President and founder of The Babylon Project, Steve Bellone, served as a panelist on the US Department of Energy’s Webcast on Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing Approaches on June 1, 2009.  The webcast, one of the first done by the DOE to assist municipalities in the preparation of their EECBG application, reached nearly 100 sustainability officials around the country.  The webcast featured an introduction by Mark Bailey, the U.S. Department of Energy Director of the Office of Weatherization & Intergovernmental Programs and a detailed presentation on municipal financing options for retrofitting buildings by Carol Broido Johnson, Efficiency Advisor for Secretary Chu’s Recovery Act Team.  Mr. Bellone provided details of the Babylon retrofit program urging listeners to create sustainable programs, like Green Homes, with their stimulus funding.  “By investing stimulus money in a sustainable program rather than a single project, you will be helping to build Green Careers rather than creating temporary green jobs” said Bellone.  The DOE is encouraging the development of sustainable programs and the leveraging of stimulus funding with additional public and private sector dollars.