http://ashrae.eresources.ws/advocacy/ To connect ASHRAE members and others interested in the built environment with activities within Congress and Federal agencies, the ASHRAE Washington office has developed Government Affairs Updates. en-us (c) 2007-2009 3/17/2010 12:00:01 PM http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) websupport@ashrae.org support@eresources.com 60 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2554 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#1">DOE Announces $37 Million for Next Generation Lighting</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#2">Obama Awards $2.3 Billion for New Clean Energy Manufacturing</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#3">DOE to Award $47 Million to Boost IT and Telecom Energy Efficiency</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#4">Labor Department Awards $155 Million to Support Green Jobs</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#5">DOE Announces Inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#6">DOE to Invest up to $366 Million in Energy Innovation Hubs</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#7">DOE to Invest up to $12 Million to Support Early Stage Solar Technologies</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#8">DOE Announces $20.5 million for Community Renewable Projects</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#9">NREL Study Shows 20% Wind is Possible by 2024</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#10">California Adopts Nation&#39;s First Statewide Green Building Standard</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#11">Obama: Federal Government to Cut GHG Emissions 28% by 2020</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#12">DOE Requests $2.4 Billion for Renewable Energy, Efficiency in FY 2011</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2554#13">DOE and EPA Join States to Speed Progress on U.S. Energy Efficiency</a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 8 Feb 2010, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2554#2-8-2010 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2528 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#1">President Obama Proposes Home Energy Retrofit Program for Job Creation</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#2">Commerce Department to Speed Review of Green Technology Patents</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#3">EIA: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased by 2.2% in 2008</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#4">EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases Threaten Health</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#5">Maine Requires Default Green Power Offer</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#6">NY Approves Property Assessments for Solar and Energy Efficiency</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#7">Existing Energy Efficiency Technologies Could Provide Major Savings</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#8">EPA Signs Two Rules Addressing HCFCs and the Ozone Layer</a> </li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#9">New Category of Geothermal Heat Pumps Can Earn Energy Star</a> </li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#10">NIST Offers Funds for Research</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#11">California Releases Preliminary Rules for GHG Cap-and-Trade Program</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2528#12">DOE Launches Public Web Site for Energy Technology Information</a> </li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 21 Dec 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2528#12-21-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2520 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#1">National Academy Reports on Construction Competitiveness and Efficiency</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#2">White House Launches &ldquo;Educate to Innovate&rdquo; <li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#3">DOE Awards $620 Million for Smart Grid and Energy Storage Projects <li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#4">FTC Proposes New Output-Based Labels for Light Bulbs <li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#5">President Obama Sets a Target for Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions <li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#6">United States and India to Cooperate on Clean Energy Technologies <li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2520#7">DOE Looks for Commercial Building Partners </a></li></a></li></a></li></a></li></a></li></a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 7 Dec 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2520#12-7-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2516 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2516#1">ACEEE: California Leads the Country in Energy Efficiency Policies</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2516#2">Nearly $40 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in Florida and Maine</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2516#3">More Than $104 Million for National Laboratory Facilities</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2516#4">United States and China to Cooperate on Clean Energy</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2516#5">AIA Report Notes Surge in Green Building Programs</a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2516#11-24-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2507 <ul><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2507#1">DOE and NREL Announce Open PV Mapping Project</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2507#2">President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion to Spur Smart Electric Grids</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2507#3">DOE Awards $151 Million in Recovery Act Funding for ARPA-E Projects</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2507#4">Report: Addressing Climate Change Yields 4.5 Million Clean Energy Jobs</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2507#5">EERE Funding Up 3 Percent to $2.24 Billion for Fiscal Year 2010</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2507#6">DOE Delivers $38 Million to Four States for Clean Energy</a> </li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2507#11-9-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2503 <ul><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2503#1">DOE to Strengthen Enforcement of Product Energy Efficiency Standards</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2503#2">DOE Resource to Help Local Governments Expand Solar Energy</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2503#3">Vice President Biden Unveils Home Retrofit Plan for Energy Efficiency</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2503#4">Team Germany Wins the 2009 Solar Decathlon</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2503#5">California Expands Rules for Feed-In Tariffs and Net Metering</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2503#6">Report Examines Hidden Health and Environmental Costs of Energy Use</a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a><br /> Mon, 26 Oct 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2503#10-26-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2500 <ul><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#1">California Accelerates its Pursuit of Clean Energy</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#2">DOE Delivers $106 Million for Energy Efficiency in Nine States</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#3">HUD Grants $300 million in Recovery Act Funds for Green Housing</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#4">EPA Identifies Alternatives to ODSs</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#5">President Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Trim Greenhouse Gases</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#6">20 Solar Homes Take Shape on the National Mall</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#7">EIA Forecasts Lower Heating Bills this Winter</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#8">President Obama Declares October National Energy Awareness Month</a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2500#9">DOE Announces $87 Million in Funding to Support Solar Energy Technologies</a> </li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2500#10-12-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2493 <ul><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#1">DOE to Fund up to $454 Million for Retrofit Ramp-Ups in Energy Efficiency</a> </li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#2">22 States get $354 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects</a> </li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#3">Reports Emphasize Monetary and Security Costs of Climate Change </a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#4">Massachusetts Solicits Proposals for Energy Solution Demonstration Projects </a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#5">DOE Delivers $36 Million to Pennsylvania for Energy Efficiency Projects </a></li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#6">DOE Announces $144 Million in Recovery Act Funding for the Smart Grid</a> </li><li><a href="/advocacy/page/2493#7">New DOE Campaign Encourages Everyone to &quot;Stay Warm, Save Money&quot; </a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 28 Sep 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2493#9-28-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2484 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2484#1">DOE Announces $6.4 Million for Solid-State Lighting Research</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2484#2">DOE Sets Energy Standards for Beverage Vending Machines</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2484#3">New Report Calls for Improvements and Expansion of K-12 Engineering Education</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2484#4">Commerce Department Sponsors Green Building Road Show</a></li></ul> Fri, 11 Sep 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2484#9-11-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2474 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2474#1">DOE Announces Funding for Improving Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2474#2">Alaska Legislature Overrides Veto on Stimulus Funds</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2474#3">Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Projected to Drop 5% in 2009</a> </li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2474#4">Nation&rsquo;s First Green Building Code Takes Effect in CA</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2474#5">More than $2 Billion in Tax Credits Announced for Energy Manufacturers</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2474#6">Energy Efficiency Mission to India Scheduled</a> </li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Fri, 21 Aug 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2474#8-21-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2469 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2469#1">DOE Awards More than $54 Million for State Energy Programs</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2469#2">GSA Invests $1 Billion in Recovery Act Construction Projects</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2469#3">DOE Awards $11.8 Million for New Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2469#4">DOE Awards $28 Million to National Laboratories for Bioenergy, Smart Grids</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2469#5">EPA Names Top 20 Organizations Using On-Site Renewable Energy</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2469#6">McKinsey Releases New Report on Energy Efficiency Barriers, ASHRAE Responds</a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 10 Aug 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2469#8-10-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2396 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#1">DOE Delivers $453 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Weatherization</a> </li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#2">Report: Demand Response Could Cut U.S. Peak Power Demand by 20% </a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#3">EPA Grants California GHG Waiver</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#4">DOE Sets New Lighting Standards and Invests in Efficient Buildings </a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#5">Labor Department Offers $500 Million for Clean Energy Job Training </a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#6">United States Joins International Renewable Energy Agency </a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#7">DOE Offers $3.9 Billion to Support Smart Grid Technologies </a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2396#8">DOE Announces Up to $10.5 Million in Solar Energy Education for Local Governments</a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a> Mon, 13 Jul 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2396#7-13-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2373 <ul><li><div><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2373#1">Report on Women in Research Universities Released</a></div></li><li><div><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2373#2">Virginia Governor Signs Order Promoting Energy Efficient Building &amp; Transportation</a></div></li><li><div><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2373#3">DOE&#39;s Solar Decathlon to be Held October 9-18 on the National Mall</a></div></li><li><div><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2373#4">DOE to Invest $49 Million in 24 Solar Projects and Solar Training</a></div></li><li><div><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2373#5">High-Performance Building Week Featured Many Highlights</a></div></li></ul> Fri, 19 Jun 2009, 8:0 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2373#6-19-2009_8:00:00_AM http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2361 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#1">Building Community Members Asked to Participate in Virtual Congressional Visits</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#2">New York Launches 100-Megawatt Solar Project on Distributed State Sites</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#3">DOE and World Energy Leaders Launch Partnership for Energy Efficiency</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#4">Federal Agencies Team Up to Foster Growth in Green Jobs</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#5">U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Declined 2.8% in 2008</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#6">NIST Announces Grants Supported by Recovery Act Funds</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#7">DOE Announces Recovery Act Funding for Deployment of Geothermal Heat Pumps</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2361#8">Vermont Passes Feed-In Tariff, Other Clean Energy Measures</a></li></ul><a name="1" title="1"></a><br /> Mon, 8 Jun 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2361#6-8-2009 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2291 <ul><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2291#1">State of Washington Creates Sustainable Energy Trust Fund</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2291#2">DOE Launches Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2291#3">DOE to Invest $777 million in 46 New Energy Frontier Research Centers</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2291#4">DOE Releases Commercial Lighting Solutions Web Tool for Commercial Buildings</a></li><li><a href="http://65.221.16.217/advocacy/page/2291#5">New Hospital Energy Alliance to Promote Clean Energy in Healthcare </a></li></ul><br /> Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:00 http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy/page/2291#5-11-2009