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February 14, 2012

Wind Power Panic: AWEA's Last Stand

Lisa Linowes, Master Resource


PlanetGreen

If you haven’t heard from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), you probably will Ominous, scary ads are running nationwide warning of the crushing blow to American jobs if Congress fails to extend the Production Tax Credit (‘PTC’), the 20-year ‘temporary’ subsidy most credited for market growth in the wind sector. The PTC is due to expire at the end of this year. . .

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