Obama was in Ohio on Friday visiting a wind turbine parts factory, and promoting his plan for "green jobs."  Low oil prices, however, have resulted in a downturn for the wind industry. According to the New York Times, ...some of those jobs in the wind industry are becoming casualties of the economic slump. North Dakota-based D.M.I. Industries, which manufactures turbine towers, is laying off 20 percent of its workers across three plants - in Tulsa, Okla.; Stevensville, Ontario; and West Fargo, N.D.  The news comes barely six months after the company announced expansion plans that would make it the "largest wind tower manufacturer in North America."  "Quite frankly, I was shocked," the mayor of West Fargo, Rich Mattern, told The Associated Press earlier this month. "I thought they were bulletproof. I never guessed that they would be in trouble."  L.M. Glasfiber,...(Read Full Post)