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Senate 'Buy American' Clause Awaits Wind Industry Reps as They Descend on Washington

Senate ‘Buy American’ Clause Awaits Wind Industry Reps as They Descend on Washington

By Timothy B. Hurst on March 10, 2010

More than one hundred wind energy representatives are traveling to Washington D.C. this week for a special lobbying effort to push for a national renewable energy standard.

Category: Economy, Renewable energy | Tags: awea, energy policy, government investment, green, jobs, Renewable energy, rps, stimulus, wind energy, wind industry | 5

Wind Industry Capitalizes on Michigan Tax Credits to Create New Jobs

Wind Industry Capitalizes on Michigan Tax Credits to Create New Jobs

By Timothy B. Hurst on April 27, 2009

In the last few weeks there has been a spate of new jobs created in Michigan thanks to an unlikely industrial sector in the upper Midwest — the wind energy industry. [I first published this at CleanTechnica on April 10, 2009] Wind turbine manufacturer Global Wind Systems announced that it will be hiring 250 new [...]

Category: Energy, Politics, Renewable energy | Tags: green collar jobs, job creation, jobs, michigan, tax credits, wind energy, wind power | 0