(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Wisconsin’s path to a greener energy future is anything but a breeze. Optimism abounds that the wind power sector will create jobs and help reduce the state’s emissions of greenhouse gases. Gov. Jim Doyle’s global warming task force has recommended the state move toward getting 25% of its electricity from wind power by 2025.

And several reports are touting the promise of job creation and emissions reduction from tapping more renewable energy and energy efficiency.

A report being released Monday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs concludes that the Midwestern economy can capitalize on its wind resource and expertise in areas such as vehicle technology and energy efficiency if the United States passes limits on greenhouse gas emissions. More