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PWIR: Against the Wind

Submitted by Michigan LCV on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 2:12pm

Tags: CAFE standards, great lakes summit, hb 5447, Michigan Primary, PWIR, RES

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At the point where conservation groups, electric utilities, and car manufacturers are all agreeing on energy policy and fuel efficiency standards, you'd think that our elected officials could also get on board (or at least stay out of the way). Sadly, Representative Ray Franz (R - Onekama) continues to make things difficult.

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PWIR: Green Light for Green Jobs Petition

Submitted by Drew YoungeDyke on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 2:53pm

Tags: 25 by 25, CAFE standards, PWIR, RES, State of the State, Wolverine

On Friday, the Michigan Board of Canvassers gave the green light to circulate petitions to put the question of Michigan generating 25% of our energy from renewable sources by 2025 on the ballot for this November. You may be thinking, "hooray, yet another board of something approves another thing," but you'd be wrong; this is big news. It is a milestone for the campaign to create tens of thousands of well-paying Michigan jobs. A striking example of what this proposal means to Michigan occurred up north this week when a wind developer called off its plans to build a wind farm.

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In Case You Missed It: Detroit Fuel Efficiency Hearing

Submitted by Michigan LCV on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:55pm

Tags: autos, CAFE standards, Clean Energy Jobs, detroit, EPA

Federal officials gathered in Detroit on Tuesday for the first of three national hearings to discuss the new 2017-2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. More than 90 groups and individuals -- including automakers, environmentalists, business leaders, and citizens -- testified in the hearing, which lasted longer than seven hours.

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What would you do with an extra $240 every year?

Submitted by Michigan LCV on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:02pm

Tags: autos, CAFE standards, EPA

In a nation where asthma afflicts 1 out of every 10 schoolchildren, wouldn’t we all breathe a little easier if annual carbon pollution was cut by an amount equal to 70 coal plants? That is precisely what the new clean car standards proposed by Obama’s administration aim to do by 2030. In addition to bringing thousands of new jobs to Michigan, these new standards would end up saving the average Michigan household $240 on gas bills every year. That’s $976 million annual savings across the state!

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