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States awash in stimulus money to weatherize homes
Hosted.ap.news ^ | 7/15/09 | PHILLIP RAWLS

Posted on 07/15/2009 6:29:00 PM PDT by Nachum

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Ready or not, states are getting a tenfold boost in federal money to weatherize drafty homes, an increase so huge it has raised fears of waste and fraud and set off a scramble to find workers and houses for them to repair.

An obscure program that installs insulation in homes and makes them more energy-efficient is distributing $4.7 billion in stimulus funds - dwarfing the $447 million originally planned by Congress this year and the $227 million spent in 2008.

That is enough to weatherize 1 million homes, instead of the 140,000 normally done each year.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: awash; states; stimulus; weatherize
Anyone feel drafty?
1 posted on 07/15/2009 6:29:01 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

During a hurricane, maybe?


2 posted on 07/15/2009 6:30:38 PM PDT by Ladysmith (I am not a number! I am a free man! I am Jim Thompson!!)
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To: Nachum

Where do I go to get this money? I am interested, need a new front door and If we are going to spend 4.7 Billion, I want at least200 bucks worth!


3 posted on 07/15/2009 6:38:07 PM PDT by When do we get liberated? (They must think we are stupid. They want to be green, I want to be gault.)
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To: Ladysmith

I’ve pretty much gone “Galt” but would love to get a 2-fer ,, save on energy and bleed the gov’t some more... anyone know who to contact for Florida?


4 posted on 07/15/2009 6:40:37 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: Neidermeyer

http://www.liheap.ncat.org/profiles/Florida.htm

Just substitute your state for Florida..


5 posted on 07/15/2009 6:46:51 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: When do we get liberated?

Me too.
Our last winter gas bill was 397.00. We need this.

Afterall, I’m paying for it anyway.


6 posted on 07/15/2009 6:47:35 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: Nachum

Why do they need money for drafty homes in Alabama? I would think Ohio, Michigan,Indiana...pick any northern state, would need the money more. Then again we aren’t talking “need” here, we’re talking bribes.


7 posted on 07/15/2009 6:53:02 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Nachum
The list, ping

My apologies if you were pinged in error, or if I did not ping you. My 'puter lost my word program and email program and the 'dog ate my ping list'!

Please let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list...

8 posted on 07/15/2009 6:55:28 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

It may be this money is intended for people near or below the poverty level only. The Federal government is awfully selective about whose homes it wants to be more energy efficient, isn’t it?


9 posted on 07/15/2009 7:13:51 PM PDT by Post Toasties (Conservatives allow the guilty to be executed but Lefties insist that the innocent be executed.)
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