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Article: In Michigan, A Yellow Light For Green Jobs; Some Question Focus of Ailing State's Governor
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- The Washington Post
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- October 6, 2009
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If the future of American manufacturing lies in green industries,
the Michigan governor's pursuit of jobs offers a cautionary tale.
Four years ago, Jennifer M. Granholm set out to remake her state,
which took an exceptional walloping with the decline of the auto
industry, as a pioneer in creating environmentally friendly jobs.
Today, however, jobs are still disappearing much faster than she can
create them, raising questions about how long it will take Michigan
and other hard-hit states to find new industries to employ their
workers.
Since taking office in 2003, Granholm has created 163,300
positions, her office says. She expects that a recent infusion of
more than $1 billion from the Obama ...