It's been a busy year already for Sustainable Edmonds. The Save Energy Now program is ready to go - we have selected the Energy Audit Contractor, EcoFab of Seattle, and have some program participants starting up their efforts to reduce their utilities!

The cost of the energy audit turned out to be far lower than we had anticipated. The price starts at $200 for a home, and $230 for a business, costing a bit more for very large buildings. These… Continue

This article was published November 19, 2009 by Brad Shannon (bshannon@theolympian.com)
in the Olympian newspaper's blog.

Washington’s home-weatherization efforts have fallen at least two months behind goals set under the federal stimulus aid, the result of a mix-up over conflicting wage requirements under federal and state laws.

Forty-seven homes statewide were weatherized in the July-to-September period. The agency’s contr… Continue

This article by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu was published October 31, 2009 on the Climate Progress website

Photograph a person holding a caulking gun while caulking the inside of a window.I’ve always been a bit of an energy efficiency nut.

I’ve made it my mission to cut the utility bills at every home we’ve owned. Long before I learned ab… Continue

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Published October 15th, 2009 by cdunagan in the Kitsap Sun.

Jay Manning’s last official act as director of the Washington Department of Ecology was to announce that a water right will not be required to collect rainwater from the roof of a building.

It has been a bone of contention among some folks that state water law appears to require a water rights permit for the di… Continue