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Ed Markey: “Could end the wind industry in the United States. That is absolutely, I think, frightening for the next generation of…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
Could end the wind industry in the United States. That is absolutely, I think, frightening for the next generation of Americans.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns that ending the production tax credit could devastate the wind industry and future job prospects.

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