From Green Right Now reports
Pennsylvania’s new Renewable Energy Program is making $25 million available to spur new jobs and economic growth in the renewable energy manufacturing industry, Gov. Edward G. Rendell said Monday.
The program will help businesses, non-profits and other groups take advantage of the clean, money-saving technologies it produces, and represents a major step in Pennsylvania’s drive towards energy independence and building a cleaner, greener economy, the governor said.
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October 17th, 2008
By Barbara Kessler
Future energy literally rose above fossil fuel-generated power at a site in Pennsylvania where officials celebrated the opening this week of the Casselman Wind Power Project near Garrett, Pa., southeast of Pittsburgh.
Eight of the 23 turbines sit atop the site of a former coal mine.
“Pennsylvania is rapidly becoming a leader among states that are developing renewable and alternative energy sources and implementing advanced energy efficiency and conservation technologies,” said Governor Edward G. Rendell at the opening ceremony.
Rendell noted that the project will help create jobs, reduce dependence on foreign oil and improve the environment.
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