A new crop of wind turbines will be generating not only electricity but steady income for refugees of the ravaged housing and automotive industries.
“This is the best job I ever had,” said one of the new ‘windsmiths’ strapping on his climbing gear to perform maintenance on the wind turbines. (McClatchy News, via the Sac Bee)
More info on the Obama administration’s investment in energy, visit the US Dept. of Energy office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Right: Dillon Wind Power Project, CA- photo by Iberdrola Renewables