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On April 15, Earth Day, in Washington, D.C. Alliance President Kateri Callahan participated in a Team Challenge event for KidsCom, an online “edutainment” virtual world with a focus on teaching kids about Global Climate change and sustainability in the real world.


The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), through its Subcommittee on Buildings Technology Research and Development (BTRD), is responsible for Federal R&D priorities planning for the building technologies of tomorrow. To support public and private sector input into this planning process, BTRD is hosting a 1½ day workshop on net zero energy, high performance green building technologies.

Building for the Future: The Elements of Success

The 2008 Great Energy Efficiency Day (GEED), which took place on April 16, was by all accounts the most successful in Alliance history with record breaking attendance and an unparalleled speaker line-up. In the picture above, Diane Munns (Edison Electric Institute), Kaj den Daas (Philips Lighting), John Conover (Trane) and Jeff Harris (the Alliance) discuss energy efficiency in buildings. Pictures and presentations from the event are now available.


The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is soliciting input on your ideas on the scope of a solicitation for $10 billion in loan guarantees that will encourage the development of improved renewable energy, energy efficiency, and related transmission technologies in the U.S. A public meeting is planned at DOE’s headquarters for April 23, and responses are due by May 2. More information can be found on DOE's Loan Guarantee Program web site.

David Manning (National Grid), Rep. Steve Israel, Kateri Callahan

On April 15, new Alliance Vice-chair Congressman Steve Israel was featured at an Alliance Associates’ Breakfast where he spoke about the role of energy efficiency in national security. He is welcomed here by National Grid’s David Manning and Alliance president Kateri Callahan.


This month: Industry Leader Interview with Andy Karsner; Hesperia, California school district saves $600,000 through energy efficiency; new energy efficiency finance manual; and more!

Tax FormsPreparing Year 2007 Tax Returns? If you made energy efficiency home improvements or bought a more fuel-efficient vehicle, the Alliance's energy-efficiency home and vehicle tax credit information could be worth hundreds of dollars to you. Additional information is available through the Tax Incentives Assistance Project Web site.


Join the Alliance and its many colleagues in supporting a 30% improvement in energy efficiency for the next update of the International Energy Conservation Code (2009 IECC). Read more about the Energy Efficient Codes Coalition and the code proposals that will take us to “30.”

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