P.
>> Malone
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:14 PM
>> To: hreg@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [hreg] Indoor air problems
>>
>> This is probably a little off topic but we need some help.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend ways to test air quality within a home.  Or perhaps
>> for mold.
>> Or remedies that boost the immune system.  Sources of information.
>>
>> My two grandchildren are experiencing an inordinate amount of colds, fever,
>> etc.
>> Their teacher says they are ill more often than any children she has ever
>> taught.
>>
>> We are having the air ducts cleaned, new air filters installed & changed
>> regularly.  They eat only organic foods.
>>
>> J. Patrick Malone
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Greetings,
The same thing that is wrong with all cooked proteins, they are hard to
digest.  Mother Nature created our foods and designed our bodies, if we
stay with what she designed, we stay much healthier.

If you think pasteurization is necessary, please read the story of milk.  I
don't own it, so I can't give the author, but any Weston Price web site
will have a reference to it.

Bright Blessings,
Kim

At 09:47 AM 12/8/2005, you wrote:
>Not attempting to stir up controversy here, but what's wrong with
>pasteurization and homogenization?
>
>Paul
>
>
>7:36am, Garth & Kim Travis wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Another option is to remove pasteurized/homogenized milk.  Raw milk is
> legal
> > in Texas.  www.sandcreekfarm.net is where I get mine.  I do use kefir as
> > well, but both angles of attack undo the damage of dairy and let you
> keep the
> > goodness of it.
> > Bright Blessings,
> > Kim
> >
> > At 06:26 PM 12/7/2005, you wrote:
> >> Definitely off-topic answer, but our kids and several kids of friends who
> >> had colds, ear infections, etc., responded extremely well to removal of
> >> milk and dairy from their diet.  Give it a 45 day trial.
> >>
> >> Robert
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------
> >> From: hreg@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hreg@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> J. P.
> >> Malone
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:14 PM
> >> To: hreg@yahoogroups.com
> >> Subject: [hreg] Indoor air problems
> >>
> >> This is probably a little off topic but we need some help.
> >>
> >> Can anyone recommend ways to test air quality within a home.  Or perhaps
> >> for mold.
> >> Or remedies that boost the immune system.  Sources of information.
> >>
> >> My two grandchildren are experiencing an inordinate amount of colds,
> fever,
> >> etc.
> >> Their teacher says they are ill more often than any children she has ever
> >> taught.
> >>
> >> We are having the air ducts cleaned, new air filters installed & changed
> >> regularly.  They eat only organic foods.
> >>
> >> J. Patrick Malone
> >>
> >>
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December 07, 2005




News and Events

     * DOE Energy Saving Team Visits Dow Chemical Plant in Louisiana
     * New Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Take Effect in January
     * DOE, EPA Join Leadership Group to Boost Utility Efficiency Spending
     * Hawaii Army Bases to Feature 3,000 Homes with Solar Power
     * Corporate Group Reaches 360 Megawatts of Green Power Capacity
     * Canadian Company Begins Commercial Delivery of BioOil


Site News

     * ACEEE Offers Condensed Online Version of its Consumer Guide


Energy Connections

     * EIA Expects High Energy Prices Through 2006
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News and Events




DOE Energy Saving Team Visits Dow Chemical Plant in Louisiana

DOE announced last week that it has deployed an Industrial Energy Saving
Team to identify opportunities to save energy at Dow Chemical Company's St.
Charles Operations plant near Hahnville, Louisiana, on the Mississippi
River just west of New Orleans. The visit is one of 200 deployments to
energy-intensive manufacturing facilities that DOE is carrying out as part
of the comprehensive national energy efficiency effort, called the
"<http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/save_energy/>Easy Ways to Save
Energy" campaign. The industrial part of the campaign is described on a Web
page called "<http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/>Save
Energy Now," where industries can apply for a free energy-saving visit
until December 20th. See the
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19289&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>DOE
press release.

Dow St. Charles Operations is an integrated petrochemical manufacturing
complex that converts petroleum-based raw materials into a variety of
chemicals, which wind up in thousands of everyday products. The plant
produces its own power and steam, which will be a focus of the Energy
Saving Team. See the
<http://www.dow.com/ucc/locations/sco/about/facts.htm>Dow Web site.


New Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Take Effect in January

Starting next year, U.S. consumers who buy new houses or upgrade their
cooling systems could benefit from new, tougher energy efficiency standards
for central air conditioners. Units manufactured after January 23rd, 2006,
will have to achieve a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating (SEER) of 13, a 30
percent improvement over current standards. The new standards are expected
to save consumers $1 billion over the next 25 years. In addition, the 2006
standards will raise the energy efficiency standards for new central heat
pumps to a SEER of 13 in cooling mode and a Heating Season Performance
Factor of 7.7, which represents a 13 percent improvement in heating
efficiency. The new standard will also increase the cooling efficiency of
single-package air conditioners and single-package heat pumps by 34 percent
while increasing the heating efficiency of single-package heat pumps by 17
percent. For more information, see the
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/news_detail.cfm/news_id=9566>announcement
on the Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, a DOE
Web site.

Appliance efficiency standards are developed by DOE's Appliances and
Commercial Equipment Standards Program, part of the DOE Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy. See the
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/central_ac\
_hp.html>new
standards on the program's Web site.


DOE, EPA Join Leadership Group to Boost Utility Efficiency Spending

DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week
that they have joined with more than 50 organizations to form a leadership
group that will launch a new national commitment to energy efficiency. The
joint effort will develop an Energy Efficiency Action Plan to substantially
increase utility funding for energy efficiency, ultimately saving customers
up to $300 billion on energy bills over the next 15 to 20 years. With a
number of factors currently limiting utility investment in energy
efficiency, the leadership group will look at policies and programs that
are delivering results around the country, develop a common understanding
of what works, and develop and follow through on recommendations for
action. In addition to the federal agencies, the group is made up of seven
state utility commissioners, plus representatives from leading gas and
electric utilities, state agencies, energy service providers, large energy
consumers, and environmental and energy efficiency organizations. See the
<http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d9bf8d9315e942578525701c005e573c/cfd99\
08cec531083852570cb005cba65!OpenDocument>EPA
press release and the
<http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/eeactionplan.htm>Energy Efficiency Action
Plan Web page.


Hawaii Army Bases to Feature 3,000 Homes with Solar Power

United Solar Ovonic will provide solar panels to power 3,000 new homes as
part of a U.S. Army family housing project in Hawaii. The company signed an
agreement on Monday to provide 7 megawatts of thin-film solar modules to
Actus Lend Lease for the project on Oahu, which will be the world's largest
solar-powered residential community. According to United Solar Ovonic, the
grid-connected solar power systems will reduce dependence on fossil fuels
by 30 percent for the entire complex of 7,894 new and renovated Army homes.
Actus Lend Lease announced in May that it had earned the Army contract for
the project, which involves upgrading the housing and community services at
seven different Army bases on the island. See the press releases from
United Solar Ovonic
(<http://www.uni-solar.com/uploadedFiles/ActusUni-Solar%20Release_12.05.05.pdf>P\
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<http://www.actuslendlease.com/llweb/all/main.nsf/all/news_20050504_llc>Actus
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A military base on Oahu currently features the largest federal solar power
array in Hawaii. PowerLight Corporation installed a 309-kilowatt
installation at Pearl Harbor in September and helped dedicate it in
mid-October. The solar power system is expected to save the U.S. Navy about
$40,000 per year. See the
<http://www.powerlight.com/company/press-releases/2005/10.13.05_pearl-harbor.sht\
ml>PowerLight
press release.


Corporate Group Reaches 360 Megawatts of Green Power Capacity

A group representing a dozen corporate buyers of green power has contracted
for a total of 360 megawatts of renewable power capacity, equal to an
average U.S. coal plant. World Resources Institute (WRI) announced last
week that its Green Power Market Development Group has contracted for 185
megawatts of green power in the past 11 months alone. The 360-megawatt
achievement places the group one-third of the way toward its goal of
building markets for 1,000 megawatts of new green power in the United
States. The group includes Alcoa Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont,
FedEx Kinko's, General Motors Corporation, IBM, Interface, Johnson &
Johnson, NatureWorks LLC, Pitney Bowes, Staples, and Starbucks. Among the
notable green power purchases: Starbucks is purchasing 150 million
kilowatt-hours per year, equivalent to 20 percent of the annual electricity
use in its U.S. company stores, and NatureWorks, LLC is buying enough green
power to make its biobased polymer, NatureWorks PLA, the first greenhouse
gas-neutral polymer. WRI is so pleased, it's launching a similar effort in
Europe. See the
<http://climate.wri.org/newsrelease_text.cfm?NewsReleaseID=350>WRI press
release.


Canadian Company Begins Commercial Delivery of BioOil

Twenty months after breaking ground, DynaMotive Corporation has started
commercial production of BioOil at its new production facility in West
Lorne, Ontario, near Lake Erie. The company sent out its first shipment of
the biomass-derived fuel on November 22nd under a contract with a U.S.
company. The contract will last for 5 years and calls for monthly
deliveries of BioOil from West Lorne starting at 22 tons per month and
increasing to 275 tons per month at its peak (3,300 tons per year). At
their peak, the shipments will represent 15 percent of the plant's annual
production of BioOil. See the
<http://www.dynamotive.com/news/newsreleases/051121.html>DynaMotive press
release and <http://www.dynamotive.com/comship/truckpic1.html>photos of the
shipment.

DynaMotive converts biomass into BioOil using a patented fast pyrolysis
process, which involves heating the biomass to high temperatures in the
absence of oxygen. The West Lorne facility is designed to convert 100 tons
per day of wood residue into 70 tons of BioOil, 20 tons of char, and 10
tons of gases. Erie Flooring and Wood Products supplies the wood residue,
and DynaMotive plans to burn about 50 tons of BioOil each day in a gas
turbine to produce 2.5 megawatts of electricity, which powers the Erie
Flooring plant. The gas turbine will also generate steam for the plant. The
company began producing power at the facility in late June. DynaMotive is
currently scaling up its process for a plant that would produce 220 tons of
BioOil per day. See the
<http://www.dynamotive.com/biooil/technology.html>DynaMotive Web site and
press releases about the
<http://www.dynamotive.com/news/newsreleases/040414.html>new facility, the
<http://www.dynamotive.com/news/newsreleases/050628.html>startup of the gas
turbine, and the
<http://www.dynamotive.com/news/newsreleases/050609.html>design of the
220-ton-per-day plant.
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<http://aceee.org/consumerguide/mostenef.htm>ACEEE Offers Condensed Online
Version of its Consumer Guide

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) announced
Monday that it has launched a condensed online version of its popular book,
the "Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings." The online Consumer Guide
details what homeowners and renters can do today and throughout the year to
save energy and increase the comfort of their homes. It offers
energy-saving tips and detailed information on heating and cooling systems,
water heaters, windows, appliances, lighting, and much more, and also
offers a Checklist for Action to get you started. See the
<http://www.aceee.org/press/0512winter.htm>ACEEE press release, the
<http://aceee.org/consumerguide/mostenef.htm>Consumer Guide: Condensed
Online Version, and the
<http://aceee.org/consumerguide/chklst.htm>Checklist for Action.


Energy Connections




EIA Expects High Energy Prices Through 2006

Energy prices will remain high through 2006, with crude oil prices
averaging $63 per barrel, retail regular gasoline averaging $2.41 per
gallon, and natural gas averaging $9.30 per thousand cubic foot, according
to the latest projections from DOE's Energy Information Administration
(EIA). The EIA's "Short Term Energy Outlook," released yesterday, expects
elevated energy prices in light of continuing tight international supplies
and hurricane-induced supply losses, combined with a projected 2 percent
increase in U.S. energy demand. There is some good news, though: October
and November were warmer than anticipated, so the EIA has slightly reduced
its projections for this winter's heating costs. See the EIA's
"<http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html>Short Term Energy
Outlook."

According to Monday's "Gulf Coast Hurricanes Situation Report," issued by
DOE, about 34 percent of Gulf oil production and 27 percent of Gulf natural
gas production remains unavailable. According to the Department of
Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS), so far the Gulf has lost 18
percent of its annual oil production and 14 percent of its annual natural
gas production because of the storms. Two refineries in Louisiana and one
in Texas remain shut down, while one refinery in each state is operating at
a reduced rate. See the latest
<http://www.electricity.doe.gov/program/electric_oa4.cfm>DOE and
<http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press1205a.htm>MMS reports.

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Houston, Tx 77021

I've read a lot of instructions on fabricating a solar collector out
of 2x6, a sliding glass door panel and black plastic.  I want to tie
this in to a radiant heating system, but can't afford to buy a 'store
bought' kit.  In my business, I work with heat exchangers pumps, hoses
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Dear JP:

Pardon the delay in response.  There are engineers who provide IAQ
(indoor air quality) professional services.  If you google "IAQ" you
will find a list of sites to read up regarding indoor air quality.  And
once in a while one can find gold in all the mass of information.  One
place to obtain indoor air quality test kits is
http://www.professionalequipment.com/xq/ASP/Indoor-Air-Quality-Test/id.6/subID.3\
30/qx/default.htm.
I have not personally used any of the products listed, so not sure how
accurate these are or what the learning curve is for the layperson to
use these kits (but then I am always of the opinion that you can learn
anything you set your mind to)  They have an 800 number and might be
worth a call.

Cheers,
Lunce



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December 14, 2005




News and Events

     * DOE Sends Energy Saving Teams to Six Facilities in Five States
     * New Energy-Saving Campaign Emphasizes "The Power is in Your Hands"
     * Twenty-Six States and D.C. Join the Energy Star Challenge
     * Massachusetts and Connecticut Offer Renewable Energy Funding
     * USDA Announces Farm Energy Strategy and Awards Biomass Funding
     * Geothermal Power Plants Moving Ahead in Idaho and Utah


Site News

     * Alliance to Save Energy Launches State Energy Efficiency Index


Energy Connections

     * EIA Boosts its Long-Term Projections for Oil Costs
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News and Events




DOE Sends Energy Saving Teams to Six Facilities in Five States

Federal Energy Saving Teams have visited six federal facilities in five
states over the past week. The teams were deployed to a Bureau of Prisons
facility in Allenwood, Pennsylvania; a U.S. Coast Guard facility in Cape
May, New Jersey; a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Charleston, South
Carolina; a federal courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama; a U.S. Army arsenal
in Huntsville, Alabama; and the Denver Federal Center in Colorado to
identify low-cost and no-cost measures to save energy and money. The
no-cost energy assessments are part of DOE's
"<http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/save_energy/>Easy Ways to Save
Energy" campaign, which in the coming months will send Energy Saving Teams
to the 30 largest federal facilities and the top 200 energy-intensive
manufacturing facilities in the United States. See the DOE press releases
about the
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19341&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>prison,
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19381&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>Coast
Guard facility,
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19384&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>hospital,
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19382&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>courthouse,
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19385&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>arsenal,
and the
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19383&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>Denver
Federal Center.

The Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex, located in Pennsylvania's
northern Allegheny Mountains, consists of four facilities, ranging from a
minimum-security camp to a high-security federal penitentiary. The Cape May
Coast Guard Training Center in New Jersey is the basic training center for
all Coast Guard recruits. The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in South
Carolina provides acute medical, surgical and psychiatry inpatient care as
well as primary care and specialized outpatient services. The Frank M.
Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Alabama is named for a
federal judge who served in the courthouse and made many rulings that
advanced the cause of civil rights in Alabama. Although the original
building is on the National Register of Historic Places, a major new
addition to the building was dedicated in 2002. See the
<http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/alx/index.jsp>Bureau of Prisons
and <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al6.htm>National Park
Service Web sites.

Two of the Energy Saving Teams face quite a challenge because of the scale
of the sites. Redstone Arsenal in Alabama sits on 40,000 acres and has 11.7
million square feet of building space, including administrative buildings,
laboratories, flight test ranges, and other specialized buildings and
equipment. The arsenal employs about 19,000 federal government and contract
workers. The Denver Federal Center covers less area but comprises 90
buildings with more than 4 million square feet of floor space, hosting 26
different federal agencies with 6,000 federal employees. But huge sites can
yield huge energy savings: In 2002, an Energy Saving Performance Contract
(ESPC) allowed agencies at the Federal Center to save more than $450,000 in
annual energy costs. See the
<http://www.garrison.redstone.army.mil/sites/about/facts.asp>U.S. Army Web
site and the ESPC Case Study
(<http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/31073.pdf>PDF 170 KB) from DOE's
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/>Federal Energy Management Program.
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New Energy-Saving Campaign Emphasizes "The Power is in Your Hands"

Consumers have the power to employ energy efficiency to lower their heating
bills, which is why a broad-based coalition launched a new campaign called
"The Power is in Your Hands" on Tuesday. Led by the Alliance to Save Energy
(ASE) and the American Gas Association, the campaign brings together
business, industry, utilities, trade associations, federal agencies, and
community groups whose common goal is to reduce energy use in order to
lower prices in the long run. The coalition's 20-plus members include DOE,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Dow Chemical Company, the
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, and the Edison
Electric Institute.

The campaign will arm consumers with the information and tools they need to
manage their home energy bills; inform them about the connection between
household energy use and energy prices; and inspire them to use energy
efficiency to reduce their energy use and thereby enhance the nation's
energy security. The campaign features a new consumer booklet with a wealth
of energy-saving tips, a laminated card for keeping key tips within easy
reach, and a new Web site, which features resources, tools, and links to
more information from campaign partners. The campaign will also include
additional consumer materials as well as television and radio spots and
placement of print ads in key markets. See the
<http://www.ase.org/content/news/detail/2735>ASE press release and the
<http://www.powerisinyourhands.org/>Power is in Your Hands Web site.


Twenty-Six States and D.C. Join the Energy Star Challenge

More than half the states across the nation and the District of Columbia
are joining with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address
critical energy issues at the local level in conjunction with the Energy
Star Challenge. The EPA's Energy Star Challenge calls on businesses,
governments, schools, and other agencies to improve their energy efficiency
by 10 percent or more. EPA estimates that if each building owner met this
challenge, by 2015 Americans would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more
than 20 million metric tons­equivalent to the emissions from 15 million
vehicles­while saving about $10 billion.

Most facilities can save up to 30 percent on their energy bills each year
through cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. Through the Energy
Star Challenge, state governments offer a variety of programs to help
building owners assess how much energy their buildings use now, establish
efficiency improvement goals of 10 percent or greater, and make efficiency
improvements wherever cost effective. See the
<http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d9bf8d9315e942578525701c005e573c/9a34e\
011eb6e2c89852570cf00657ca9!OpenDocument>EPA
press release, the list of participating states
(<http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/leaders/Summary_of_States3.pdf>PDF
104 KB), and the
<http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=leaders.bus_challenge>Energy Star
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Massachusetts and Connecticut Offer Renewable Energy Funding

Both Massachusetts and Connecticut are currently accepting applications for
renewable energy funding. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) is
offering $21 million through its new On-Site Renewable Distributed
Generation (DG) Program, which is designed to encourage commercial,
industrial, and institutional facilities to install equipment that produces
electricity using clean energy technologies. Approved energy sources
include fuel cells, certain types of hydropower, and wind, solar, and
biomass energy. See the <http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/news/85.php>CCEF
press release and the
<http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/funding/onsite_renewable_dg_program.html>Onsite
Renewable DG Program Web page.

In contrast, Massachusetts' Renewable Energy Trust is offering financing
for the companies that provide such energy technologies or services. The
Sustainable Energy Economic Development (SEED) Initiative will provide
convertible loans of up to $500,000 to Massachusetts-based companies that
provide products or services related to energy from fuel cells, solar
cells, hydropower, or biomass, wave, tidal, or wind energy. The loans could
also go to companies that are producing products such as inverters,
controls, switching equipment, storage, and instrumentation for a specific
renewable energy application. Applications are due on January 13th. See the
<http://www.masstech.org/seed/index.asp>SEED initiative Web page.


USDA Announces Farm Energy Strategy and Awards Biomass Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled last week a
comprehensive energy strategy to help farmers and ranchers deal with high
energy costs. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced the formation of
the USDA Energy Council to examine the department's programs and
authorities and ensure they fit into a comprehensive energy strategy. The
council will also ensure agricultural producers have a place at the table
for national energy discussions. The USDA also launched an online energy
estimator for tillage, and is co-sponsoring the Energy Agriculture Forum,
which is taking place in St. Louis, Missouri, today and tomorrow. Forum
participants will discuss new technology, programs, and initiatives that
will increase energy production from agriculture. See the
<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2005/12/05\
34.xml>USDA
press release and
<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=ENERGY&parentnav=NA\
TURAL_RESOURCES&navtype=RT>Energy
Web page.

As part of its support for energy projects, the USDA awarded $1.2 million
in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants to eight projects
involving biomass fuels, byproducts, and power. In addition, the USDA's
Rural Development program plans to maximize its use of approximately $1.4
billion in various business and electric loans and loan guarantees to help
farmers, ranchers, and rural communities create renewable energy systems
and businesses. Since 2001, the Rural Development program has awarded
nearly $290 million in renewable energy funding to support renewable energy
projects such as ethanol plants and wind and solar power installations. See
the USDA press releases about the
<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2005/12/05\
39.xml>SBIR
grants and the
<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2005/12/05\
35.xml>USDA's
energy commitments.

The USDA seems to be getting it right, according to participants in the
"Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture" held by the American Council
for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) in mid-November. The USDA's
increased emphasis on energy also follows recommendations from the forum.
Presentations at the forum provided valuable information on saving energy
in a wide variety of farming and ranching processes. See a
<http://aceee.org/conf/af05/af05reflections.htm>summary of the forum and
the <http://aceee.org/conf/af05/af05agenda.htm>forum presentations on the
ACEEE Web site.


Geothermal Power Plants Moving Ahead in Idaho and Utah

Two new contracts bode well for geothermal power development and will
likely result in a new 10-megawatt geothermal plant located in
south-central Idaho and a new 42-megawatt plant in southwest Utah.

In Idaho, U.S. Geothermal has entered into a contract with Ormat Nevada,
Inc. for the engineering, procurement, and construction of its first
10-megawatt geothermal power plant at Raft River, with an option to build
two more plants at the site. U.S. Geothermal has signed power purchase
contracts with the Idaho Power Company for three 10-megawatt geothermal
power plants. Ormat Nevada is a subsidiary of Ormat Technologies Inc.,
which has over three decades of experience in the design, engineering,
manufacturing, construction, and operation of geothermal power plants. See
the U.S. Geothermal press release
(<http://www.usgeothermal.com/news/nr120605>PDF 20 KB).
<http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html>Download Adobe Reader.

In Utah, PacifiCorp signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for all the
power produced by a 42-megawatt geothermal power plant that will be located
near Cove Fort, Utah. Amp Resources LLC will develop, own, and operate the
project and plans to have it online in 2007. The Cove Fort project was
selected as part of a PacifiCorp request for proposals, issued in February
2004 with the aim of acquiring up to 1,100 megawatts of cost effective
renewable resources. See the
<http://www.pacificorp.com/Press_Release/Press_Release58879.html>PacifiCorp
press release.
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Site News




<http://www.ase.org/content/article/detail/2356>Alliance to Save Energy
Launches State Energy Efficiency Index

The Alliance to Save Energy recently launched a Web-based index that allows
policy makers, state officials, advocates, and citizens to search for
energy-efficiency laws by state or by policy topic. Users can access a
state-by-state listing for specific policy options or click on an
interactive U.S. map to view a list of energy efficiency policies, funds,
and tax incentives for each state. See the
<http://www.ase.org/content/article/detail/2356>State Energy Efficiency Index.


Energy Connections




EIA Boosts its Long-Term Projections for Oil Costs

World oil prices are expected to drop over the next ten years, but they'll
be back up to near today's levels by 2025, according to a report released
Monday by DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA's latest
"Annual Energy Outlook" projects oil prices falling to $47 per barrel in
2014, but rising to $54 per barrel in 2025. That's $21 per barrel higher
than the EIA was projecting a year ago. According to EIA, those higher
prices will stimulate a greater use of ethanol and biodiesel, as well as
technologies to convert coal into liquid fuels. The high prices also reduce
demand, and in the new scenario, oil imports supply 60 percent of U.S.
petroleum demand in 2025, down from the 68 percent projected in last year's
report.

The EIA also anticipates that higher oil and natural gas prices will spur
an increased use of coal and nuclear power. The new report projects a 64
percent increase in coal consumption by 2030 along with the addition of
6,000 megawatts of new nuclear power plants. On the other hand, imports of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to grow to 4.1 trillion cubic feet
in 2025, down significantly from the 6.4 trillion cubic feet projected last
year. Carbon dioxide emissions from energy use are projected to increase at
an average annual rate of 1.2 percent between 2004 and 2030, down from the
1.5 percent growth projected last year. And the carbon intensity of the
economy, measured as energy-related carbon dioxide emissions per dollar of
gross domestic product, is projected to decline at an average annual rate
of 1.7 percent per year from 2004 through 2030. See the
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/press/press265.html>EIA press release and the
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/index.html>Annual Energy Outlook.

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December 21, 2005




News and Events

     * DOE Sets Tougher Standards for Energy Star Clothes Washers
     * Energy Saving Teams Sent to Federal Facilities in Six States
     * DOE Awards $2.2 Million for Energy-Efficient Pulp and Paper Production
     * BLM to Pursue Increased Wind Power on Public Lands
     * FERC Issues Rules Enabling Tax Credits for Hydropower Expansions
     * IRS Seeks Applications for $800 Million in Clean Energy Bonds
     * California Boosts Solar Photovoltaic Funding by $300 Million


Energy Connections

     * Save Energy with LED Lights and Timers this Holiday Season
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News and Events

Editor's Note: The EERE Network News will take a two-week break for the
holidays, returning on Wednesday, January 11th. Today's issue marks the end
of the sixth year of publishing this newsletter. We started in January 1999
with only 1,000 subscribers, but thanks to readers like you, we have more
than 10,000 subscribers today. We wish you all a joyful and
energy-efficient holiday season!


DOE Sets Tougher Standards for Energy Star Clothes Washers

DOE announced on Monday that clothes washers will soon have to meet tougher
standards to qualify for the Energy Star label. The new standards will take
effect on January 1st, 2007, and will increase the efficiency of Energy
Star-labeled clothes washers up to 37 percent, saving as much as $70
million in energy bills and 8.9 billion gallons of water each year. Energy
Star is a voluntary program co-sponsored by DOE and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.

To earn the Energy Star label, clothes washers will have to meet two
criteria: the Modified Energy Factor (MEF) and the Water Factor (WF). The
MEF is the capacity of the clothes container divided by the total energy
consumption per cycle, including washing machine energy, water-heating
energy, and dryer energy. The higher the MEF, the more efficient the
clothes washer. The WF is the gallons of water used per cycle divided by
the cubic feet of washer capacity (for example, a three-cubic-foot washer
using 24 gallons per cycle has a WF of 8). The lower the WF, the less water
the machine uses. The new standards will require a minimum MEF of 1.72
cubic feet per kilowatt-hour per cycle, up from 1.42, and a maximum WF of
8. The current standards don't include a WF requirement. See the
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19403&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>DOE
press release and the
<http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=clotheswash.pr_clothes_washers>Clothes
Washers Key Product Criteria page on the Energy Star Web site.


Energy Saving Teams Sent to Federal Facilities in Six States

DOE deployed Energy Saving Teams to federal facilities in Georgia, Indiana,
Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma over the past week to identify
low-cost and no-cost measures to save energy and money. The energy
assessments are part of DOE's
"<http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/save_energy/>Easy Ways to Save
Energy" campaign, which includes sending Energy Saving Teams to the 30
largest federal facilities and the top 200 energy-intensive manufacturing
facilities in the United States. According to an "EERE Progress Alerts"
issued last week, DOE had performed energy assessments at 26 federal
facilities and 5 industrial plants as of Friday. DOE has also received 286
applications from industries representing 641 plants, and will continue
accepting applications at its
"<http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/>Save Energy Now" Web
site through January 17th. See the
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts/progress_alert.asp?aid=113>EERE
Progress Alerts.

The latest Energy Saving Teams visited Fort Gordon, Georgia; Fort Bragg,
North Carolina; Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma; the Naval Surface Warfare
Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana; the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB)
in Dayton, Ohio; and the Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building in Louisville,
Kentucky. Fort Gordon covers 87.5 square miles and has a workforce of more
than 16,600. Fort Bragg includes 5,447 buildings over more than 50 square
miles. Fort Sill covers 147 square miles and houses 20,000 personnel. The
NSWC Crane Division is the third largest U.S. Navy installation in the
world, covering 100 square miles. Wright-Patterson AFB is the largest U.S.
Air Force base in the United States, employing about 22,000 people. And the
Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building is an 11-story building with a gross
area of about 473,000 square feet. See the DOE press release from
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19392&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>December
14th and the December 19th press releases about
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19401&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>Fort
Sill and the
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19402&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>Romano
L. Mazzoli Federal Building.


DOE Awards $2.2 Million for Energy-Efficient Pulp and Paper Production

DOE awarded $2.2 million in research and development grants on Tuesday for
projects to save energy in the pulp and paper industry. The research will
focus on removing water from pulp in the paper making process and
determining the technical and commercial feasibility of next-generation
manufacturing concepts.

DOE awarded about $2 million to Voith Paper in Wisconsin to design and
build a new press technology to reduce energy use for paper drying by 30
percent; about $100,000 to North Carolina State University to define a
next-generation pulping process to achieve higher yields and reduced energy
consumption; and about $100,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to
examine new techniques for eliminating energy-intensive lime kilns from the
pulping process. Lime kilns are used to recover and reuse calcium
carbonate, a product of the pulping process. The recipients will provide a
total of $2.1 million in cost sharing toward the three projects. See the
<http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=19404&BT_CODE=PR_PRESSRELEASE\
S&TT_CODE=PRESSRELEASE>DOE
press release and DOE's <http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry/forest>Forest
Products Industry of the Future Web page.


BLM to Pursue Increased Wind Power on Public Lands

The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) announced last week that its Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) has completed an environmental review that will
allow it to significantly expand its wind energy program on public lands.
The Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) establishes broad
guidelines for BLM's Wind Energy Development Program, ensuring that the
best management practices are used to avoid impacts to at-risk species and
migratory birds. With the publication of the PEIS, BLM also is amending 52
land-use plans in nine western states with a goal of installing more than
3,200 megawatts of wind energy. While changes in the land-use plans will
speed development of wind energy, individual projects will still require
site-specific analysis and permits. Nevertheless, BLM expects to be able to
shorten the approval process for new wind energy projects from two or more
years to less than a year. Over the past five years, BLM has issued 86 wind
energy permits, compared to four issued in the previous five years. See the
<http://www.doi.gov/news/05_News_Releases/051215.htm>DOI press release and
the <http://windeis.anl.gov/>Wind Energy Development PEIS Web site.

A new ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will also
make it easier for large wind plants to provide a reliable source of power
for the electrical grid. The new rules provide greater flexibility for a
wind plant to remain connected to the power grid when a momentary fault
causes the grid voltage to drop. The FERC ruling adopts a proposal
initiated by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and agreed to by
both AWEA and the North American Electric Reliability Council. See the
<http://www.awea.org/news/news_pr_12132005.html>AWEA press release and the
FERC order
(<http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/Files/20051212171744-RM05-4-001.pdf>PDF
179 KB). <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html>Download
Adobe Reader.


FERC Issues Rules Enabling Tax Credits for Hydropower Expansions

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued new instructions
last week for hydropower facilities to earn tax credits for increasing
their power output. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 allows tax credits for
the incremental production gains from efficiency improvements or capacity
additions to existing hydropower facilities. The act also allows
FERC-licensed dams that do not generate power to earn the tax credit for a
hydropower installation, but only if the installation requires no
significant modifications to the dam. To earn the tax credit, the
facilities must be placed in service after August 8th of this year and by
the end of 2007, and FERC must certify both the historic and increased
power production at the facility for the Internal Revenue Service. See the
FERC guidelines
(<http://www.ferc.gov/legal/maj-ord-reg/fed-sta/credit-epact-2005.pdf>PDF
193 KB). <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html>Download
Adobe Reader.

FERC also approved a project that will likely qualify for the tax credit.
The Public Utility District (PUD) No. 2 of Grant County, Washington, plans
to install nine new advanced hydropower turbines at the Priest Rapids
hydroelectric project on the Columbia River. The so-called "fish-friendly"
turbines, developed by DOE, will increase power production at the plant
while improving the survival of juvenile salmon migrating downstream. The
utility has already installed one of the new turbines at the site, and
found that the average survival of juvenile Chinook salmon through the new
turbine was at least as good as that of the existing turbines. The new
turbine also produced 14 percent more electricity. The utility plans to
replace one turbine at the facility every nine months. See the
<http://www.ferc.gov/press-room/press-releases/2005/2005-4/12-14-05.asp>FERC
press release and order
(<http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=10905530>PDF 151
KB) and the
<http://www.gcpud.org/aboutus/newsrelease05/fishsurvival.htm>related press
release from Grant County PUD.


IRS Seeks Applications for $800 Million in Clean Energy Bonds

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested applications last week
for renewable energy projects to be financed with up to $800 million in
"tax-credit" bonds. Unlike normal bonds that pay interest, tax-credit bonds
pay the bondholders by providing a credit against their federal income tax.
In effect, the new tax-credit bonds will provide interest-free financing
for certain renewable energy projects. According to the American Public
Power Association (APPA), this provides an effective new financing tool for
public power companies, which are non-profit and cannot directly benefit
from other tax credits.

Under the new Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) program, established by
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, up to $800 million in tax-credit bonds may
be issued by qualified bond lenders, cooperative electric companies, and
government bodies (including public power systems). The borrower must be a
cooperative electric company or a government body, and must use the
financing for wind, biomass, geothermal, or solar energy projects, or for
hydropower expansions, trash combustion facilities, or refined coal
production facilities. The act allows government bodies to borrow up to
$500 million for such projects, setting aside at least $300 million for
cooperative electric companies. Since the federal government essentially
pays the interest via tax credits, the IRS must allocate such credits in
advance, which is why it is seeking applications now; they're due by April
26th, 2006. See the APPA press release
(<http://www.appanet.org/files/PDFs/APPAHailsBondProgram12-13-05.pdf>PDF 34
KB), the IRS solicitation (<http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-05-98.pdf>PDF
36 KB), and a <http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=5624>report on
tax-credit bonds from the Congressional Budget Office.
<http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html>Download Adobe Reader.


California Boosts Solar Photovoltaic Funding by $300 Million

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) increased its funding for
solar photovoltaic technologies by $300 million last week. The funding
increase­the first step in the CPUC's proposed California Solar
Initiative­will be issued via the CPUC's Self-Generation Incentive Program
(SGIP). The decision also reduced the rebate level for solar photovoltaic
systems from $3.50 per watt to $2.80 per watt of installed capacity,
starting with projects that sign up for funding in 2006. For projects
already on the waiting list, the rebate level will be $3 per watt.
According to the CPUC, reducing the rebate level will allow it to stretch
limited program funding to as many projects as possible. See the
<http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/NEWS_RELEASE/52080.htm>CPUC press release.

At the CPUC's January 12th meeting, the full ten-year California Solar
Initiative funding and framework will be considered. According to the Solar
Energy Industries Association (SEIA), that full proposal aims to install
3,000 megawatts of solar power in California. See the
<http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/energy/051214_solarincentive.htm>California
Solar Initiative proposal and the
<http://www.seia.org/solarnews.php?id=86>SEIA press release.
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Energy Connections




Save Energy with LED Lights and Timers this Holiday Season

The holiday season is here, and with it comes plenty of opportunities to
either waste energy or save it. One way to save energy is to switch to
holiday lights that use LEDs (light-emitting diodes). According to the
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE), each LED bulb uses only 0.04 watts, about
one-tenth of the energy used by mini-lights and less than one percent of
the energy used by the large, old-fashioned holiday lights. LEDs also last
a long time and produce no heat, helping to eliminate fire hazards. But
just because they're energy misers, no need to flout it: you should still
put your lights on a timer, so they'll only stay on when people are likely
to see and appreciate them. For this and other holiday-season energy tips,
see the <http://www.ase.org/content/news/detail/2737>ASE press release.

Want to learn more about LEDs and other holiday lighting options? See the
latest holiday lighting fact sheet
(<http://www.energyideas.org/documents/factsheets/HolidayLighting.pdf>PDF
860 KB) from the EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse, a service of the Washington
State University Extension Energy Program.
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"2005 .. . began with the U.S. administration's biggest foreign ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair making global warming one of his two top priorities for the year. ... THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE joined a growing press chorus stating "the Montreal global warming conference shows U.S. is part of the problem but not part of the solution."

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NOW
Friday, December 30, 2005 on PBS (Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/)
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* Global meltdown.  NOW goes inside the battle over global warming.
What has scientists alarmed and why isn't Washington listening?  Find
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Scientists say that over the last century, almost every glacier on earth
has gotten smaller and that the Arctic, which serves as the "air
conditioner" for the world, is warming twice as fast as anywhere else.
It's part of the body of evidence, they say, that proves humans are
changing the atmosphere and causing global climate change, which has
enormous implications for the health of the planet and its inhabitants.
So why are some in government still claiming that global warming is a
hoax?  NOW analyzes the latest from the scientific and political fronts
on climate change.  The report looks at recent scientific evidence that
has set off alarms about the implications of melting glaciers for rising
ocean levels and talks to one coal-burning energy company that has
voluntarily pledged to stabilize its greenhouse gas emissions.   
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