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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，我們認為我們會寫一封電子郵件，我們收到的關於我們的一系列文章，介紹ecoenergy改造-家園計劃。

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.我們其實是很謙卑，以收到一封電子郵件，在不到一周前，從這位加里倫恩，個人電腦，國會議員，部長，加拿大自然資源。 Yes, that Gary Lunn!沒錯，就是那個加里倫恩！

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.我們接觸過通過電子郵件領導人和選定的成員，所有主要的聯邦政黨在加拿大，以及作為主要和許多當地媒體3次，這在過去的冬季，使他們了解我們的ecoenergy改造計劃的文章。 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.我們只是一個小的個人網站，因此，作為一個期望，我們只收到一份電子郵件之前，向這位先生的倫恩的，即正在從傑克雷頓先生，國會議員，領導人，新民主黨。 We sincerely thank (and have done so privately) both Mr. Lunn, Mr.我們真誠地感謝（和已經這樣做私人）先生倫恩先生， 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.雷頓和他們的辦事處，其實抽出寶貴時間閱讀我們的電子郵件和我們的一些ecoenergy加裝相關文章從我們的網站，以及為抽出寶貴時間與我們聯繫，在這裡每天在家翻新的秘訣。

Not even the media (print, television, radio) picked up our articles.甚至不是媒體（報刊，電視，電台）拿起我們的文章。

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這位先生的倫恩表示讚賞，我們的積極性，為ecoenergy改造-家園計劃，通過許多文章我們已致函關於這一主題的（簡單到 ecoENERGY category ecoenergy類 so see them all所以看到他們所有 ). ） 。 He also indicated that one of the statistics we used was not correct, so I would like to pass on his corrected information.他還表示，其中的統計資料，我們使用的是不正確的，所以我想轉達他對更正資料。

In prior articles we indicated that the ecoENERGY Retrofit program has been funded with $220 million.在我們之前的文章指出， ecoenergy改造計劃已資助2.2億美元。 That is correct.這是正確的。 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.什麼是不正確的，或者也許需要加以澄清，是1.6億美元的這個總額是供資ecoenergy改造-家園計劃與其餘6 0元支持其他兩個組成部分e coenergy改造計劃的指示和小商業，機構和工業部門。

In our article在我們的文章 ecoENERGY Retrofit Program - 1st Anniversary Progress ecoenergy改造計劃-第一週年的進展 , 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. ，我們表示的價值的誘因下， ecoenergy改造-家園計劃是1 7 50萬美元，這是正確的。更準確的總資金為家園的一部分，該計劃所提供的先生倫恩是1 .6億美元。 This would then result in over 10.9% of the available program funding having been realized by participating home owners.這便導致在超過10.9 ％的可用資金，有計劃，實現了參加自置居所。 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，這個比例將會增加自置居所，作為已報告的在我們之前的文章以前， 18個月之間的初始' D '類能源評估和後續行動'電子'能源評估他們的家園。

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.這位先生的倫恩證實，該目標的ecoenergy改造-家園計劃是為了鼓勵節約能源升級，在1 40000住房超過該計劃目前的四年時間定於2 011年3月結束。

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，該計劃的意圖是經營'非常有效率，與90多個美分，每一個單一的美元直接進入消費者的口袋回國改造。 '這將解釋的話，沒有重大的宣傳，由政府這一計劃。 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.正確或錯誤，與這個方向，它是否真的必須向國家和地方媒體寫更多的文章，介紹的綱領和它的進展有起碼的宣傳，為計劃內的資金。 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，我們希望我們的非常小的角落，互聯網世界，在這裡每天在家裝修秘訣幫助，也使其他加拿大自置居所知道該計劃的，以及。

Just yesterday our next door neighbour asked us about our windows we had replaced late last year.就在昨天，我們的隔壁鄰居問我們關於我們的Windows ，我們已取代去年年底。 When I brought up the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program, she knew nothing about it at all.當我帶來了ecoenergy改造-家園計劃，她一無所知，它在所有。 Now she does.現在她是否。  :-) :-)

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 ?這個地球上一天， 可以做什麼 ，以幫助減少消費的非可再生能源資源，超越自己的主頁， 將您的成本絕對沒有什麼呢？ Simply tell your neighbour about the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program and send them to either or both:簡單地告訴你的鄰居關於ecoenergy改造-家園計劃和將它們發送給一方或雙方：

• Natural Resources Canada web site explaining the加拿大自然資源部網站的解釋 5 easy steps 5個簡易步驟 of the program, or該計劃的，或
• ecoENERGY page ecoenergy頁 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.每日家裝修提示載有簡要的程序和鏈接的所有15個條款，我們寫了關於能源效率的評估報告（即能源審計） ，我們收到的關於我們自己的家園與圖表和圖形等。

You don’t have to understand how a car runs to drive it.你不須要了解如何在汽車運行，以推動它。 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（不是我們做的不是）的條款一樣， energuide等級 （相對的能源效率居）或gigajoules （ 1能源消耗測量）或噸二氧化碳 （我仍然不明白如何'氣'可以權衡多萬噸！ ） 。 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）如果你是一個加拿大家庭的擁有人是參加自己，在ecoenergy改造-家園計劃及（ b ）家庭擁有人或沒有，告訴你的鄰居程序，使他們能夠至少知道並取得初步能源審計前的承諾，任何節約能源有關的家居改善，使他們不鬆散，列於提供補助金，因為我們沒有。