A Splash of Green for the Rust belt
By User from Struthers, OH - Nov 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm EST
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Categories: Environment and Conservation, Energy Policy
A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt. By Peter S. Goodman, NYTimes, November 23, 2008. "From the faded steel enclaves of Pennsylvania to the reeling auto towns of Michigan and Ohio, state and local governments are aggressively courting manufacturing companies that supply wind energy farms, solar electricity plants and factories that turn crops into diesel fuel. This courtship has less to do with the loftiest aims of renewable energy proponents -- curbing greenhouse gas emissions and lessening American dependence on foreign oil - and more to do with paychecks. In the face of rising unemployment, renewable energy has become a crucial source of good jobs, particularly for laid-off Rust Belt workers. Amid a presidential election campaign now dominated by economic concerns, wind turbines and solar panels seem as ubiquitous in campaign advertisements as the American flag."
Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party
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