Under Section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code -

Individuals purchasing qualifying Madico window films from January 1, 2006 — December 31, 2007 may be eligible for a tax credit under Section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code.The IRS allows homeowners to take a tax credit of 10% of the cost of solar control window film installed in their primary residence, with a life time maximum credit of $500 per taxpayer. The tax credit is a direct dollar for dollar credit, or reduction, in the amount of taxes you must pay, not just a tax deduction from income. Only the cost of the film itself, and not the installation cost, qualifies for the credit. In order to qualify for the credit, the window film must be installed in calendar year 2006 or 2007, and must be certified by Madico to be an Eligible Building Component Envelope in your geographic area. To take advantage of the tax credit, you must do the following:Make sure the film you have installed qualifies for the credit. Qualifying products vary by the geographical climate zone in which you live.

You can follow the following link http://www.madico.com/mediacenter_taxcredit.asp to determine your climate zone, see qualifying films and download the information sheet that pertain to your area.

Colorado State University researcher predicts 17 named Atlantic storms

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be “very active,” with 17 named storms, a top storms forecaster said Tuesday.

Those named storms are expected to include five intense or major hurricanes, according to forecaster William Gray’s team at Colorado State University. Gray said there is a 74 percent probability of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. coast.

The team’s forecasts are based global oceanic and atmospheric conditions.

Last year, Gray’s forecast — as well as government forecasts — was higher than what the Atlantic hurricane season produced. Gray’s team said the reason was a late El Nino that altered oceanic conditions.

‘Near normal’ in 2006?
There were nine named Atlantic storms and five hurricanes, two of them major, in 2006. That was considered a “near normal” season. None of those hurricanes hit the U.S. Atlantic coast.

The devastating 2005 season had 28 named storms, 15 of them hurricanes. Four of those hurricanes hit the U.S. coast, the worst among them Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and leveled parts of the Gulf Coast.

Gray has spent more than 40 years in tropical weather research. He heads the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State.