by Richard Caperton and Stephen Lacey The Wall Street Journal released another error-riddled editorial against the wind industry this week calling for an end to the production tax credit. The piece is so bad — and features such a broad range of spin and inaccuracies — it deserves a special, point-by-point debunk. The WSJ starts … [continued]
They’re at it again–Republicans and Democrats in a practically dysfunctional Congress fought over budgetary matters this past week, specifically an extension of the wind energy production tax credit. The wind energy PTC has helped spur billions of dollars of investment in a young, emerging industry that’s going to prove vital in decades to come. It’s helped create thousands of good jobs when job creation has cratered. It’s improved environmental and health conditions. We won’t have it, Congressional Republicans voted once again.
With every passing day, Congress outdoes its own abysmal environmental record.
Even as federal policymakers consider a transportation bill that would open up sensitive areas for offshore drilling, encourage use of dirty oil shale, force a decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and derail public investments in public transportation, they couldn’t even compromise on a simple short-term tax credit for wind energy.
Sign the two letters to Congress below to help prolong key renewable energy industry incentives that will continue to create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs! http://youtu.be/W1gpxEevFr0 Every renewable energy industry in the country—wind, hydro, solar, geothermal, biomass,…—are working hard right now to get some critical government subsidies continued. … [continued]
US wind power capacity surged 31% in 4Q and 17% annually in 2011, according to the AWEA’s latest industry report. Wind energy now supplies 20% of electricity in Iowa and South Dakota, while more than 100 wind projects in 31 states and Puerto Rico are under construction at present. Looming expiration of the wind power PTC threatens the economic growth and job creation that’s under way, however.
Following up on the clean energy promises and programs mentioned in Obama’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, below is more detail on Obama’s new energy plan.
Yesterday’s State of the Union address detailed a comprehensive plan to increase domestic sources of energy, but the wide scope could actually limit growth of renewable power sources.
Following up on the offshore wind power stories I shared yesterday, here’s a great post from Richard Caperton, Michael Conathan, and Jackie Weidman of the Center for American Progress on U.S. offshore wind today and how it could actually be a something tomorrow: Congress Needs to Push Targeted Incentives for … [continued]
As the leading organization of the U.S. solar energy industry has done, the folks most in the know when it comes to U.S. wind energy, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), have put together a great end-of-the-year wrap-up of the top 10 wind energy stories of 2011. Rather than … [continued]
Editor’s note: This post is not sponsored in any way. by AWEA “Clock is ticking” as tens of thousands of jobs hang in the balance WASHINGTON, DC, December 17, 2011–The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement today as Congress finalized year-end legislative activity without taking action to … [continued]
