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Today, April 22nd 2008, being Earth Day we thought we would write about an email we received concerning our series of articles on the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program.今天， 2008年4月22日，地球日，我们认为我们会写一封电子邮件，我们收到的关于我们的一系列文章，介绍ecoenergy改造-家园计划。

We were actually quite humbled to receive an email less than a week ago from The Honourable Gary Lunn, PC, MP, Minister, Natural Resources Canada.我们其实是很谦卑，以收到一封电子邮件，在不到一周前，从这位加里伦恩，个人电脑，国会议员，部长，加拿大自然资源。 Yes, that Gary Lunn!没错，就是那个加里伦恩！

We had contacted via email the leaders and selected members of all major federal political parties in Canada as well as the major and many local media outlets on three occasions this past winter to make them aware of our ecoENERGY Retrofit program articles.我们接触过通过电子邮件领导人和选定的成员，所有主要的联邦政党在加拿大，以及作为主要和许多当地媒体3次，这在过去的冬季，使他们了解我们的ecoenergy改造计划的文章。 We are only a small personal web site and so, as one would expect, we received only one email prior to The Honourable Mr. Lunn’s, that being from Mr. Jack Layton, MP, Leader, New Democratic Party.我们只是一个小的个人网站，因此，作为一个期望，我们只收到一份电子邮件之前，向这位先生的伦恩的，即正在从杰克雷顿先生，国会议员，领导人，新民主党。 We sincerely thank (and have done so privately) both Mr. Lunn, Mr.我们真诚地感谢（和已经这样做私人）先生伦恩先生， Layton and their offices for actually taking the time to read our email and some of our ecoENERGY Retrofit related articles from our site, as well as for taking the time to contact us here at Daily Home Renovation Tips.雷顿和他们的办事处，其实抽出宝贵时间阅读我们的电子邮件和我们的一些ecoenergy加装相关文章从我们的网站，以及为抽出宝贵时间与我们联系，在这里每天在家翻新的秘诀。

Not even the media (print, television, radio) picked up our articles.甚至不是媒体（报刊，电视，电台）拿起我们的文章。

The Honourable Mr. Lunn appreciated our enthusiasm for the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program through the many articles we have written on the subject (simply go to the这位先生的伦恩表示赞赏，我们的积极性，为ecoenergy改造-家园计划，通过许多文章我们已致函关于这一主题的（简单到 ecoENERGY category ecoenergy类 so see them all所以看到他们所有 ). ） 。 He also indicated that one of the statistics we used was not correct, so I would like to pass on his corrected information.他还表示，其中的统计资料，我们使用的是不正确的，所以我想转达他对更正资料。

In prior articles we indicated that the ecoENERGY Retrofit program has been funded with $220 million.在我们之前的文章指出， ecoenergy改造计划已资助2.2亿美元。 That is correct.这是正确的。 What was not correct, or perhaps needed to be clarified, was that $160 million of this total is funding for the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program with the remaining $60 supporting two other components of the ecoENERGY Retrofit program directed and small commercial, institutional and industrial sectors.什么是不正确的，或者也许需要加以澄清，是1.6亿美元的这个总额是供资ecoenergy改造-家园计划与其余6 0元支持其他两个组成部分e coenergy改造计划的指示和小商业，机构和工业部门。

In our article在我们的文章 ecoENERGY Retrofit Program - 1st Anniversary Progress ecoenergy改造计划-第一周年的进展 , we indicated that the value of the incentives under the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program was $17.5 million, which was correct. The more accurate total funding for the Homes portion of the program provided by Mr. Lunn is $160 million. ，我们表示的价值的诱因下， ecoenergy改造-家园计划是1 7 50万美元，这是正确的。更准确的总资金为家园的一部分，该计划所提供的先生伦恩是1 .6亿美元。 This would then result in over 10.9% of the available program funding having been realized by participating home owners.这便导致在超过10.9 ％的可用资金，有计划，实现了参加自置居所。 Yes this percentage will increase as home owners have, as has been reported by us in prior articles previously, 18 months between the initial ‘D’ energy assessment and follow-up ‘E’ energy assessment on their home.是的，这个比例将会增加自置居所，作为已报告的在我们之前的文章以前， 18个月之间的初始' D '类能源评估和后续行动'电子'能源评估他们的家园。

The Honourable Mr. Lunn confirmed that the goal of the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program is to encourage energy upgrades in 140,000 dwellings over the program’s current 4 year duration scheduled to end March 2011.这位先生的伦恩证实，该目标的ecoenergy改造-家园计划是为了鼓励节约能源升级，在1 40000住房超过该计划目前的四年时间定于2 011年3月结束。

He also advised that the program’s intent is to operating ‘very efficiently, with more than 90 cents of every single dollar going directly into the pockets of consumers for home retrofits.’ This would explain then the absence of significant publicity by the government for this program.他又表示，该计划的意图是经营'非常有效率，与90多个美分，每一个单一的美元直接进入消费者的口袋回国改造。 '这将解释的话，没有重大的宣传，由政府这一计划。 Rightly or wrongly, with this direction, it really does need to be up to the national and local media outlets to write more articles on the program and its progress there is minimal publicity for the program within it’s funding.正确或错误，与这个方向，它是否真的必须向国家和地方媒体写更多的文章，介绍的纲领和它的进展有起码的宣传，为计划内的资金。 As well, we hope that our extremely small corner of the Internet world here at Daily Home Renovation Tips helps to also make other Canadian home owners aware of the program as well.以及，我们希望我们的非常小的角落，互联网世界，在这里每天在家装修秘诀帮助，也使其他加拿大自置居所知道该计划的，以及。

Just yesterday our next door neighbour asked us about our windows we had replaced late last year.就在昨天，我们的隔壁邻居问我们关于我们的Windows ，我们已取代去年年底。 When I brought up the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program, she knew nothing about it at all.当我带来了ecoenergy改造-家园计划，她一无所知，它在所有。 Now she does.现在她是否。  :-) :-)

On this Earth Day, what can you do to help reduce the consumption of non-renewable energy resources beyond your own home that will cost you absolutely nothing ?这个地球上一天， 可以做什么 ，以帮助减少消费的非可再生能源资源，超越自己的主页， 将您的成本绝对没有什么呢？ Simply tell your neighbour about the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program and send them to either or both:简单地告诉你的邻居关于ecoenergy改造-家园计划和将它们发送给一方或双方：

• Natural Resources Canada web site explaining the加拿大自然资源部网站的解释 5 easy steps 5个简易步骤 of the program, or该计划的，或
• ecoENERGY page ecoenergy页 of Daily Home Renovation Tips containing a brief summary of the program and links to all 15 articles we wrote about the Energy Efficiency Evaluation Report (ie energy audit) we received on our own home with the charts and graphs and so on.每日家装修提示载有简要的程序和链接的所有15个条款，我们写了关于能源效率的评估报告（即能源审计） ，我们收到的关于我们自己的家园与图表和图形等。

You don’t have to understand how a car runs to drive it.你不须要了解如何在汽车运行，以推动它。 You don’t have to understand (not that we do either) terms like EnerGuide Rating (relative energy efficiency of the home) or Gigajoules (an energy consumption measurement) or tons of CO2 (I still don’t understand how a ‘gas’ can weigh multiple tons!).你不必了解（不是我们做的不是）的条款一样， energuide等级 （相对的能源效率居）或gigajoules （ 1能源消耗测量）或吨二氧化碳 （我仍然不明白如何'气'可以权衡多万吨！ ） 。 All you need to do is, (A) if you are a Canadian home owner is to participate yourself in the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program and (B) home owner or not, tell your neighbour of the program so they can at least be aware and get the initial energy audit prior to undertaking any energy conservation related home improvement so they don’t loose out on available grant money as we did.所有您需要做的是， （一）如果你是一个加拿大家庭的拥有人是参加自己，在ecoenergy改造-家园计划及（ b ）家庭拥有人或没有，告诉你的邻居程序，使他们能够至少知道并取得初步能源审计前的承诺，任何节约能源有关的家居改善，使他们不松散，列于提供补助金，因为我们没有。