[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           SHOWING THE NATION WHAT CLEAN ENERGY IS ALL ABOUT

  (Ms. PINGREE of Maine asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, this beautiful picture is of the 
Kibby Mountain Wind Project, which went online last week and became the 
largest wind power development in Maine's growing wind energy industry. 
This is just one example of how Maine is becoming a leader in wind 
energy.
  Also last week, the Obama administration selected Maine to become the 
home for a national deepwater offshore wind research center. Our State 
has committed to building 3 gigawatts of land-based wind power and 5 
gigawatts of offshore wind power in the Gulf of Maine, developing new 
technology and creating new jobs in the process.
  All across Maine, small and large wind power developments are popping 
up. This summer, I watched along with my friends and neighbors as three 
turbines have gone up in our island community, a project that will make 
my town energy independent and save us money over the long run.
  Maine is showing the Nation what clean energy is all about. We can 
create homegrown solutions to our energy problems, freeing us from our 
dependence on foreign oil, making us self-sufficient, and creating 
good-paying jobs that can't be exported.

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