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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 12, 2008 |
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NEWS ADVISORY
JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE: RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIES
POISED TO LEAD U.S. ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Trade Association Leaders Outline Key Policies Required
When: Thursday, November 13, 10:00 am (Eastern Time)
What: National News Teleconference
Who: Randall Swisher, Executive Director, American Wind Energy Association
Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association
Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director, National Hydropower Association
Rhone Resch, President, Solar Energy Industries Association
Call-in details: 1-866-412-1090, conference ID: 7337 7992
The leaders of the nation’s renewable energy trade associations will host a joint news teleconference to highlight how their industries can help lead the U.S. economic recovery once key near-term policy priorities are enacted.
President-elect Obama and many members of the 111th Congress have expressed a desire for quick action to support growth in renewable energy investment, recognizing the key role that renewables can play in addressing some of our nation’s most pressing challenges: economic recovery, energy independence, and global climate change.
A solid national commitment to clean, domestic renewable energy would create many thousands of new American jobs and unleash billions of investment dollars right now – when our nation’s economy needs it most.
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Randall Swisher, Executive Director, American Wind Energy Association, www.awea.org, 202.383.2510
Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association,
www.geo-energy.org, 202.454.5261
Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director, National Hydropower Association, www.hydro.org, 202.682.1700
Rhone Resch, President, Solar Energy Industries Association,
www.seia.org, 202.682.0556
AWEA is the national trade association of America’s wind industry, with more than 1,600 member companies, including global leaders in wind power and energy development, wind turbine manufacturing, component and service suppliers, and the world’s largest wind power trade show. AWEA is the voice of wind energy in the U.S., promoting renewable energy to power a cleaner, stronger America. More information on wind energy is available at the AWEA Web site: www.awea.org.
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