19 Jul
Hey? What is this cr@p in the cap n trade bill about me not being able to sell my house unless it meets….?
Some ‘green’ code about energy conservationism? So now I may have to spend thousands of dollars to meet some eco-nazis idea of ‘green’ just to sell my house?
Oh, hell no to Obama!
Posted by ruth on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
We need to be suing the federal government for a taking without compensation if and when this occurs. Florida has had several environmental laws over-turned as unjust takings. It just takes one case and this Court. Especially with Souter gone.
Posted by Jared on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
I don’t know, you tell me. A source would be nice.
Posted by [Backup] on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Yeah, now the government literally comes into your bedroom. WAY TO GO LIBS
Posted by Aharon on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
obama disgusts me, this illegal alien has to go
Posted by Y/A hates me! on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
That’s Oblows way of stimulating the economy
Posted by freimei on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Yeah, you are screwed unless you have a democrat friend to help you wade through the red tape.
Posted by Hushyanoize on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
This will cause all kinds of trouble.
But, since they hand out money to get rid of clunker cars, why can’t people just rid themselves of clunker homes with "all that free money" from OBlunder
Posted by Chester on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Does it apply to trailer parks?
Posted by transom on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
link?
Posted by IH8BARRY on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Yeah,thanks Barry and the 6 spineless traitor senators that will be SURE to lose their jobs in 2010.
Posted by Steven G on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Anyone looking for a source, it’s called the CAP & TRADE BILL
Posted by skonch01 on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
You got it. Can’t even put your house on the market until federal inspectors let you. Gotta replace all your single paned windows. Increase insulation. Buy new appliances. Before you are even allowed to list. It’s in the bill the House just passed.
Posted by dno43 on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
I heard that today also. Thank your Congressman who voted for it without reading it. I also heard that California building codes will become the national standard. Damn scary stuff.
Posted by Don't Shoot The Messenger ♥ on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
*sigh* It has only been passed in the House. It has to pass the senate in the senate and be signed by the President before it becomes a law. Calm down.
Posted by See Bermuda courtesy of Obama! on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Jared: link to the creation of a "National Building Code"
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2454/text?version=rh&nid=t0:rh:2036
building retrofit program (ie: you must bring a non-performing structure into compliance before selling it):
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2454/text?version=rh&nid=t0:rh:2145
Posted by Mr. Wolf on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Section 202: REEP Program
With the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Department of Energy’s State Energy Program received billons of dollars. Under the Waxman-Markey bill, the State Energy Program will again receive billions of dollars for more energy efficiency retrofits. From the Pew Center on Climate Change (PDF):
"This section requires the Secretary of Energy to develop a Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) program to facilitate building retrofit programs for energy efficiency and efficient water use. Funding will be made available through REEP to the State Energy Programs for state and local efforts, including audits, incentives, technical assistance, and training. States are permitted to choose funding mechanisms, with options including credit support, such as interest rate subsidies or credit enhancement, providing initial capital, and allocating funds for utility programs."
Green Act: H.R. 2336—Amendment to Waxman-Markey
On May 7, 2009, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colorado) introduced H.R. 2336, the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (“GREEN ACT”). According to Perlmutter’s office, “The GREEN Act provides incentives to lenders and financial institutions to provide lower interest loans and other benefits to consumers, who build, buy or remodel their homes and businesses to improve their energy efficiency and use of alternative energy.”
In essence, the Act:
1. Encourages energy efficiency in HUD housing by offering block grants and credit for energy improvements in the underwriting of mortgages;
2. Provides that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have a duty to serve very low, low and moderate income communities while developing underwriting standards to facilitate a secondary market for energy-efficient and location efficient mortgages;
3. Requires federal banking regulators to establish incentives for the development and maintenance of “green banking centers” for the purpose of providing information to customers seeking information about acquiring green mortgages.
Posted by Chupate esa! on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
I’m sure you would prefer 4000 dead soldiers more and trillions…
Posted by homegirl on 19.07.09 at 10:10 am
Many municipalities have requirements for energy standards when a house is sold. Been in force in parts of California since 1982.