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Democrats’ Cap-and-Trade Bill Creates ‘Retrofit’ Policy for Homes and Businesses

(CNSNews.com) – The 1,400-page cap-and-trade legislation pushed through by House Democrats contains a new federal policy that residential, commercial, and government buildings be retrofitted to increase energy efficiency, leaving it up to the states to figure out exactly how to do that.

This means that homeowners, for example, could be required to retrofit their homes to meet federal “green” guidelines in order to sell their homes, if the cap-and-trade bill becomes law.

If you sell your house, you will be required before to sell it to retrofit your home to meet any federal green guidelines drawn up by some government hacks. It says, "The Administrator shall develop and implement, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, standards for a national energy and environmental building retrofit policy for single-family and multi-family residences.

Can someone open a window? The fetid odor of Hope and Change is really starting to stink up the joint.

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So what
Submitted by boo boo on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 1:34pm.

You are going to pay one way or another. Either higher costs for electric, gas or paying to make your house, condo, place where you live more energy efficient..whats the diff?

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Garvin: regulations
Submitted by Bonkers on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 11:03am.

I remember when codes were passed for electrical regulations in homes.

Certain plumbing regulations!

Termite regulations.

Stop polka-dot homes in striped neighborhoods!

Sewer regulations to stop dumping into the nearest creek!

Sofas and refrigerators on the front porch!

Repair work done by jake-legs.

And of course bankers conning the world!

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Submitted by Fred Garvin on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 7:40pm.

People can sell their homes without them being up to code.

Under the dems plan, people will not be able to sell their homes without investing $10,000-$20,000 in them first.

That ought to really help out the real estate industry - NOT! Besides, if we were to retrofit 3 million homes over the next decade, we would only consume 10 days less petroleum (.27% less). If we were to retrofit 10 times as many homes, 30 million, (which is almost certainly not possible to do in 10 years), we would save just 100 days of oil over a 10 year period (2.7% less)."

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VULGAR AND CLASSLESS "FRED" even for you........
Submitted by kevin king on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 8:11am.

Eyes on these boards should not see such a disgusting statement. You must work for a competing blog, because it seems you are trying to suck the life out of this one.

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It appears noone is getitng "deleted"
Submitted by Bonkers on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 7:32am.

Many a good man has been banned from here for much less than you blurb!!
Is it wide open now, or just for some?

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Submitted by Tug13 on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 10:22am.

The comment by "Fred" was disgusting and should be deleted.
I should have ignored it but...I have to agree, others have been banned for much less. Seems like anything goes now, too bad. I think Cal needs to do a little house cleaning.

Tug Smiling


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