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Stimulus Spending that for Conservation

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Finally… I finally hear about someone who wants to use some of the federal stimulus money to help conserve energy. Not to spend it on some expensive alternative energy project - but to simply encourage building “green homes” and retrofit existing homes. What a practical approach

Here’s one comment made about Jacksonville’s plans with regards to 8 million dollars of stimulus money.

Stewart is working with the Mayor’s sustainability office and city engineers to form a strategy for spending the $8 million. She says plans could include offering rebate incentives for “green” builders and upgrading aging government buildings to more energy efficient standards.

“So there’s a framework for a strategic plan,” Stewart says. “But to say we have one would not be true.”

She even went on to talk about sustaining the projects and staff in the future. Here’s someone who is thinking not just about the environment, not just about the economy, but both the environment and the economy and how they can work together.

You can read the rest of the article at WOKV.Com.

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