Cash for Caulking  This is a rather new item that few people have heard about.  We thought it interesting and felt it was something you should know about.  President Obama has proposed a program that would reimburse homeowners for installing energy-efficient appliances, windows, and insulation.

Under what has been dubbed “Cash for Caulking,” homeowners would get a 50 percent rebate on items like energy-efficient air conditioners, heating systems, washing machines and dryers, refrigerators, replacement windows, and insulation up to $12,000, meaning a household could spend $24,000 and get $12,000 back. There will likely be no income restrictions. 

There has been speculation about how this program would pay the rebate – some have suggested that when you purchase an item covered under this program, that you’d only have to lay out 50% the amount of the cost and the retailer would get the other 50% from the government.

Cash for caulking could be a winner – lets hope it becomes more than a proposal!

Bob & Richelle Ward, Realtors, ABR
Prudential Connecticut Realty
www.connecticuthomesforsale.com
Cell – (203) 470-9818

 

It seems these days lines are being drawn between those that “believe” in global warming and those that don’t. Well guess what, I am not an environmentalist (“tree-hugger” as some might call me) because of global warming, although it is worth mentioning that I do believe the planet is warming, and I do believe that people do have some effect on that process.

Here are the OTHER reasons that I think green practices are important:

• Because I think that dependence on foreign oil puts the country in a bad political position.
• Because I think that people waste to0 much and that our culture has become over-commercialized.
• Because I prefer quality over quantity, especially in houses. (and I don’t want to clean a big house)
• Because I want to breath clean air and drink clean water.
• Because I believe that toxic products should not be applied to our food and that they probably cause a variety of health problems.
• Because I believe that eventually we will run out of natural resources if we don’t start using more sustainable practices.
• Because I want to see more well-paying green energy jobs not overseas junk creation jobs.
• Because I believe it is my duty to leave behind the earth in a better condition than I found it.

and yes, this one does have to do with global warming…

• Because I love to ski and with the winters we have been having in Western PA I don’t know how much longer I will be able to do that here at home.

So you see, being green doesn’t just mean choosing a side on the global warming debate. There are a lot more immediate, local reasons to be concerned for our environment.

Live green in Western PA. Call Christa Ross from RE/MAX Select Realty, your certified green agent and RE/MAX green specialist at 724-933-6300 x214 or visit my website at www.greenhomespgh.com.