Edward Markey actually said...

Again, the coal industry now has 75,000 workers, but the wind industry has 75,000 workers and the solar industry has 100,000 workers.

Markey points out job growth in renewable energy compared to coal.

05/31/2012

More Edward Markey Quotes

we cannot ignore the significant oil boom on private and state lands in North Dakota

the Republican Majority continues to claim that the Administration is locking up our resources.

I am pleased that the plan protects the East Coast, and especially New England, from offshore drilling for at least the next five years.

By protecting oil companies and preventing the government from collecting the revenue it is rightfully owed.