and we had been a solar city customer. we put solar on our house two years ago and were able to do so with almost no out-of-pocket expense. and we have seen, you know, basically not a reduction in our energy bill, but flat on our energy bill, and we know that is from solar. so when i received a flier from solar city that announced the energy audits, i talked to my daughter and we decided that we would go and do that right away. so we replied and a requested the energy audit. we had a team of solar city people come into our house and go through the whole house, through the heating, you know, the windows, the drafting, how we used heating and stuff like that. and as a result of that audit, they designed a program for us that included ceiling cracks and weather stripping, reducing its draft from a fireplace by putting something in to block the draft. replacing in 1950's vintage heater that i had been told in the past was about 50% effective. they replaced it with a new height efficiency furnace, and in doing that, it also had

we've gone through the solar city contracts. we have gone through -- i cannot tell you how many dozens and dozens of hours of debate through the budget committee and board of supervisors and being with the understanding that this would yield green jobs. and i still don't think the city has come to scratching the surface of yielding jobs for disadvantaged communities. it's frankly underwhemming. so in this case what i read beyond the eight key points of this percent speck us to, same thing. i don't see it, i don't feel it. so i want to make sure that if we invest in this, that we're getting something that we absolutely need and they absolutely can deliver on so that it is a quality prict. not just to satisfy but poll dicks or the advocacy because i feel the same need. and if it's local hiring, i mean, then, it's double, i think the standard since this is not a local company. it's not fran-based. so i would expect -- san francisco-based. so i would expect there would have to be double the expectations that gives us something that

. >> and on the vehicle charging front, solar city is starting to sell solar powered units to keep itoff at home. compare it to $230 if you plug it in the recall. >> it's $55 for the vehicle. >> the price of solar charging station, about $1500. and walgreen's says it's will install 800 charging stations across the country. >>> you have been talking earlier about thunderstorms way, way south. is that still in the forecast? >> a little bit of a chance in you are in the higher elevations of mount diablo. we have plenty of thunderstorms out there right now. show them on the radar, well far away from us. but emeryville, marine layer keeping us cool and cooler than average forecast. >>> also next, who will keep the dogs in? a bay area city's campaign to a bay area city's campaign to build a local dog park. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> some dog lovers in pacifica want to unleash the power of the internet to give their pooches a new place to play. they have enter

solar city is starting to cell solar-powered units. and compare the doft a typical $230 plugging into the wall. >> solar system would be around $55 a month for the same distance. >> the price of a solar powered station is about $1500 f you're worried about running out of power on the road walgreens says there is going to be 800 charging station as cross the country. >> and there there is a beautiful day. >> and there is a week filled with beautiful stays still to come. there is a beautiful view looking west. you can see there are low clouds and fog spreading across the bay now. and there is close up, sunny skies inland and there is a wide range of temperatures today, 66 and up north, clover dale a high of 88, take a look at inland east bay. 87 the high at antioch. and there is 86 in fairfield. and there is one degree behind. so warmth has arrived and it's going to be here for a while. now temperatures 86 degrees in antioch and 85 in concord and there is 81 in livermore. lots of warmth. now, low clouds return together bay tonight. we'll

san mateo solar city starting to sell solar power quantity to keep the vehicle topped off at home.he cost to 230 dollars if you plug that the wall. solar system is around 55 dollars a month. for the same system using electric vehicle. >> price of solar charging station about 1500 dollars and if still worried about running out of power on the road, walgreens says it wl be installing about 800 charging stations across the country. in menlo park, david lou abc 7 news. >> tl particular to the annual burning manifest value in nevada have sold out for the first time in its 25 year history. organizers have stopped ticket sales saying they are close to the event 5 50,000 person limit. you will not be able to buy a ticket the at the gate or at any walk in outlet either. organizers are warning if you don't have a ticket don't show you. can't get in. news appears to have driven prices through the roof, too. one ticket on ebay sold for 8 70 dollars after a 6 hour bidding war. >> speaking of bidding. 200-year-old bottle of wine set a record today at most valuable bottle of white wine. bottle so

which is why silicon valley's solar city just unveiled its newest charger for your home or business. >> we're very excited about the adoption of electric vehicles. the largest contributor to our pollution is transportation. so, moving that off the road and moving that onto the grid is really important. >> reporter: it's not cheap but the fisker gives us two things right away, a cleaner road and more competition for your electric drive. if you'd like to get your hands on a karma, fisker is taking deposits. they say they will roll out more in the very near future. reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> talk about good karma. thank you very much. >>> from the cal campus to state's high court, a law professor at uc-berkeley is governor brown's top pick. if confirmed he would be the governor's first appointee to the state supreme court during his current administration. he's not without some controversy, though. lu supported same-sex marriage and affirmative action is regarded as catalyst for republican filibuster of his nomination to the federal appeals court las

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system is a company that rents rooms with an area of the least 1000 square meters across the city and installs the solar system is on them -- systems on them. the money is borrowed. >> we think it is good when we contribute to the expansion of alternative energy and profit from it. we raise the money through a municipal bond issue. residents can subscribe to it, and we are now using that money to build solar systems. the residents benefit from the new energy supply. >> those to subscribe receive interest on the money raised by the city. some well-known routes are part of the project, like the hamburg airport and the stadium, where a photovoltaic system is installed on the main spectators stand. a hamburg soccer team was among the first to take part, and fans alike to the concept. now, they are eager to install more solar panels. >> you can see it will have to be renovated, maybe next year, and after that, the north's stance, which are behind me. they will likely be renovated in 2014. >> the model is a popular one. a large commercial area, like the port, and every word has been examined to see if it is s

veterans for peace a chance to win a team in salt lake city as you suggest solar insolation we basically. worthless all soldiers and all veterans to bring about peace summit was all even actually march with him all the way to day. one guy this week and are protesting he was very unfair it started out pretty tense and actually if you guys governor ridge's office look what this is a us ranger man telling us it would seem to say look we're not. going to be. so clear and go to different conflicts. but he kept walking that's true is right so clear not for reading and writing but your morning systematic. yeah i think there's a middle ground. and i think we agree on everything so i think you get everything up until the point of what will bring stability. and i believe that stability will go for us for. a small difference of us marshal himself yeah i have i have a lot in common with him i support a lot of his views but the people that i had not the key to encounter in the protest bush like kids die michael moore you know very high nine eleven it's things like that they're completely to the left

veterans for peace chapter one a team in salt lake city as you suggest solar insolation we basically. work with all soldiers and all veterans to bring about peace some of us all even actually march with them all the way to. one guy who has a counter protest he was is an army ranger. it started out pretty tense with him actually if you guys go to his office you know what this is a u.s. ranger me i'm telling you i got to say i'm going to say look we're not. going to. play here and go the country live. what if you want us to do is credit so clear not for reading and writing but your morning systematic struggling yeah i think there's a middle ground. and i think we agree on everything i said to get everything up until the point of what will bring stability. and i believe that stability with your friends with. the small difference of opinion that's marshall himself yeah i have i have a lot in common with him i support a lot of his use but the people they had not cheap to encounter in the protest bush lite kids died michael moore you know fahrenheit nine eleven it's things like that they're

solar cell products. the mayor is a.dressed the efforts to make the city a gateway for chinese firms in an effort to drive job growth and economic activity. >> it will be part of the top global cluster of solar firms throughout the world. and you'll have access to that top talent and this region will reflect his robustness in the transportation infrastructure to get worker heerz and visitors and tourism here. >> that announcement at the two day conference today. >> a moving farewell to former first lady betty ford. current first lady michelle obama attended the funeral service with former president george w. bush and former first ladies rosa lynn carter, nancy reagan and hillary clinton. mrs. ford remembered for strength and courage as a champion against cans skbrer substance abuse and remembered by her oldest son as a loving mother and devoted wife of 58 years to former president ford. >> what a beautiful journey they shared together. faithfully stanlding by each other through the hard times, through good times. through the challenges and only to agree groe stronger in their devotion to one another. and

. >>> san francisco is dropping plans to power streetlights with solar and wind power. instead the city has replaced the light towers with giant planters at civic center plaza. crews installed four lights last december, hoping to generate green power for the lead lights but it turns out they're not windy enough to make the wind turbines generate the necessary energy. >> it takes a lot of weekend to move those turbines. the mechanical moving parts make it a lot different than a solar installation. >> the power experiment costs $12,000 and city leaders plan to send them become to the new york company that built them in hopes of getting some of that money back. >>> today people in tracy can safely get rid of their old tvs, computers and electronic devices. city is hosting a free e-waste collection this morning. appliances will not be accepted. the collection starts at 9 a.m. at the boyd service center. it goes until 1:00 this afternoon. >>> there's a new country in the world and we'll tell you where it is. and the nanny falsely accused of taking caylee anthony finally speaks out. hear how

solar installation. >> reporter: the power experiment cost $12,500. citythey plan to send the contraptions back to the companies that built them in hopes of getting their money back. >>> in africa the nation of south sudan has become the latest country. it broke away from north sudan. while south sudan has oil fields it is one of the poorest and least developed places on earth. it has less than two miles of paveed roads and 85% of the population is illit era te. >>> the activists called their effort a protest after the greek navy blocked a flotilla from setting sail. >>> and in spain day two of the running of the bulls saw more people injured. the general rule suggests daredevils are not supposed to do that. the man fell and you see what happened there. the man gourded him in the leg. >>> there is a new challenge tonight involving a planned development in san francisco's park merced parents. opponents say they delivered a petition with 19,000 signatures on it. some tenants at park merced are angry with plans to demolish 1,800 rent controlled apartments and

solar installation. >> reporter: the power experiment cost $12,500. cityers say they plan to send the contraptions back to the companies that built them in hopes of getting their money back. >>> in africa the nation of south sudan has become the latest country. it broke away from north sudan. while south sudan has oil fields it is one of the poorest and least developed places on earth. it has less than two miles of paveed roads and 85% of the population is illit era te. >>> the activists called their effort a protest after the greek navy blocked a flotilla from setting sail. >>> and in spain day two of the running of the bulls saw more people injured. the general rule suggests daredevils are not supposed to do that. the man fell and you see what happened there. the man gourded him in the leg. >>> there is a new challenge tonight involving a planned development in san francisco's park merced parents. opponents say they delivered a petition with 19,000 signatures on it. some tenants at park merced are angry with plans to demolish 1,800 rent controlled apartm

city of richmond. it's unclear what time line would be involved in implementing the cards. >> and coming up a solar revolutioncalifornia. a look at the growing popularity of solar power, how california is becoming a national leader in green technology. >> here is alignment of weather bringing us a cooling trend. when we can expect that to happen in the accu-weather forecast coming up. abc 7 news at 6:00 continueueuee >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> officials are causing -- cautioning people in the woodside area to be caution of a mountain lion. the latest happened this morning at around 3:50 a.m. before that, someone spotted a mountain lion before 6:00 yesterday morning. and emergency officials advised people in the area to avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk or at night when mountain lions are the most active. >> and there is a cool down in the forecast. dwoitsing to be into the 70s. a live view now from our east bay hills camera looking towards the golden gate. you can see fog there. and marine layer advancing throughout the golden gate. won't have much of a cooling influenc

a second city is emerging as a base of solar power in china. on wind power, we ran third in china in total resources. our capacity can stand well above 12,000 megawatts. in five years, 1,500 megawatts megawatts will be completed. we are rich in carbon it of high quality. -- carbonate of high quality. there is 100 million tons of recoverable chloride, accounting for 90% of such resources in china. in a moment -- at the moment, we are using advanced technology to extract lithium from the lake. this provides us with key support to develop lithium related to new energy vehicles. the huge potential of the circular economy in my city offers development opportunities and corporate mission -- cooperation opportunities. we are trying to address the lack of talented people. we worked with the china academy of sciences to develop a demonstration base and cooperated with germany and japan to develop pb projects. together with the state of utah, we set up a science innovation coalition and a strategic alliance of industrial technology innovations. i also wa

solar energy company in the bay area. ed lee made the announcement at the intersolar conference in the city. the company will make its home at 575 market street, san francisco. san francisco has now six of the world's top ten solar manufacturers. >>> still ahead here ott 6:00 -- a wife's revenge, a woman drugs her husband, ties him down. but it's what she does next that changes their it lives forever. >>> also ahead, a possible reprieve for california students involving whooping cough. >> reporter: a camp designed for kids with diabetes meant to give them a taste of independence out of business. i'm kris sanchez, i'll show you what's next. >>> it's been a tough suler so far for a group of bay area kids. it's hard for these kids with diabetes to spend the night away from mom and dad who usually help monitor their blood sugar levels. that's why more than 100 of them were so eager to go away to a sleep-away camp without their parents. nbc bay area's kris sanchez shows us what's next now that one chance at normalcy was dashed when the diabetes society abruptly canceled the camp with no explanatio

was an apartment in the city of gorky the phone line is urgently installs at a set time a solar rings the voice of the other end speaks this is gold which of please return and continue your patriotic activity. the person these words were dressed to has been nearly the past seven years in political exile. he was the man who created the first hydrogen bomb and received a number of the state's top awards but he was also the most widely known soviet dissident constantly handed by the k.g.b. and oppressed by the party's leadership the man who drew so much attention was andres sutter of and his life was full of paradoxes. now known as the city of nizhny novgorod colicky was closed to foreigners in the soviet times because it housed a number of secret defense facilities. urge you to come to your senses mr subtle as a person living among the soviet people you must surely see clearly what goals the communist party and our people are striving to achieve on behalf of the twenty five thousand employees of our taganrog machine factory we beg you to please come to your senses otherwise you shall lo

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> thank you to the san francisco giants and all of you for your support of our teachers. i want to thank the president of the california teachers association and everyone joining me tonight to honor the mayor's teachers award winners. despite the challenges, it is always important to acknowledge and honor the dedication of our s teachers. the honorees tonight were nominated by parents, teachers, peers, and community members who understand the value of excellent teachers. the people you see standing here tonight have exceeded

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again.

solar. i can tell you what i am pushing. the energy department put out a link for the competition. 25 cities can dramatically lower the cost bubkof solar permitting. if we can tackle soft costs, it may be did it is our economic interests. now, is that industrial policy if we cut red tape? that is a much bigger question. soft costs, let's tackle them. we will build the technology and engage it. we will make progress while we are having metaphysical debate about ind. or non ind.. -- industrial or non- industrial. >> there are some things in the way. where people live, where people work. the first significant issue -- the incentives to minimize cost. second, we have to work seriously if we want people to live but closer to where they work. ok, how are they going to get there? that will involve a transition. >> two weeks ago we had a celebration for regular folks at the white house. this mom said, this zoning data is opaque. you cannot get zoning data. she wrote to the city of san francisco and said i would like to make it transparent. she wrote an app. you're right. but let's celebrate what we can do. >> i agree with tim on carbon a

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> welcome to culture wire. we're going to take a look at one of the biggest and most significant public art projects today. ♪ on june 26, mayor newsom and other officials gathered at the hospital to cut the ribbon and welcome the public into a beautiful new state-of-the-art facility. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> in has been 10 years since voters approved the measure for the new building. >> when they cast the vote, we have an exciting opportunities to rethink how art is done in a hospital setting. >> replacement program generate

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> good morning. quick adjustment here. thank you all for coming this beautiful morning in san francisco. we are honored to have mayor ed lee with us today. senator yi and supervisor cohen is on the way and a special guest marisa churchill from the top chef from the food network. i have been with the company for over 35 years and you can probably tell by my hair color. i have seen lots of changes off that time period. lots of innovative things. this is one of the most exciting that we've been involved with as a company. we are

text two for solar grade program, how new york is using a recent heat wave to cool the city's recentssidents. and next three for olympic staim stadiums. see why the billions are different than any constructed. >>> you could call it the war of the spices, the spice wars. we're talking about romance novel icon fabio trying to unseat the spice guy as the face of your dad's after shave lotion. here is jeanne moos. >> reporter: it's the showdown of the summer. no, not between the president and house speaker john boehner. we mean the one between fabio -- >> hello old spice guy who is gross. >> reporter: and the old old spice guy. >> this may be the greatest internet dual of all-time. >> reporter: did he say dual? >> duel? >> reporter: isaiah became the undisputed face of old spice. >> you're on a boat with the man your man could spell like. >> reporter: when he broke through with this commercial almost a year and a halving a go. but now the campaign could use some new sparkle. >> hello, ladies. don't look at your man, look at me, your new old spice guy, fabio. >> reporter: sure this is not

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you a

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way. >> you can look at the images, they are beautiful. whe

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> the san francisco cons tri of flowers in golden gate park is now showing a new exhibit that changes the way we see the plants around us. amy stewart's best-selling book, "wicked plants" is the inspiration behind the new exhibit that takes us to the dark side of the plant world. >> i am amy stewart. i am the arthur of "wicked plants," the weeds that killed lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities. with the screens fly trap, that is kind of where everybody went initially, you mean like that? i kind of thought, well, al

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring together the

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvemen

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. >> i think if you're going to continue with your intellectual honesty, i hope you vote against every project from here on out that includes below market rate units. because the same legal argument you're making to argue that this development agreement is invalid is the same one you should be making to the ordinance. >> next is the senior member of the board of supervisors, not so much in terms of age but in terms of terms of service, and a man who nominated the mayor who is about to be sworn in. sean elsbernd. >> i was born an

a second city is emerging as a base of solar power in china. on wind power, we ran third in china in total resources. our capacity can stand well above 12,000 megawatts. in five years, 1,500 megawatts megawatts will be completed. we are rich in carbon it of high quality. -- carbonate of high quality. there is 100 million tons of recoverable chloride, accounting for 90% of such resources in china. in a moment -- at the moment, we are using advanced technology to extract lithium from the lake. this provides us with key support to develop lithium related to new energy vehicles. the huge potential of the circular economy in my city offers development opportunities and corporate mission -- cooperation opportunities. we are trying to address the lack of talented people. we worked with the china academy of sciences to develop a demonstration base and cooperated with germany and japan to develop pb projects. together with the state of utah, we set up a science innovation coalition and a strategic alliance of industrial technology innovations. i also wa

solar technology and wi-fi. o'farrell may not have imagined at the time that 100,000 people would use this street every weekend, making it the busiest city corridor. now with this promenade, it will be one of the best places to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city, out of its hustle and bustle by working with the city, audi, and union square business improvement district, we have demonstrated how partnerships can further a vision for a better sense of co that i know we all share. it is a great testament to see the public sector and private sector come together to create something so magnificent. thank you again. supervisor avalos: good morning. welcome to the city operations and neighborhood services committee. i am the chair of the committee. i am joined to my left by supervisor elsbernd, and we will be joined shortly by supervisor mar. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes, all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit copies of materials to members of the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. if you wish to submit a speaker card, please put it b

vermont, we had a program through this title that helped a community market install 136 solar panels on the roof of the city market and generated 30 kilo what thes of power and created jobs and reduced their costs and local, local people doing it. and water bury, home for seniors was retrofitted and improved with insulation. it's not rocket science, but it's real. real vermonters doing the insulation work and insulation manufactured in america and made the seniors warmer and made their bill lower. that kind of thing can happen all around. way up by the canadian border, auburn star farms got loans and grants from a home star energy program and allowed them to build a digest ter and will produce biogas to produce electricity and help the bottom line of that farm that is struggling with high costs. the real question before us is do we want to promote energy efficiency at the local level. all the various ways that people can save money, when we know that in your district or mine, republican, democrat or independent, we have out of work contractors and homeowners who want to save money and manufacturers who want

solar former place all of this. the tide rolls in, and it rolls out, and do you know that the force of that type rolling in and out will generate enough energy to keep this city going? >> the kind of changes that i would like to see -- definitely more greening, more sensitivity to planting trees, creating more open space. >> if people want to have a good job out here, people getting educated, you see this community change. you see a lot of people coming into this community. this community probably grow about 25% or 30%. but it has to be an orderly development. not just some downtown coming out here and rolling over everybody and developing with added benefit. we are not going to have it. >> i think what is going -- what is important is that we give people the means to live here, so that means that jobs should be available, high-income jobs, not just low-income jobs, but jobs so that people can become middle-class as they are not already. that is what i see, the economic development part that we really need to make sure of. i have legislation to that says if you are a business and have been there at least three years, and somebody moves in, they have to unders

cities develop more cleanly and is going to provide market opportunities for u.s. clean tech companies. we are told further that for wind and solar there will be in the future market opportunities. for just one time i would appreciate the department of energy showing me the jobs, the companies, the cities, the towns, the industries where this type of cooperation with china has led to a job, a job in the united states ever america -- of america. so it is with the greatest reluctance, i hesitate to support the gentleman's amendment agreeing with everything he has said, i would yield to the chairman. >> i associate my remarks with those of the ranking. mr. frelinghuysen: thank you for your thoughtful amendment and share your apprehensions about what -- the american job prospects relative to this program. thank you for yielding. mr. visclosky: the logical question of my colleagues, pete, why are you standing up talking about this if you agree with everything the gentleman said? i basically do. my concern right now is if we do terminate u.s. involvement in the international partnership for energy efficiency cooperation, which is based