Tuesday, September 07, 2010
ToDaZeD Like a Rug
every freakin day
...accurately defining and keeping track of ‘green jobs’ has proven nearly impossible in Wisconsin.
...[WI] Governor Jim Doyle said in his final State of the State address. “We have more than 300 companies and thousands of jobs in the wind industry.”
...When contacted, the Office of Energy Independence (an agency created by Governor Doyle in 2007) directed MacIver News to Wisconsin Wind Works, a self-described “consortium of manufacturers representing the wind manufacturing supply chain within Wisconsin.”
...further examination showed many of those companies were not currently serving the wind industry and were only listed because they someday could serve the wind industry.
...When contacted, the companies listed as both primary and secondary suppliers all described themselves merely as secondary suppliers. ...they produce products that are not exclusive to the wind energy.
...at the time of our search, the database claimed 7,632 jobs among the eight manufacturers that were current primary suppliers to the wind industry. Yet, the MacIver News Service was only able to identify 31 jobs at those companies which were specifically tied to wind energy related products.
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