Wind turbines at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind Farm are shown in front of snowcapped mountains near Boulder, Colorado
(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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Wind energy provides 3% of American electricity and is on the ascendant.
One day last month, wind provided 57% of all electricity in Colorado
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The Politics and Potential of Wind Power
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 10:06 a.m.
The role of wind in U.S. energy policy is a hot-button issue in the presidential campaign. Diane and her guests discuss the politics of wind power, its potential to create jobs and the debate over tax incentives.
Guests
Coral Davenport
energy and environment correspondent for National Journal.
Denise Bode
chief executive officer of the American Wind Energy Association.
Daniel Simmons
director of regulatory and state affairs at the Institute for Energy Research.
John Gimigliano
principal-in-charge of KPMG’s Energy Sustainability Tax practice and former senior tax counsel for the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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