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Chuck
09-06-2009, 06:47 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg the leading manufacturers of wind, solar and other alternative energy technologies are thriving in Japan, Europe and China, while the U.S. lags behind. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-karpinski/labor-day-2009-protect-th_b_277622.html)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Wind_Turbine_Installation.jpgGene Karpinski - HUFFINGTONPOST (http://www.huffingtonpost.com) - Sept 5, 2009

Ramp up the American alternatnive energy industry! --Ed.

In one of life's cruel ironies, this year's Labor Day coincides with unemployment at its highest in 25 years. But it also represents an opportunity to re-emphasize the importance of the American worker and the future we must provide for our workforce.


Last month, unemployment rose to 9.7% (http://www.bls.gov/), the highest since 1983, as the economy saw 216,000 jobs lost. These numbers are too large for the returning Congress to ignore and they should immediately set to passing a comprehensive clean energy bill that can help reverse the direction of unemployment before we reach double-digit figures.
... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-karpinski/labor-day-2009-protect-th_b_277622.html



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