A little financial help may go a long way for the state of Michigan.
With the state's slip in manufacturing jobs and its geographic
location, the state is poised for a boom in the alternative energy
industry. It just needs a little push. Or, better said, a little cash.
Democratic Prez nominee Barack Obama says he has a plan just for this
kind of thing.
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"That's how we'll not only protect our auto industry and our auto
workers, but help them thrive in a 21st century economy," he said to
applause. "We will help states like Michigan build the fuel-efficient
cars we need, and we will get 1 million 150 mile-per-gallon plug-in
hybrids on our roads within six years."
Obama said those efforts will help
Michigan escape the economic doldrums that have plagued the state as
domestic automakers have struggled with falling sales of its trucks and
large sport utility vehicles and growing demand for small cars.
"At the turn of the 20th century, there were literally hundreds of
car companies offering a wide choice of steam vehicles and gas
engines," Obama said. "I believe we are entering a similar era of
expanding consumer choices, from higher mileage cars, to new electric
entrants like GM's Volt, to flex fuel cars and trucks powered by
biofuels and driven by Michigan innovation."
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