OBAMA TOUTS WIND INDUSTRY THAT HAS ACTUALLY LOST JOBS
Obama Said Wind Power Is An "Industry On The Rise" And
"Putting People To Work." OBAMA: "So this is
an industry on the rise. And it's an industry that's putting people to work.
You know that firsthand. There are more wind power jobs in this state than any
other." (President Barack Obama, Remarks At Energy Event, Newton, IA,
5/24/12)
- Obama
Said The Wind Industry Is Employing "Tens Of Thousands Of American
Workers." OBAMA: "We used to have
just a few dozen manufacturing facilities attached to the wind industry.
Today we have nearly 500 facilities in 43 states that are employing tens
of thousands of American workers. Tens of thousands." (President
Barack Obama, Remarks At Energy Event, Newton, IA, 5/24/12)
NOTE: The Wind Industry Has Shed 10,000 Jobs Since 2009. "The wind industry, for example, has shed 10,000 jobs since
2009 even as the energy capacity of wind farms has nearly doubled, according to
the American Wind Energy Association." (Andy Sullivan, "Analysis:
Obama's 'Green Jobs' Have Been Slow To Sprout," Reuters, 4/13/12) Research
