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Ed Markey: I think that there is another canard out there that renewable electricity is not working on the planet, whereas the…

On the recordJuly 21, 2014
I think that there is another canard out there that renewable electricity is not working on the planet, whereas the reality is that last year 50 percent--listen to this: 50 percent of all new electrical generating capacity for the world was renewable.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the significant growth of renewable energy globally.

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