The Toledo Blade buries the lead on this story so we’ll give it to you here:
“The U.S. Department of Energy claims wind has the potential to produce $80 billion in economic activity and 300,000 jobs for the Great Lakes region.
“‘The potential for wind power generation in the Great Lakes region is enormous,’ Larry Flowers, national technical director of the Energy Department’s Wind Powering America program, said.”The race is clearly on. Will Northeast Ohio carve out a leadership role, or merely wind up a “me too” player?
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May 28th, 2008 at 2:20 am
[…] The U.S. Department of Energy claimed wind has the potential to produce $80 billion in economic activity and 300,000 jobs for the Great Lakes region. More on that here. […]