by Paul Loeb -
Jan 13th, 2009 
Like most Americans, I'm guarding my dollars. But when my furnace died during Seattle's coldest winter in decades, I had to replace it. The costs and gains of replacing that old furnace with a high-efficiency model underscore key lessons about what we need to do to craft a stimulus package that actually builds for America's future.
My new furnace saves energy and fights climate change. It promotes American jobs, and it saves enough on my bills to pay for itself in a reasonable time frame. It also shows how much we can gain by genuinely renewing America's economy instead of encouraging the same consumption for consumption's sake that has helped create our current problems.
Let's look at what my $5,000 purchased.
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