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July/August 1992 TRENDS IN ENERGY Trends in Energy is a bulletin
of residential energy conservation issues. It covers items
ranging from the latest policy issues to the newest energy
technologies. If you have items that would be of interest,
please send them to: Trends Department, Home Energy, 2124
Kittredge St., No. 95, Berkeley, CA 94704. Radiant Barrier
UpdateWhen Home Energy last covered radiant barriers (May/June
'89 and Nov/Dec '89), the level of confusion and outright
misstatements associated with radiant barriers were at an all-
time high. Some of the misinformation came from manufacturers
who extrapolated limited test information to validate erroneous
claims. The research by that point was too scanty to support any
claims to speak of. Major funding by the r