Year: 2011
Only When it is Dark Enough Can You See the Stars
“Only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.” Martin Luther King once spoke these words and his statement speaks to my sentiment at this moment. The Tonko/Bass Amendment to the 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill has just failed in the House of Representatives. This legislation would have transferred $227 million back to state and federal weatherization and local energy
Words from our President: NASCSP’s True Colors
A recent episode of The Colbert Report poked fun at gas company, Talisman Energy’s latest public relations efforts to “greenwash,” as Stephen Colbert put it, hydraulic fracturing (fracking). In the wake of widespread public concern over the possible environmental impacts of fracking, Talisman released a coloring book for kids that illustrates the benefits of this controversial practice. The
You Can Eat it, But you Can't Frost it!
(Disclaimer: This math story is not essential to any legislative or policy discussion, nor do we make any claims as to its value in helping with your CSBG Data report. However, it may provide some insight into the workings to the Acting Director of Research’s brain). The Chair’s article this month reminded me of a math symposium I did in college, about a seemingly simple yet complex
NASCSP Goes to the National Healthy Homes Conference
[caption id="attachment_90" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="NASCSP wins the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Best Exhibit Award at the 2011 National Healthy Homes Conference in Denver, Colorado. (l-r, NASCSP Healthy Homes Staff: Bob Scott, Ameer Bishay, Rebecca Stewart, Jenae Bjelland, Raymond Thomas, Ryan Ward and Jeff Wojciechowski.)"][/caption] The National
WAP Corner: Telling the Story of Weatherization
As the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) moves into the post-Recovery Act era, telling its story is more important than ever. To maintain funding levels and staffing, the network needs to attract new partners and the best way to do so is to show that the WAP is a proven, cost-effective and ultimately very successful program. NASCSP has many tools available on the WAPTAC website to
