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Hearing: Winding Up Wind, Renewables to Battle a Slowing Economy

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Winding Up Wind, Renewables to Battle a Slowing Economy

Select Committee Hearing: Increased Renewable Energy Spurs Economic Growth, Green Jobs

For testimony, pictures and video of this hearing, please CLICK HERE.

With Wall Street tumbling, oil prices rising, and the specter of a recession hanging over America’s economy, new, invigorating economic strategies could put America’s economic growth back on course. One of those strategies is increasing the use of renewable energy technologies, which holds the potential for economic growth and domestic job creation. This Thursday, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will examine how smart policies that promote the construction of renewable energy can create jobs and grow the economy.
 
The range of jobs available in a green economy is wide and the potential employment impact is substantial. A recent analysis by the Cleantech Venture Network estimated that as many as 500,000 green jobs could be created by 2010. However, with key tax credits for renewable technologies set to expire at the end of this year, America faces the prospect of losing more than 100,000 domestic job opportunities in 2009 alone.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing, “Blowing in the Wind: Renewable Energy as the Answer to an Economy Adrift.”

WHEN: Thursday, March 6, 2008, 9:30 AM

WHERE: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC and on the web at globalwarming.house.gov

WHO:

Bianca Jagger, Chair, World Future Council

Vic Abate, Vice President, Renewable Energy, General Electric

Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union

Barbara Lockwood, Manager, Renewable Energy Arizona Public Service Co.

Blair Sweezey, Senior Director, Solar Markets and Public Policy, Applied Materials

Bill Unger, Partner Emeritus, Mayfield Fund (Representing Environmental Entrepreneurs)

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PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

The Select Committee was active during the 110th and 111th Congresses. This is an archived version of the website, to ensure that the public has ongoing access to the Select Committee record. This website, including external links, will not be updated after Jan. 3rd, 2010.

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