November 18, 2009
Job creation and Recovery Act funding
We all want to create more jobs here in the U.S. One hundred percent of the ARRA funding for the wind sector has gone to projects that are installed and operate here in the U.S., spurring new wind farm development and supporting thousands of local jobs. What’s more, we have made great strides in U.S. wind turbine and turbine component manufacturing production--up 12-fold from 2004.
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November 4, 2009
Gov. Granholm Keynotes Small and Community Wind, Supply Chain Meetings
in Detroit
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm (D) today urged the wind industry to invest in Michigan. "If you’re a wind company looking to invest, we want you in Michigan," she said, kicking off a packed conference and workshop on small and community wind and supply chain issues, held at the Cobo Center.
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October 20, 2009: 3:00 PM ET
U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs Over 1,600 MW in Third Quarter;
Manufacturing Still Lags
Washington D.C. — The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported today in its third quarter (Q3) market report that the U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the third quarter...
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October 15, 2009
AWEA Rings NASDAQ Closing Bell
as Stock Market Surges
On October 14 AWEA CEO Denise Bode and wind industry leaders rang the NASDAQ closing bell as the NASDAQ shot up 32.34 and Dow Jones surpassed 10,000. See photos and video
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October 13, 2009
Wind Energy Blows Into Manhattan
Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop presents new financing options for wind projects, features first-ever Financial Analyst Day
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RFK Jr. Spreads the message on renewable energy
Last year, America achieved a milestone, building more wind power generation than all new oil and coal generation combined. We have led the world in wind installations for several years, and the wind industry already accounts for more American jobs than coal mining.
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AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium Orlando, FL November 18 - 20, 2009 AWEA Offshore Wind Power Workshop Boston, MA December 2 - 3, 2009 Wind Project Profitability and Reliability Workshop San Diego, CA January 19 - 20, 2010 WINDPOWER® 2010 Conference & Exhibition Dallas, Texas May 23 - 26, 2010 AWEA Event Calendar

The wind energy industry seeks a national 25% renewable electricity by 2025 standard. This policy would provide a long-term commitment to renewable energy in the U.S., giving businesses the certainty they need to invest in new wind energy manufacturing facilities, and to expand current ones - creating tens of thousands of new American jobs. This long-term policy would also put the U.S. on a path to achieving the significant carbon dioxide emission reductions desperately needed to protect the health of our planet. Please contact your Senators and Representative to express your support for a national RES and to ask them to co-sponsor the leading RES proposals.