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US Sen. Schumer assails Texas wind power project
* Schumer wants U.S.-made wind turbines used * Cielo: Project would benefit rural areas, US contractors (Adds Cielo statement, details) WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer called on the Obama administration on Thursday to block... Full Article at Reuters Alert Net
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Senator Charles Schumer, the New York Democrat, is calling on the Obama administration to block the use of stimulus funds for a utility-scale wind farm in West Texas that would make use of turbines manufactured largely in China. Full Article at The New York Times
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tool goes here WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate... Full Article at Centre Daily Times
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Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Full Article at The Washington Post
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I'm all for investing in clean energy, but we should be investing in the United States, not China ... While the project is anticipated to generate as many as 3,000 jobs in Shenyang, China ... its job impact in the United States would be roughly one-tenth that amount.
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I'm all for investing in clean energy, but we should be investing in the United States — not China ... It's counterproductive to invest U.S. stimulus funds in Chinese companies, rather than our own.
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America is fully capable of making these wind turbines
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China is fast emerging as one of our main rivals in the race to build the technology that can help us achieve energy independence ... We should not be giving China a head start in this race at our own country’s expense.
