Seeing Green in Iowa

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The President visits Trinity Structural Towers, the former Maytag plant which now houses a green manufacturing facility that produces towers for wind energy production, in Newton. Iowa, a leader in wind energy, is a perfect example of how a community can rebuild a local economy with investments in clean energy and efficiency. Trinity employs dozens of former Maytag employees and is part of the revitalization of a town hard hit by the closing of the Maytag plant. President Obama gives remarks discussing components of his comprehensive energy plan, which include promoting clean energy innovation to help end our dependence on foreign oil, creating millions of new jobs, and preventing the worst consequences of climate change.
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News & Politics

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• Iowa
• President
• Obama
• White House
• Newton
• green
• energy
• clean
• solar
• wind
• Maytag
• manufacturing
• economy
• jobs
• foreign oil
• climate change

[Argonaut22j]

Go green economy and go Obama!!! Yes!

[clwaltz]

Thank you Iowa for helping to lead the way, and for knowing the clarity of leadership that is needed to help us reach towards this future... and thank you Mr. President for setting a mission for America in which we can all be hands-on and work towards.

[hookalakah]

"SolFocus assembles its solar panels in China, and the new San Jose headquarters employs just 90 people.

In the Bay Area as in much of the country, the green economy is not proving to be the job-creation engine that many politicians envisioned. President Obama once pledged to create five million green jobs over 10 years. Gov. Jerry Brown promised 500,000 clean-technology jobs statewide by the end of the decade. But the results so far suggest such numbers are a pipe dream." --New York Times

[Beak2011]

i work there!

[diwareddy111]

Obama Rocks!! always --diwakar from India

[jentify]

Wind power is the Best way to go to save resources! Wind is FREE and always available!

[anger42]

@quiveringpalm I dont think so....Im not going to get into a political battle but he overwhelmingly supported.

[QuarkToo]

That guy is dumb.. So is the guy standing next to Obama. Wind power is not the answer.

[QuarkToo]

That guy is dumb.. So is the guy standing next to Obama. Wind power is not the answer.

[QuarkToo]

That guy is dumb.. So is the guy standing next to Obama.

[phileeep]

I have addressed your claim well and what I have concluded is that though increase in pavement damage is bad, it is not nearly as bad as the three other things I have mentioned.

It's your failure to understand that it's not the losses that matter but the net gains that do that blinds you from the right decisions. Therefore, you have lost this argument.

[alex30085]

ok obviously u have an inferiority complex. In addition you are also stupid. What I ve said is that keeping ur tires overinflated will result in less fuel consumption while travelling but it will also damage the pavement. What u r saying is just an insulting irrelevant rumbling about traffic accidents.