Yesterday, Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) Chairman J. Peter Lark presented Governor Granholm with the MPSC’s much-anticipated (and overdue) 21st Century Energy Plan. Despite the official fanfare, however, the plan, with its call for watered-down renewable portfolio standards and the immediate construction of new coal-fired power plants, seems better suited to the 19th-century than to [...]
Category Archives: Renewable Energy
Governor Granholm in Leelanau County on Wednesday
October 31, 2006 – 1:33 pm
Governor Granholm will be joining me in Leelanau County tomorrow afternoon as part of her Putting Michigan First tour through the state. Our governor has shown vision, leadership, and political courage in diversifying our state economy and leading Michigan as we turn the corner and start moving forward. She deserves four more years to continue [...]
An economic plan that puts local people first
October 17, 2006 – 9:39 am
Tonight at the Manistee County forum hosted by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians I laid out an eight-point economic plan that builds on our strengths and puts local people first. If we’re going to turn our state around, it’s crucial that we have local-based representatives that are willing to stand up to the [...]
25 Days to Victory
October 13, 2006 – 9:47 am
Just 25 days until victory on November 7! I have worked hard to put forward a positive vision for the Michigan we can build together: – Building on our strengths to bring good-paying, year-round jobs, creating a statewide entrepreneurial culture, investing in technology and renewable energy, and doing much, much more to promote the year-round [...]
Moving forward on renewable energy
July 11, 2006 – 11:02 am
Last week, Governor Granholm signed a package of legislation that moves Michigan forward on the path to becoming a global leader for alternative and renewable energy. The legislation reduces the gas tax by 36% on ethanol-based fuel and by 20% on biodiesel, as well as providing incentives for service stations that carry these renewable fuels. [...]
Energy Fair Offers Promise of Growth for Northwest Michigan
June 15, 2006 – 11:18 am
In 1925, Henry Ford predicted that cars rolling off his assembly lines would someday be fueled by vegetation “like that sumach out by the road, or from apples, weeds, sawdust – almost anything.” [1] Nearly a century later, renewable, plant-based fuel is on its way to becoming a large-scale reality. This weekend, the Michigan Energy [...]
A 7-Point Plan for Michigan’s Future
June 12, 2006 – 11:25 am
On Monday, June 12, we held press conferences in Elmwood Township and Scottville announcing our 7-point to Fight for Michigan’s Future. Twenty other press conferences were held across the state as part of our coordinated campaign to retake the State Legislature. While we have many issues that we will highlight over the course of the [...]
