Controversial wind farm to build turbine plant in USA

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Companies planning a controversial wind farm in Texas that would seek millions in federal stimulus funds said Tuesday that they'd build a U.S. plant to make wind turbines and employ 1,000 people.

The news follows criticism that the farm planned to use Chinese-made turbines and that too many federal stimulus dollars have gone to foreign-owned wind firms.

The companies didn't say when the plant – to be one of the biggest in the U.S. for wind turbines – would be built or whether it would supply turbines to the Texas farm.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has asked the Obama administration to block federal stimulus funds from going to the Texas farm unless it uses U.S.-made turbines. Schumer says stimulus funds should create jobs in the U.S., not in China.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2009-11-18-windstrimulus18_ST_N.htm

[Vincardog]

1. Since the Chinese just announced plans to build a big Turbine factory and Obama was just there; I

wonder what they had to say to Obama about this?