All Things Considered, February 23, 2009 · People in the business of weatherizing homes are expecting to profit from the new economic stimulus plan. The federal aid package sets aside $5 billion worth of spending for making homes and buildings more energy efficient. The idea is to save energy, create jobs — and even perhaps slow global warming.
That's good news for people like Malcolm Woolf, who runs the Maryland Energy Administration. It's a small office with a small staff, and they've started a new program to train people in need of work how to weatherize homes, such as installing weatherstripping around doors, insulating attics and basements, or making heating and cooling systems more efficient.
"We are training folks every week to become home energy retrofit professionals," says Woolf. "Construction workers can be easily retooled to be air-duct or insulation installers and meet our current needs."
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