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To make up for the job losses seen in the recession President Obama is pushing for new green jobs in a bill aimed at addressing energy and climate change.
The small town of Howard, South Dakota is poised to benefit from a boost to wind energy. But not everyone in the town is behind the climate bill.
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To make up for the job losses seen in the recession President Obama is pushing for new green jobs in a bill aimed at addressing energy and climate change.
The small town of Howard, South Dakota is poised to benefit from a boost to wind energy. But not everyone in the town is behind the climate bill.
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The nation’s unemployment numbers come out tomorrow.
To make up for the job losses already seen President Obama is pushing for new green jobs in a bill aimed at addressing energy and climate change.
The small town of Howard, South Dakota is poised to benefit from a boost to wind energy. But not everyone in the town is behind the climate bill.
SDPB’s CMR traveled to Howard and brought back this story.
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The windiest part of the United States covers a swath from Texas up to the Dakotas. By coincidence this part of the country has also experienced the greatest loss in population, as people move away from rural areas towards big cities. For 90 years the farming town of Howard, just north of Mitchell, was part of this trend. But today Howard is growing in size. In recent years the town has increased its populat...
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