WIND CAN CLEAN UP

Report Touts Wind Energy's Potential To Curb Carbon Emissions

Ambar Espinosa, December 7, 2015 (Rhode Island National Public Radio)

“…[Rhode Island’s offshore wind can power 350,000 homes and offset the carbon emissions of nearly 400,000 cars by 2020, according to Turning to the Wind from Environment America…Federal lawmakers haven't consistently renewed the Production Tax Credit (PTC) responsible for spurring wind energy growth over the past 20 years. It expired last year…[T]ax credit programs, including the Offshore Wind Investment Tax Credit, provide benefits that ultimately result in reduced carbon emissions…” click here for more

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