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The Problem: U.S. is falling behind in the clean energy industry, while jobs and investments are going overseas
The United States is letting other countries take the lead in the development and manufacturing of clean energy technologies. Clean energy technologies promise to be the next wave of new industries creating millions of new jobs. In the 1980's, it was the personal computer; in the 1990's, it was the Internet and software development; we are in the midst of a bio-tech revolution, and clean energy is next.
The worldwide clean energy market is already experiencing double-digit growth. Wind power has averaged 32% growth per year for the past five years, attracting more than $7 billion in investments in 2002 alone. Europe anticipates generating as much as 20% of its power by wind by 2010.
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