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Sen. Daschle & Wind Industry Call for Action on Energy Bill
Jun 24th
Published: June 24, 2010
Washington, D.C., United States — At a press conference hosted by former Senator Tom Daschle, a coalition of clean energy industries today called on the White House and Senate leadership to take urgent action upon Congress’ return from the July 4 recess on legislation that includes strong measures to promote clean energy.
“Passage of a federal RES will help open the doors to a wave of manufacturing investment in the USA.”– Steve Dayney, CEO, REPower
“The time for Congress to take action is now,” said Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), a member of More >
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Loading ...25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
Feb 8th
February 8, 2010
Washington, D.C., United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
A new study released by Navigant Consulting finads that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations have had a history of voting against incentives and other measures designed to support the renewable energy sector.
The “Job Impacts of a National Renewable Electricity Standard” study was released by the RES Alliance for Jobs and found More >
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