Posted on 03/04/2010 10:00:38 AM PST by neverdem
A group of Democratic senators called Wednesday for the government to halt a federal stimulus program aimed at building wind farms and other clean-energy projects, arguing that too much of the money spent so far has gone to create jobs overseas.
The Obama administration and wind-energy advocates strongly disputed the criticism by Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and three other Democrats, saying that most of the jobs under the Energy Department program have been created in the United States, despite the dominance of foreign manufacturers in the green-technology sector.
The dispute marks a rare public split among Democrats over the $862 billion stimulus package, which the Obama administration and party leaders have defended as crucial to saving jobs and easing the recession's impact. Republicans have spent the past year attacking the package as a wasteful boondoggle.
Joined by Sens. Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pa.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Jon Tester (Mont.), Schumer said at a news conference that the Obama administration has ignored concerns about foreign involvement in the clean-energy program and should halt funding until Congress can pass legislation to deal with the problem.
Schumer and the other lawmakers focused particular criticism at Cielo Wind Power of Austin, which has said it may apply for up to $450 million in stimulus funding for a massive wind farm that would be powered by turbines built in China.
"It is a no-brainer that stimulus funds should only go to projects that create jobs in the United States rather than overseas," Schumer said. "These wind projects have a lot of merit, but the manufacturing should be happening here, not in China."
A spokesman for the Texas project called the senators' assumptions incorrect, saying that at least 70 percent of each turbine will be made in the United States with American steel...
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....arguing that too much of the money spent so far has gone to create jobs overseas.
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Well, DUh!
Stop the whole thing while you are at it. the whole thing is chock full of this bs.
Casey is from a coal state where green energy isn’t popular. He wants to get reelected.
Sending money overseas is what Bambi is all about. He thinks we’re too powerful, so he’s sending our money and jobs to various Muslim or Marxist countries throughout the world...using his personal slush fund, the “stimulus,” to do it.
Yeah... Greta interviewed him about it a couple days ago...some of the things that came out of his mouth actually made sense. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
It doesn’t happen often.
Not sure what I was listening to on the radio, but there have been many reports of medical problems all over the world from people who live near windmills. They are calling it windmill syndrome or some such name. I will see if I can find more info.
Has Casey said anything about Cap and Trade?
Don’t know.
Hey Chuck! Barmama WON! He isn't campaigning anymore. Careful or you're going to get a date with the underside of Barama's bus!
Here’s a good link explaining the nonsense in wind turbine syndrome:
Jack Cashill: Decrypting Obama's 'Pop'
China, Iran Creating 'No-Go' Zones to Thwart U.S. Military Power
Vanishing American Air Superiority
Some noteworthy articles about politics, foreign or military affairs, IMHO, FReepmail me if you want on or off my list.
lol. hypocrites
Senator Graham calls cap-and-trade plan dead
US Sen. Rockefeller seeks EPA carbon rule delay
And yesterday:
EPW POLICY BEAT: CONSENSUS EXPOSED, PART 2 ( Global Warming Consensus that is )
And thread posted earlier:
Wind and solar farms take up too much space. 7 miles by 7 miles of solar to replace the same amount of energy from 1 nuclear plant. Build nukes and start now.
Or more likely he’ll be found to have harassed a male intern.
“...medical problems all over the world from people who live near windmills...”
Try this link
“A spokesman for the Texas project called the senators’ assumptions incorrect, saying that at least 70 percent of each turbine will be made in the United States with American steel...”
Not good enough.. 100% or nothing you blood sucking leaches.
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