Governors call for renewing wind energy tax credit Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:11 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said at a teleconference that uncertainty over the future of the wind energy production tax credit already has hurt the industry — which employs 75,000 people and drives more than $10 billion a year in economic development. [...] legislation to renew the tax break stalled in Congress this summer amid opposition from conservative House Republicans, who argued it was wasteful spending.

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