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HIGHLIGHTS
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Energy for Multi-Family Housing –
Briefing
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Energy Plan for the Great Lakes – Report
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Great Lakes Congressional Report
– New Issue
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LIHEAP – Letter
Energy for
Multi-Family Housing – Briefing
A Capitol Hill briefing on Monday, September 19, will
review the substantial opportunities to utilize combined heat and power (CHP)
technologies in the multi-family housing market, and the barriers to their
adoption that are only beginning to be broken down. The briefing will
review successful projects, challenges, as well as tool available for those
wanting to assess the feasibility of CHP in particular applications.
Speaking will be representatives of Energy and Environmental Analysis, University of Maryland, and
Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sponsors include the
Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, Northeast-Midwest Institute, and
Environmental and Energy Study Institute.
The September 19 briefing will run from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm in 1539
Longworth House Office Building.
Contact: Diane DeVaul with the
Northeast-Midwest Institute (202/464-4009).
Energy Plan for the Great Lakes – Report
The Great Lakes basin
can and should become the center for electricity innovation, according to a
new report by the Northeast-Midwest Institute. The region already
hosts shining examples of recycled energy, modern technologies, and
far-sighted local plans. Opportunities to further enhance the
region’s economy and environment through electricity innovation are
enormous.
The Great Lakes region
is on the verge of a tremendous explosion in energy innovation.
Entrepreneurs advancing an array of modern technologies could double the
electric system’s efficiency, cut the generation of pollutants and
greenhouse gases, expand consumer choices, enhance productivity and
economic development, and spawn a multi-billion-dollar export
industry. The technological revolution, however, needs to be matched
by a policy revolution. Click here to
read the report – An Energy Plan for
the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Congressional
Report – New Issue
The September issue of the Great Lakes Congressional Report is now posted at www.nemw.org/GLCRSep05.pdf.
The newsletter includes updates on invasive species legislation, Great
Lakes restoration, Water Resources Development Act, and
appropriations.
LIHEAP – Letter
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI),
co-chairs of the Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition, are circulating a
letter asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to include $1.276 billion
in emergency Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds in a
comprehensive supplemental. The signature deadline is Monday,
September 19. Contact: Kris Sarri at the
Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition (202/224-0606).
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