Battle brews over extending wind energy tax breaks

Fox News Tuesday 1st May, 2012

States like Colorado stand to lose wind industry jobs if legislation fails to extend the federal tax break for wind energy producers.  The production tax credit (PTC) is due to expire at the end of this year, unless lawmakers intervene to keep it alive.  "We're just not doing our job,' says U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D) of Colorado, "We need to get after it." Sen. Bennet and his colleague Sen. Mark Udall are both concerned that their...

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