by Stacy Feldman -
May 13th, 2008
Right now, wind supplies about one percent of US electricity.
The most welcome news all week? America could ramp that up to 20% by 2030 for an investment of just $43 billion, the DOE has found in a new eye-popping report.
What a bargain when you consider that the US will spend around $12 billion each month in Iraq in 2008.
For less than four months at that price, the nation could secure the future of its booming wind energy industry, help end its dependence on foreign oil and support a half a million jobs.
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