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20 Sep '12, 2pm

Moms Clean Air Force blogger urges #PTC extension: @MomsCAF #windworks #windpower #cleanair #energy

In a recent Huffington Post article, Ronnie Citron-Fink, managing editor and blogger for Moms Clean Air Force, calls for Congress to extend the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC) for the simplest of reasons: "Wind is free. "Wind is clean. "Wind is renewable. "Wind is non-polluting. "Wind doesn't harm children's health. "But most importantly, wind energy works." Ms. Citron-Fink refers to a recent economic impact analysis that found that a typical wind farm creates nearly 1,100 jobs . Describing watching her children flying kites, she concludes, "Watching my kids harness the homegrown power of the wind left me with the strong feeling that we can control our energy destiny. Our children deserve to soar like the wind! Are we going to let politics stand in their way?" The PTC provides an income tax credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour for the first 10 years of ele...

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