Comments on: An Elderly Couple in Maine Offers to Trade Their Car for Fuel Oil

By: not me

not me — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:01:14 +0000

hometown enery fund is a scam
hometown enery fund is a scam

By: Not me

Not me — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:59:30 +0000

try to get help if you loose
try to get help if you loose your job they told me to call the town they have funds for oil what a scamm

By: Not Me

Not Me — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:57:12 +0000

i called them to get help
i called them to get help must just be for there customers dont care you can freeze if not there customer if you live in east dixfield out of luck i pay my taxes to dixfield to must be a scam to get ike libbys past due acounts settled what a lie dont give to this scam if you want to donate give to comunity consepts

By: Carol Markell

Carol Markell — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:21:11 +0000

Allison, isn't it wonderful
Allison, isn't it wonderful that we are all part of an exceptional community. My heart goes out to people like the Hartfords, and to folks like Peter and the Energy Efficient community that are offering helping hands. ps you've been tweeted

By: Dennis Brachfeld

Dennis Brachfeld — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:17 +0000

Knowledge tempered by warm
Knowledge tempered by warm hearts, can rise above the cold facts! Great story thanks for sharing

By: Harris

Harris — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:15:50 +0000

Once again, the failure in
Once again, the failure in American political discourse (e.g. monied interests promoting energy consumption vs energy savings) has been trumped by the will and the caring of Americans themselves!

By: Peter Troast

Peter Troast — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:10:49 +0000

Allison–thanks very much for
Allison–thanks very much for the shout out. It was a very moving day yesterday meeting the Hartford’s and Ike the Big Hearted Oil Man. As both you and Jon LaMonte point out, the real issue is how we shift from the bandaid of perpetually funding oil consumption to solving the real problem of residential energy efficiency. Hoping that our little involvement with this particular house and couple will shed some light. Thank you all for helping spread the word.

By: Jon LaMonte

Jon LaMonte — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:11:56 +0000

Stories like this really do
Stories like this really do break your heart and then warm them again by the tales of charity. It is always good to see people willing to help their fellow man.
BUT, until people like Peter choose to step in, the focus always seems to be on the supply side. How can we raise money for, subsidize, give tax credits or breaks for...getting more resource. Rarely do any of these stories focus on how can we reduce how much resource is needed in the first place.
You, I, and the rest of us in this industry understand this. Whats it going to take to get everyone else (congress, charities, whatever) to understand? Hopefully Peter is successful in helping make this families home more energy efficient so a few days worth of heating oil lasts a week or more. AND hopefully THAT story gets out with the same amount of attention as this story is now.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:59:35 +0000

Beautifully articulated as
Beautifully articulated as usual, Dr. Bailes.

By: Jamie Kaye

Jamie Kaye — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:31:23 +0000

Awesome! Great job Peter and
Awesome! Great job Peter and thanks for posting Allison!