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Ed Markey: “The same wind that drove the pilgrims to our shores in Massachusetts is the same wind that we can now capture to…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2013
The same wind that drove the pilgrims to our shores in Massachusetts is the same wind that we can now capture to innovate in the wind area.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the potential of wind energy innovation for job creation.

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