Agree or Disagree: The Stimulus Package is Good for the GREEN ECO Mission

26 February 2009

The newest EcoBroker newsletter highlights some of the "Green" items on the stimulus package:

$6.3 billion for energy efficiency in multifamily housing getting federal assistance, such as HUD-sponsored low-income housing
$5 billion to weatherize more than 1 million homes owned by "modest-income" families.
$4.5 billion to increase the energy efficiency of federal buildings
$4 billion to repair and modernize public housing units
$2 billion to increase the tax credit for hybrid cars to $7,500
$1.4 billion for bonds to carry out state and local renewable energy and conservation projects
$510 million to repair and modernize more than 4,000 Native American housing units
$500 million to train workers for careers in energy efficiency and renewable energy
$300 million for consumer rebates for energy-efficient appliances
$268 million to remove caps on a 30 percent residential credit for solar, wind, and geothermal
$250 million to HUD to improve the efficiency of government-subsidized apartments

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