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Stimulus Helps Insulation Workers

Laid-off workers at the Owens Corning fiberglass plant in Newark, Ohio, hope to get jobs back as a result of funding in the economic stimulus bill for insulating attics in low-income homes.
Source: WashPost, 05/27/2009

Interest Surges in Neglected Geothermal

"Nearly 200 million acres of public lands, mostly in the West, could become prime generators of emissions-free electricity by extracting steam heat from the earth's core to drive electric turbines."
Source: Greenwire, 05/22/2009

21st Century Dust Bowl in West?

"Dust storms accelerated by a warming climate have covered the Rocky Mountains with dirt whose heat-trapping properties have caused snowpacks to melt weeks earlier than normal, worrying officials in Colorado about drastic water shortages by late summer."
Source: NYTimes, 05/15/2009

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