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VIDEO: Long Island Town Fights for Green Jobs

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By Mary Plummer
August 3, 2010
Science & Technology Business & Politics

In the Long Island town of Babylon, New York, a White House-backed program known as PACE has been creating jobs and saving homeowners money. But now the energy efficiency project is threatened by the nation's largest mortgage agency, and the town plans to file a lawsuit to keep the jobs and money flowing.

Read more OnEarth coverage of PACE.

Related Tags: energy efficiency white house green jobs Obama cash for caulkers PACE Long Island FHFA mortgages
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Mary Plummer is an independent journalist living in New York City. Her work has been published in UWIRE, The Orange County Register, and The Yomiuri Shimbun, which is published twice daily in Japan with a circulation of more than 14 million. She was ... READ MORE >
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Brittney Fowler Wrote on August 3, 2010 - 19:21

My thought: big banks told FHFA "get rid of PACE" because they don't want to be second (or third) in line to get paid back if/when the owner defaults on their loans. wall street wins again! ;)

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SS Wrote on November 2, 2010 - 10:25
Please update us on the status of the situation. Why does on Onearth not follow up on these stories? No follow up on the IKEA solar in NYC either....
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Scott Dodd Wrote on November 2, 2010 - 10:51
You'll find plenty of follow-up about the PACE story here: http://www.onearth.org/pace The latest update is that NRDC is suing to try to save the program. Thanks for your interest!