NAIMA Joins Campaign for Home Energy Assistance.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA NAIMA North American Insulation Manufacturers Association ) announced its support of the Campaign for Home Energy Assistance (www.liheap.org), a broad-based coalition of advocates for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which works to ensure the program receives adequate federal funding. The Campaign for Home Energy Assistance works on behalf of LIHEAP and its companion program, The Weatherization Assistance Program, to ensure that financial help is available to help low-income households meet their energy needs. This financial assistance enables people to pay unexpectedly large energy bills and also to weatherize weath·er·ize tr.v. weath·er·ized, weath·er·iz·ing, weath·er·iz·es To protect (a structure) against cold weather, as with insulation. and insulate their homes. Educating people about insulation and its numerous benefits directly supports the strategic goals of NAIMA. By supporting these critical programs with the use of their products, insulation can help save lives. "NAIMA is pleased to support the Campaign for Home Energy Assistance in its effort to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program" said Ken Mentzer, NAIMA's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We value the opportunity to educate families on how easy and low-cost it is to weatherize homes and reduce energy costs with insulation and other products." A major issue for households served by LIHEAP is the affordability of energy. While the typical family might pay 6 percent of its household income for energy, energy bills for low-income households often total 30 or even 40 percent of their income. Compounding this problem is the fact that low-income families frequently live in homes that are old and far from energy efficient. "The importance of LIHEAP is recognized by a wide range of advocates, from human service organizations to utilities to energy industry associations," said David Fox
David Fox is a multimedia producer, best known for his early work on LucasArts games, most notably , executive director of the Campaign. "They have joined together as the Campaign for Home Energy Assistance to speak as one voice on behalf of this vital program and the millions of Americans it serves. We are proud to have the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association join us in speaking for those in need -- the elderly, the disabled, the working poor and low-income families with small children." About NAIMA NAIMA is the association for North American manufacturers of fiber glass, rock wool rock wool n. See mineral wool. Noun 1. rock wool - a light fibrous material used as an insulator mineral wool , and slag wool mineral wool. See under Mineral. Same as See also: Slag Wool insulation products. Its role is to promote energy efficiency and environmental preservation Environmental preservation is the strict setting aside of natural resources to prevent the use or contact by humans or by human intervention. In terms of policy making this often means setting aside areas as nature reserves (otherwise known as wildlife reserves), parks, or other through the use of fiber glass, rock wool, and slag wool insulation, and to encourage the safe production and use of these materials. |
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