Special to Devils Lake Journal
Fargo - National Association for State Community Services programs presented Bruce Hagen, North Dakota s Weatherization Assistance Program Manager. with a high honor this month.
Hagen was named the 2021 recipient of the Jean Diggs Weatherization Champion Award!
The Jean Diggs award is given to an individual whose vision and unflagging dedication has advanced WeatherizationServices. Past recipients include Elliott Jacobson, Bob Scott, and Meg Power.
At the award ceremony, comments were provided by numerous individuals including Andrea Olson, ExecutiveDirector of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota who stated, “Bruce has an extensive history with ourCommunity Action Network. Bruce started working at our local CAP agency in Devils Lake, ND in 1982. Heworked in numerous roles over the years: Crew Foreman, Client Ed Specialist, Estimator, and WeatherizationSpecialist before he took a position with the state in 2009.
March 8, 2021
Carbon-neutral buildings require improved efficiency and appliances that run on zero-carbon sources of energy, such as electricity generated from solar and wind. Photo by ownway on Shutterstock.
The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible to address the climate challenge without federal leadership, and time is running out to avert catastrophic levels of global warming.
At the same time, state-level climate action will remain essential. History has shown that even an engaged U.S. federal government faces real obstacles to progressive regulatory and legislative action. In the face of federal gridlock and inaction, state and local governments have played a crucial role in advancing climate action, reducing gree
Texas Sen. John Cornyn was snowed out of the Lone Star State as deadly winter storms ravaged the state earlier this month. He was unable to return home to.
WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced Thursday that he is working on legislation to help weatherize the Texas electrical grid by creating a new federal grant program at the Department of Energy.
Texas has a grid of its own that enables it to avoid federal rules and regulations, a point that Cornyn acknowledged would bring criticism of the state seeking federal money. But the senior Republican senator of Texas argued the funding was necessary to make sure the widespread outages that let millions in the dark and freezing cold do not happen again.
“Our grid is part of critical infrastructure,” he said. “It has an impact on the entire economy and national security.” The plan he intends to introduce in Congress, he said, is “not Texas-specific.”
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