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Romney Aversion to Wind-Power Aid Alienating Republicans
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-04/romney-aversion-to-wind-power-aid-alienating-republicans[font face=Serif][font size=5]Romney Aversion to Wind-Power Aid Alienating Republicans[/font]
By Christopher Martin on June 04, 2012
[font size=3]Mitt Romney’s opposition to tax breaks for wind farms puts him at odds with conservative support for renewable energy in states such as Iowa and Texas that have built the largest wind industries with taxpayer help.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee favors more oil drilling and fewer clean-air regulations and has voiced opposition to government backing for wind and solar projects.
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Romney’s faith in free markets to develop alternative energy sources may be misguided, Representative Roscoe Bartlett, a Maryland Republican, said in an interview.
He “believes that the market will take care of this,” Bartlett said. “I wish that were true. I think the market signals will be too late and inadequate and that we will face very serious energy shortages.”
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By Christopher Martin on June 04, 2012
[font size=3]Mitt Romney’s opposition to tax breaks for wind farms puts him at odds with conservative support for renewable energy in states such as Iowa and Texas that have built the largest wind industries with taxpayer help.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee favors more oil drilling and fewer clean-air regulations and has voiced opposition to government backing for wind and solar projects.
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Romney’s faith in free markets to develop alternative energy sources may be misguided, Representative Roscoe Bartlett, a Maryland Republican, said in an interview.
He “believes that the market will take care of this,” Bartlett said. “I wish that were true. I think the market signals will be too late and inadequate and that we will face very serious energy shortages.”
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