Weatherizing

For example, investing in weatherizing homes (1) provides training and jobs to do the installation, (2) reduces energy bills to the homeowners; and (3) serves strategic national interests by reducing energy usage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She also talked about the need to encourage more state-subsidized energy audits of buildings throughout the state, and to fix structural problems in many homes that are keeping them from "weatherizing" - becoming more energy efficient - with aid from the agency. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was already sold on the idea of weatherizing, but uncertain how to do it. ❋ Will Byrne (2010)

While the heat continues to beat down on Acadiana Many residents are cutting their utility bills by performing a process called weatherizing to their homes, and not paying one cent for it.

The states also are getting billions of dollars for "shovel ready" infrastructure projects, and can apply for grants to pay for efforts such as weatherizing buildings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Texas is slated to get $327 million over the next two years to help cut poor families 'utility bills by "weatherizing" their homes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They range from familiar ones such as weatherizing the home, changing HVAC filters, and car-pooling to more retro things like line-drying clothes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Charles Ebinger, Director of the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution, told the HPR that the incoming administration will likely fund a number of relatively simple measures to increase energy efficiency, such as "weatherizing" homes and reforming the setting of utility rates to encourage conservation.

Those wonderful things, Hoppe said, include approving an economic development director and a sustainability director, as well as a focus on the creation of green jobs at every level, such as weatherizing homes and engineering alternative power sources. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Potential job-creation ideas include building roads and bridges, "weatherizing" homes to reduce energy bills and lending to small businesses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

SKOWHEGAN, Maine - A monumental task such as weatherizing all the homes in Maine within 20 years is best accomplished in laboriously planned increments. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If spending on war can provide jobs and lift the economy then so can spending on roads, weatherizing homes, or educating our kids. ❋ Dean Baker (2010)

But as Dean Baker notes one hardly needs a war to produce a net increase in government purchases: "If spending on war can provide jobs and lift the economy then so can spending on roads, weatherizing homes, or educating our kids." ❋ Jason Linkins (2010)

In California, for instance, over $300 million of stimulus funds for weatherizing homes and financing clean energy businesses have gone unspent because of federal regulatory delays. ❋ Patrick Sharma (2011)

Bob: The weather is nice today, [isn't it]? John: Yes, it is. Bob: ... John: ... ([awkward silence]) Bob: So how are [the kids]? ❋ Oracle Almighty (2010)

[Dude], [did you] see [Heather], she has really weathered. ❋ Citizendc (2008)

Tim: "[How's the weather]?" [Jerry]: "You know, [sunny]!" ❋ Jamie Douglas (2006)

Sam and his friends are about to go [outdoors], but he hasn't finished getting himself ready clothing-wise. Sam to his friends: "[Hold on] guys... I still need to [weatherize]!" ❋ Supernova4 (2011)

The night before, near Abu [Gharib] (Iraq), it went from the usual [dead calm] to a pretty stout 20 knot blow from the West. That night it rained pretty heavy, and the whole next day was pretty windy. Other than that there's been essentially no weather. -e-mail log from [Prometheus] Towers/Berg Any weather up there? ❋ Luke D Lorenz (2004)

"[bloomin'] rain, it's so miserable out there" "it's [baking] today, can't stand it when it's this hot" ...[no-one cares]. weather ❋ Dr.Nathan Harding (2010)

[Yo mamma's] face is real weathered because she's been [outside] [too much] ❋ Rokhsanna (2005)

You seriously need an example for [weather]? [Look out] the fucking window you [dumb-fuck] ❋ Hentai_Harry_ (2017)

"How ya [getting on], this weather"... or... " I [could do] with [a girlfriend] this weather" ❋ DaveBigWave (2017)

She had [a lot] to [drink] last night, she was [weathered]. ❋ Weathered, Weath (2009)