Examiner.com $12 billion wind-energy subsidy floating over 'Fiscal Cliff' (Photos) Rick Webb, senior scientist at the University of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Sciences, opposes any extension of the PTC until the tax credits are tied to performance and analysis of any actual environmental tradeoff. http://service.meltwaternews.com/mnews/redirect.html?docId=2540169067&userId=1676096&cId=461430&agentId=622379&type=2&s=20969&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.com%2Farticle%2F12-billion-wind-energy-subsidy-floating-over-fiscal-cliff-1