title: Wind energy can power a strong recovery.
abstract: The U.S. wind industry is a dynamic one that pumps billions of dollars into our economy each year. Wind has gone mainstream and today is the most affordable near-term carbon-free energy source. The U.S. industry experienced a nearly 70 percent increase in total jobs last year-well-paying, family-supporting jobs. But new wind farms now find it hard to secure financing. Thus, the economic stimulus package moving through Congress is critical.
authors.affiliation: American Wind Energy Association, USA.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bode
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D004782:Environmental Health; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011057:Politics; D014919:Wind