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Elizabeth Burleson (Assistant professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law, has an LL.M. in
International Law from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut
School of Law), ³Wind Power, National Security, and Sound Energy Policy,´ Penn State Environmental Law
Review, Vol. 17, p. 137, 2009

÷.S. tax incentives have helped establish a wind power industry. Yet, the growth of the renewable power sector falls
far short of what is possible and of what is needed to address climate change. Governments need to financially
support the transition to environmentally sound technology and increase energy efficiency through regulatory
standards.

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Ronald H. Rosenberg (Professor of Law, Director of the American Legal System Program, William and Mary Law
School, J.D., M.R.P., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), ³Diversifying America's Energy Future: The
Future of Renewable Wind Power,´ Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 26, p. 505, 2008

irst, favorable local, state, and federal governmental policies must be established to provide the wind power
industry with a stable and predictable regulatory environment. Policy predictability is necessary to assure those
taking risks a consistent policy landscape upon which to base their decisions. It is also necessary to assure that
turbine manufacturers and component suppliers will expand their own capacity to provide a steady flow of the
necessary parts for a new wind power project. Government energy policy should have longer time horizons so that
market participants can plan long term investments. State and federal governments should work together to
maximize wind power¶s long-term potential to provide a significant amount of electricity well into the future.

       


 


Ronald H. Rosenberg (Professor of Law, Director of the American Legal System Program, William and Mary Law
School, J.D., M.R.P., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), ³Diversifying America's Energy Future: The
Future of Renewable Wind Power,´ Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 26, p. 505, 2008

Second, some form of financial incentives should be utilized to subsidize wind energy through higher power
payments or favorable tax policy. Such payments could be combined with a tax on fossil fuels to remove their
hidden subsidies and to ease the shift to new energy technology. This program of financial assistance must remain
stable for at least ten years so that developers, investors, and consumers can accurately predict their streams of
revenue.

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c. Tyler Miller (has written 58 textbooks for introductory courses in environmental science, basic ecology, energy,
and environmental chemistry. Since 1975, Miller¶s books have been the most widely used textbooks for
environmental science in the United States and throughout the world. Miller has a Ph.D. from the University of
Virginia and has received two honorary degrees for his contributions to environmental education. He taught college
for 20 years. Currently, he is the President of Earth Education and Research, devoted to improving environmental
education) and Scott E. Spoolman (a writer and textbook editor, has a master¶s degree in science journalism from
the University of Minnesota), ³Living in the Environment, 16th Edition,´ Cengage Learning, © 2009 (420)

Europe is leading the world into the age of wind energy, producing about three-fourths of the world¶s wind-
generated power. European companies²mostly in Denmark, Germany, and Spain²manufacture 80% of the wind
turbines sold in the global marketplace. They are aided by strong and consistent government subsidies, tax breaks,
and low-cost loans.
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Mark Scott (a correspondent in BusinessWeek's London bureau), September 19, 2007, ³Wind Power¶s a Breeze in
Europe,´ BusinessWeek, http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2007/gb20070919_459208.htm

àhile investment in wind farms helps cut the carbon footprint of European energy companies, there are also
significant financial incentives for going green. ÷nder E÷ and domestic rules, utilities can charge higher rates for
renewable electricity, either through government-mandated prices for end customers or so-called renewables
obligations, which reward companies for building carbon-friendly power plants. Such subsidies have helped Europe
build up its alternative energy industry by providing financial incentives to companies that invest in new
technologies, says Paul Ekins, head of the environment group at the London-based Policy Studies Institute.

         

   

clobal Wind Energy Council, February 17, 2007, ³Record year for wind energy: clobal wind power market
increased by 43% in 2005,´ The European Wind Energy Association,
http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/press_releases/2006/060217_Statistics2005_gwec.pdf

According to the American àind Energy Association (AàEA), this is largely due to the current three-year window
of stability in the federal incentive for wind energy, the production tax credit (PCT). ³Thanks to the Congress¶s
extending the wind energy production credit before it expired for the first time in the credit¶s history, the wind
industry is looking forward to several record-breaking years in a row,´ said AàEA¶s Executive Director Randall
Swisher. Previous years had seen a constant up and down of the market, depending on whether the PTC had been
renewed in time to create investor confidence.

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clobal Wind Energy Council, February 17, 2007, ³Record year for wind energy: clobal wind power market
increased by 43% in 2005,´ The European Wind Energy Association,
http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/press_releases/2006/060217_Statistics2005_gwec.pdf

The Australian market nearly doubled in 2005 with 328 Mà of new installed capacity, bringing the total up to 708
Mà. ³The 2007 implementation of a state based market mechanism and a commitment by state governments to
establish an emissions trading scheme will provide financial incentives to continue this growth,´ said Dominique
Lafontaine, CEO of Ausàind.