Cc: DSGJr@aol.com; jbc329@earthlink.net; Vickie Wolfe; Daniel Chiotos; EC@osenergy.org

Sent: 2/3/2009 9:48:37 AM

Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Wind jobs outstrip the coal industry !!

Interesting article, Jim. Altho the statistical attacks in the comments following the article may have some validity nationwide, in W. Va. the point is very powerful. Protecting coal jobs is one thing, protecting utilities is another.

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:54 AM, James Kotcon <jkotcon@wvu.edu> wrote:

This needs to go far and wide in WV.

JBK

>>> Paula Carrell <Paula.Carrell@sierraclub.org> 1/29/2009 3:18 PM >>>

Check out this story -- Fortune Magazine in Jan.

Opening sentence:
"Here's a talking point in the green jobs debate: The wind industry
now
employs more people than coal mining in the United States."

Jayme Hill in VA picked it up.

pc

http://greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/01/28/wind-jobs-outstrip-the-coal-industry/

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