Graduation Year
Fall 2010
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP)
Reader 1
J. Emil Morhardt
Abstract
This paper discusses the effects of wind development in rural areas. Areas of focus include: direct job creation, indirect job creation, tax revenue and government policies. The effects of state and federal renewable energy policies are discussed and well as the impacts to rural economies.
Recommended Citation
Van Oss, Eric J., "Sustaining Rural Economies with Wind Development" (2010). CMC Senior Theses. 56.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/56
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