What's interesting is that windpower in Germany created 20,000 jobs nationwide last year, during the worst year of installed capacity since 2000.  If this isn't a signal of windpower's potential as an economic life raft, i don't know what is.  28.5% increase in one year, and that's before the offshore industry truly takes off.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin