Economic stimulus package will boost U.S. wind power in Iowa

Windmills spin on a wind farm near Charles City, Iowa on February 2, 2009. The Obama administration's stimulus plan will boost the U.S. wind-power industry by paying for new transmission lines according to Emerging Energy Research, an energy consulting firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Iowa recently surpassed California as the nation's second largest wind power producer. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)