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By Matt Vasilogambros - Politics DailyIn Cedar Rapids, hundreds of workers have found employment with Clipper Turbine Works, one of many forward-looking companies found these days in Iowa's "Wind Belt." Clipper has emerged from what was the faint memory of the heavy manufacturing business, which up until recently had been shifting overseas. Those who once worked with manufacturers of printing presses and coal trucks are being reborn in this new economy and its need for clean energy. In recent years, public perception of wind-generated power has shifted from a research and development project to a realistic source of electricity. ...
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By Investigative Reporting Workshop - Politics DailyOn Tuesday, former President George W. Bush was the star speaker for WINDPOWER 2010 in Dallas, a conference and exhibition hosted by the American Wind Energy Association. AWEA is one of the many rich, professional associations in Washington, D.C., that collects dues from member companies and amalgamates their interests into legislative agendas. It is, in short, a lobbying group. AWEA also claims credit for being "the voice of wind energy in the U.S." by representing "more than 2,500 member companies" and offering a possible solution to the government's dream agenda for energy and ...
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