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On Grist<\/em>, Michigan is in the spotlight<\/a> as a state with huge clean energy job potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cFord is spending $10 million to retool one plant in Rawsonville to assemble battery packs for next generation clean vehicles, and $125 million more in another plant in Sterling Heights to build electric drive transaxles. The $135 million investment, made possible by $62.7 million in federal clean vehicle grants from Obama’s 2009 stimulus act, will lead to 170 new jobs, said Ford, and bring work currently occurring in Mexico and Japan back to the United States.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Corporations in a host of industries are rallying behind the climate bill<\/a> on E2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA group of 60 companies, environmental groups and other parties, in a letter Thursday, say the U.S. ‘must take control of its energy and economic future while enhancing our national security\u2026.It\u2019s time for Democrats and Republicans to unite behind bipartisan, national energy and climate legislation that increases our security, limits emissions, and protects our environment while preserving and creating American jobs.'”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kate Sheppard, via Ezra Klein<\/em>, discusses how the gulf oil tragedy is affecting American attitudes on energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall public opinion is changing, on\u00a0offshore drilling in particular<\/a> and the environment in general. It is becoming clear to many Americans that our current energy system is dangerous and unsustainable, and that the environmental risks aren’t worth it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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