http://inhabitat.com/newly-signed-tax-bill-saves-cash-for-green-energy-too/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/newly-signed-tax-bill-saves-cash-for-green-energy-too/comment-page-1/#comment-289000 greentechbuyer Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:47:42 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=199615#comment-289000 While the extension of these credits has been fantastic for the renewable energy side of the green technology industry, it has been a bit of a smokescreen for the failure of Home Star legislation that would provide $6B in residential energy efficiency retrofits. Bills supporting flashier green projects like solar and wind tend to outweigh the importance of energy efficiency in the public eye. For those interested in why Home Star will likely fail in 2011: http://www.greentechbuyer.org/blog/why-home-star-is-doomed-in-2011.html While the extension of these credits has been fantastic for the renewable energy side of the green technology industry, it has been a bit of a smokescreen for the failure of Home Star legislation that would provide $6B in residential energy efficiency retrofits. Bills supporting flashier green projects like solar and wind tend to outweigh the importance of energy efficiency in the public eye. For those interested in why Home Star will likely fail in 2011: http://www.greentechbuyer.org/blog/why-home-star-is-doomed-in-2011.html

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