Michigan Energy Policy Provides Model for President; States Lead Way to End Country's 'Addiction to Oil'
LANSING, Mich., Feb. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Michigan and other states are already leading the way on clean energy as President Bush travels the country to sell his plan to end the country's "addiction to oil," according to a report released today by the Apollo Alliance.
The report, called "New Energy for States," outlines the best state-based clean energy solutions that the president can adopt.
President Bush plans to visit alternative energy companies in Auburn Hills, Mich., and Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday and tour the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., on Tuesday to discuss energy policies.
Apollo Alliance president Jerome Ringo said that the president should adopt Michigan's leading-edge strategies to develop clean energy and good jobs.
"The president did a great service by admitting we must end our addiction to oil," said Ringo. "Taken together, states offer a clean energy blueprint that could create thousands of jobs and make the president's dream a reality."
Michigan established the 21st Century Jobs program last year to help develop alternative energy and advanced automotive technologies. This fund will helped Michigan develop the next generation of energy technologies while creating good jobs.
The report documents dozens of state-level policies that could provide a blueprint to end our nation's dependence on foreign oil, promote clean fuels and create millions of good jobs. Twenty-two states have standards to increase the share of electric power from renewable sources like wind and sun.
Arizona, Vermont, North Carolina and twenty-one other states have adopted creative public-private funding mechanisms that make clean energy investments without straining budgets or raising taxes. States like New York, Missouri and Hawaii have adopted aggressive programs to replace oil imports with homegrown fuels.
The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, environmental, business and community organizations that are fighting for energy independence from foreign energy sources.
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