“Murphy’s Green Energy Not So Clean”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Gamesa Corporation Tainted by Environmental Infractions and Labor Lawsuit

(Sept.18, 2008) – Doylestown, PA. (Manion for Congress)

Congressman Murphy’s newest campaign advertisement features the Gamesa Corporation, located in Fairless Hills, PA. A manufacturer of wind turbines, the corporation has brought jobs to our area…unfortunately; they have also brought environmental emissions infractions and allegations of unfair labor practices.

In August, Gamesa was fined $639,161 for exceeding emissions levels and inadequate record keeping by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Just this week, three former Gamesa employees filed a lawsuit against the company for wrongful termination. The former employees allege that younger workers, brought in from out of the country, replaced them.

“I’m all for alternative energy and I think harnessing the wind is one of the keys to moving America off its dependence on foreign oil,” Manion said. “However, the hope for the future is that these other sources of power will be better for our environment. Touting a company that’s harming our environment in the process and is under suspicion for unfair labor practices isn’t something I’d be proud of.”

Green isn’t always clean, Congressman Murphy.

Sources:
Associated Press
PA Department of Environmental Protection