Bode steps down amid battle over energy tax break Denise Bode resigned as CEO of the $35M-revenue American Wind Energy Association Jan. 1, exiting a group that has spent the past year lobbying federal lawmakers to renew a vital tax break for wind energy production. In a statement, Bode said she left to return to private practice as a tax attorney. However, her departure came as lawmakers agreed at the last minute to extend the expiring tax break for another year—a move that gave the industry some breathing room, but still left it facing an uncertain future about the tax perks which have long been its mainstay. For her part, Bode said the current push for federal tax reform… Read More