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Douglas Alexander: Mr. President, I wanted the Senate to know that of the $28 billion, one-third of it goes to wind turbines. We have a…

On the recordJune 20, 2007
Mr. President, I wanted the Senate to know that of the $28 billion, one-third of it goes to wind turbines. We have a national wind policy instead of a national energy policy. We will be spending $2 billion a year on wind subsidies. And there are many other wind subsidies in the Federal Government. You get bonds to build them, you get accelerated depreciation, and then there are the State subsidies. So I am suggesting there is too much wind, and a wiser use of at least half that $10 billion would be for conservation, efficiency, scrubbers, and other forms of energy that are reflected in the 2005 Energy bill.
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Douglas Alexander
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the allocation of funds for wind energy and suggesting a shift towards conservation and efficiency.

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