"Our nation is in the midst of a clean energy revolution. Increasingly, more of our electricity is being generated by renewable energy–as much as 22 percent in 2017–and we are only beginning to utilize one of our great untapped renewable resources: offshore wind."
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"To realize the full potential of our nation’s offshore wind resources, we must make sure that a full cadre of American workers are trained and ready to pave the way for growth and innovation in this rapidly growing industry."
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"Offshore wind has the potential to create tens of thousands of jobs & make the US a global industry leader. But we can’t just be investing in energy technologies, we need to be investing in our people who will bring these technologies out of the lab & into our homes&businesses."
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"States like MA are investing their own resources & working w/industry to support offshore wind workforce training. MA released the Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment which identifies what types of workforce training & education progs are needed to fill offshore wind jobs."
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"We have a broad coalition of organizations supporting the legislation, including
@The_UWUA,@AWEA,@BGAlliance,@steelworkers,@NWF, &@SierraClub."Show this thread -
"We also have a number of MA offshore wind industry leaders, including senior leadership from
@nbwindenergy, the Center for Wind Energy@UMassLowell,@IBEW Local 223, and@NewBedfordArea."Show this thread -
"I look forward to the discussion on how we can advance our nation’s energy independence and support new energy jobs through offshore wind."
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What a horrible idea. Let's put up un-economic, bird-killing, eye-sores!
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