Higgs Boson wrote:
On Jun 30, 4:13 am, Frank wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
Bob-tx wrote:
It looks like this guy, obama, is a dictator, not a president.
What does he know about lighting standards?
Is anyone else fed up with the government trying to take care of us
and protect us by not letting us make any of our own decisions?
Bob-tx

White House announces new lighting standards

By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Monday, June 29, 2009 4:46 PM

WASHINGTON -- Aiming to keep the focus on climate change
legislation, President Barack Obama put a plug in for
administration efforts to make lamps and lighting equipment use
less energy.

[...]

But the article doesn't say what the new standards ARE.

Perhaps the president is merely going to say "Let there be light..."

I heard yesterday that the new energy bill will require your home be
inspected by a government agency to check for energy efficiency
before you can sell it.

Where did you "hear" that? More of the cr**p that the Reps put out
with the sole aim of destroying Obama?

I'm an Independent, equally critical of all politicians, but this
crowd
of far-far-far Right Reps are truly desperate and destructive.


It's already the law in some places. For example:

"[San Francisco] Effective September 20, 1982, owners of residential
property who wish to sell their property, must obtain a valid energy
inspection, install certain energy (since 1991) and water conservation
devices or materials and then obtain a certi?cate of compliance. All of
this must occur prior to transfer of title of any residential buildings as
speci? ed in the ordinance, and the seller must provide a copy of the
compliance certi?cate to the buyer prior to title transfer."

The certificate of compliance includes such things as attic insulation
(minimum of R19), weather-stripping, water heater insulation, low-flow
showerheads, low-flush toilets, etc.
http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfi...nsBk1107v5.pdf

As to national requirements, American Clean Energy and Security Act bill
(the "Waxman-Markey Bill") did recently pass the House of Representatives
(219-212). The original bill required new and existing homes and buildings
to undergo an energy evaluation inspection at the time of transfer (sale).

The original bill was modified to apply only to new homes, exempting
existing resale homes from its requirements.

There is no denying, however, that Waxman and Markey TRIED to get all homes
included.

Maybe next year.

As to how the poster may have come by this information, he could have read
the bill (which, evidently, 435 members of the House did not), specifically:

"`(3) VIOLATIONS- It shall be a violation of this section for an owner or
builder of a building to knowingly occupy, permit occupancy of, or convey
the building if the building is subject to the requirements of-
(A) a State energy efficiency building code with respect to which a
certification has been accepted by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2)(B);
(B) a local energy efficiency building code with respect to which a
certification has been accepted by the Secretary under subsection (e)(6)(B);
or
(C) a national energy efficiency building code adopted under subsection
(c)(1)(A)(i) or made applicable under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if
the building was constructed out of compliance with such code.
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/...Xwk6S:e248424:

Or, he could have read any of 108 news articles on the subject.
http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&h...FdOsinM&cf=all

Specifically:
"Waxman-Markey contains unpleasant surprises for Americans, including a
provision which could prevent homeowners from selling their homes if they
aren't retrofitted to meet federal "green" guidelines. But the House passed
the 1,400-page bill before its members had an opportunity to read it, much
less ponder its implications. Let's pray the Senate is more responsible."

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...0310/-1/NEWS32

Most of the attention to this bill is centered around the carbon-offset
business involving cap-and-trade. One of the stealth provisions, however, in
this 1,400-page document is a national building standard, at least in regard
to energy efficiency.

Obviously, treehouses and Boy Scout tents will be a thing of the past.

Bottom line: The rumored provisions are NOT crap put out by the Republicans
with a view toward discrediting Obama.