[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17412-17413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               DEVELOPING A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE FOR MAINE

  (Ms. PINGREE of Maine asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, in Maine we are witnessing the 
birth of an industry, a clean energy industry that will create the jobs 
and supply the renewable energy we will need to grow our economy. In 
Maine, we have the people, the technology and the resources to develop 
and grow this industry.
  Last week, Maine hosted the International Energy Ocean Conference, 
where hundreds of clean energy experts from around the world gathered 
and saw firsthand how serious our State is about developing renewable 
energy.
  Also last week the Maine Wind Industry Initiative went public. MWII 
has

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organized the complete wind power industry supply chain, from large 
organizations like Bath Iron Works to smaller companies that specialize 
in precision composite manufacturing.
  Mr. Speaker, Maine has an important role to play in Maine's clean 
energy future, and Maine people are ready to be part of it.

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