After years of scant national attention, wind energy is being courted as a viable alternative energy resource. The spike in gasoline and natural gas prices has fueled an unexpected boom for wind as an alternative energy source and raised the profile of a trade group that has been quietly lobbying Congress for the potential of wind energy for more than 30 years. The renewed focus on wind power has been a long time coming for Randall Swisher, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association. The new developments are also bittersweet for Swisher, who is retiring at the end of the year after laboring for two decades to draw attention to the industry. “It was clear to me that there… Read More