The U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1976 under Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act. The purpose of the Program is to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons.
The Federal Dept of Energy recently created a film to highlight how the US addresses a variety of energy issues which aired at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December, 2009.