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Wed 01 Jan 2009IFA says 8,000 'green collar' jobs possible
THE IRISH Farmers’ Association has claimed 8,000 “green collar” jobs could be created by developing the renewable energy sector in wind power and biomass.
The IFA told an Oireachtas subcommittee meeting yesterday that it had identified 6,000 locations where farmers could establish micro-wind turbines that would generate enough electricity to power 32,000 households.
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