
US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Middle Class Task Force event to announce a series of federal actions designed to lay the groundwork for a strong, self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on November 9, 2010.

US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Middle Class Task Force event to announce a series of federal actions designed to lay the groundwork for a strong, self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on November 9, 2010.
U.S. to announce home energy efficiency initiatives
– Tue Nov 9, 6:04 am ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden is to announce a series of initiatives on Tuesday aimed at helping middle-income Americans make their homes more energy efficient and boost job growth among home retrofitters.
The goal of the measures is two-fold -- help Americans keep down energy costs while at the same time laying the groundwork for a larger home energy efficiency industry.
"Together, these programs will grow the home retrofit industry and help middle-class families save money and energy," Biden is to say at the event.
The funds might be used insulate attics or put double panes on windows to trap heat in the winter and cold air in the summer months.
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