2. Congressional leaders signed off
on a final economic stimulus
package that includes transit,
infrastructure and alternative
energy spending.
• the Center for American Progress found
that the bill contains at least $62.2 billion
in direct spending on green initiatives and
$20 billion in green tax incentives, while
funding for nuclear and coal projects was
dropped from the final version.
• Here's the breakdown:
3. Energy transmission and
alternative energy research
• $11 billion for smart grid
• $7.5 billion for renewable energy and
transmission-line construction
• $400 million for the Department of Energy's
Advanced Research Project Agency for
Energy for the development of alternative
energy sources and efficiency
4. Efficiency
• $4.5 billion for energy-efficiency
improvements to federal buildings
• $6.3 billion for local government energy-
efficiency grants
• $2.25 billion for energy-efficiency retrofits
for low-income housing
• $2.25 billion for the HOME Investment
Partners Program to retrofit community
low-income housing
5. Efficiency…continued
• $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance
Program for efficiency in low-income households
• $510 million for energy-efficiency retrofits for
Native American housing programs
• $420 million for energy-efficiency improvements
at the Department of Defense
• $300 million for Department of Defense research
on energy efficiency at military installations
• $300 million for the appliance rebate program for
Energy Star products
6. Mass transit and advanced
automobiles
• $8.4 billion for transit capital assistance
programs
• $8 billion for Amtrak and intercity
passenger rail
• $300 million for the purchase of more
alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles for the
federal fleet
• $300 million in grants and loans for
technologies that reduce diesel emissions
7. Green jobs training:
• $500 million for green jobs programs
through the Workforce Investment Act
8. Each day the MTA removes 3
million potential drivers from the
roads, eliminating as much as
much CO2 as 684,444 acres of
forest, that’s a forest 15 times the
size of Brooklyn.
23. Things left to find out:
# of cars registered in bk
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%inflation of mta fare vs average income
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How much money gov. puts into mta
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Map of new bus routes
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Energy-transportation sustainability
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