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05 Jun '12, 9pm

.@Sierra_Club launches 'Wind Works' campaign: #windworks #windpower #cleanenergy #ptc

Sierra Club launches 'Wind Works' campaign Posted: 2012-06-05 Tom Gray New campaign advocates for renewing Production Tax Credit for wind Today the Sierra Club launched “Wind Works,” a new campaign to advocate for renewal of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. The PTC, the group said, is a federal tax policy that helps level the playing field by providing the certainty the wind industry needs for continued growth. “The 'Wind Works' campaign is the Sierra Club’s move to the next level, in advocating for renewable energy jobs and ensuring America transitions to a clean energy economy,” said Dave Hamilton, Director for Clean Energy of the Beyond Coal Campaign at the Sierra Club. “Congress is holding thousands of high-quality American jobs in their hands, but every day of uncertainty for the industry is causing more delayed projects and more layoffs. This ...

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