Increase Energy Funds, Related Positions, and Attention.
Increase the amount of funding set aside for Energy Projects/Products and be more stringent on agencies to purchase energy efficient products. Most agencies are faced with the dilemma of purchasing goods which are green, sustainable, efficient, or labeled with one of many approved programs that exist today, although limited budgets make it very difficult to balance cost versus Executive Orders requirements. Executive ...more »
Increase the amount of funding set aside for Energy Projects/Products and be more stringent on agencies to purchase energy efficient products. Most agencies are faced with the dilemma of purchasing goods which are green, sustainable, efficient, or labeled with one of many approved programs that exist today, although limited budgets make it very difficult to balance cost versus Executive Orders requirements. Executive Orders currently in place will not be achieved with the funding we are all dealing with year after year and the positions assigned to energy related operations are also very limited. Every year we do not take advantage of investing our funds, or our attention appropriately, compounds the difficulty to comply with policies we put in place to ensure this happens in the first place. Monies spent wisely today will save all of us a fortune through the many years ahead..
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