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Governor Quinn Announces Capital Funding for Green Jobs Training Program – Urban Weatherization Program will Provide Training for Home Energy Auditors, Job Opportunities in Urban Communities
CHICAGO – September 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced $1.6 million in capital funding to kick-off the first phase a multi-year green jobs training program.
ComEd Urges Home Weatherization With Onset of Fall Temperatures
CHICAGO , Sept. 19, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — After a summer of record heat indexes, fall weather is now a reality for northern Illinois residents.
IG: Virginia is failing to track Recovery Act program funds
A preliminary audit of a Virginia state agency’s administration of $94 million in Recovery Act funds for helping low-income residents make their homes more energy efficient revealed a string of management failures. The report by George Collard, Energy’s assistant inspector general for national security and energy audits, found that Virginia’s Department of Housing and Community Development failed to conduct any on-site financial monitoring of the work, verify the accuracy of documentation local agencies submitted, reconcile amounts paid to actual costs, maintain vehicle and equipment inventories as required by federal regulation and directives, or accurately report program results to the Energy Department.
House takes up Cash for Caulkers stimulus bill (AP)
WASHINGTON – Democrats say homeowners could foster jobs, clean up the earth and save themselves some serious money — just by making their homes more energy efficient under a bill expected to pass the House Thursday. The Home Star legislation would pay thousands of dollars in rebates over a two-year period to people who install energy-saving products such as insulation, windows and water heaters.
Federal Recovery Funding Impacts State’s Weatherization Efforts; Additional $242 Million Available to Increase Weatherization Services, Create Jobs
On National Weatherization Day, representatives from Governor Pat Quinn’s Administration joined officials with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) and Serious…
Quinn Announces Availability of $242 Million in Additional Recovery Funds for Low-Income Home Weatherization Efforts
Governor Pat Quinn today announced that approximately $242 million in additional Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) funding is available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to assist…