Mattmorr

I just ordered the Makita Mac700 based on user reviews. If I do a review on it, do I still get entered into the drawing for the Archive DVD?

Those numbers actually only include the funding from the DOE which makes up less than 40% of total funding for WAP. The total funding for WAP has averaged more like $772 million annually from 2000 to 2010. Since the $5 billion infusion from the Recovery Act, the average is even higher. Where is this money going?

Energy efficiency is awesome. Charity is awesome. Let's not allow those intentions to cloud our judgement on the efficacy of a program. Check out the appropriations for training and technical assistance (20% of yearly appropriation). Hello....weatherization is not rocket science. The free articles and videos on finehomebuilding.com alone are enough to sufficiently educate people on weatherization. It would be utterly sickening to literally try to calculate the waste and inefficiency (ironic, right?) created by all government programs. The subterfuge in the funding survey report for WAP is enough to make me want to throw up.

Is it really that crazy to consider an alternative method of improving home efficiency and helping the poor?

Because I'm a digital junky and home building is my drug.