With Thousands of Jobs at Stake, Pena, Culver and Wind Energy Leaders Praise Obama on Wind
DES MOINES - Today, officials from Iowa, Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania will hold a conference call to hold Mitt Romney accountable for opposing support for the states' wind industries. As thousands of jobs are at stake with expiration of wind production tax credit, Fmr. Secretary of Energy Frederico Pena, Fmr. Iowa Governor Chet Culver, PA Wind Developer Brent Aldefer, and Mark Shannahan, former head of the Air Quality Development Authority, will draw a contrast between President Obama and Mitt Romney on wind energy.
Mitt Romney's "Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth," calls wind and solar, "two of the most ballyhooed forms of alternative fuel." He said that wind has failed to become "economically viable." Earlier this month, Romney's campaign confirmed that Mitt Romney would let the wind production tax credit expire [The Hill 7/11/12]. He would let this growing wind industry wither jeopardizing 37,000 American jobs as we compete with countries around the world.
The wind energy industry is critical to each state's economies. The Wind Energy Tax Credit tax is slated to expire at the end of the year and the Obama Administration has called on Congress to renew the credit.
Monday, July 30th
11:30 AM CDT
WHO: Fmr. Iowa Governor Chet Culver
Fmr. Secretary of Energy Frederico Pena
PA Wind Developer Brent Aldefer
Mark Shannahan, former head of the Air Quality Development Authority
WHAT: Conference Call to Hold Romney Accountable for Opposition to Wind Energy
