NEW ENERGY IN THE HEARTLANDS

Report: Greener energy policies will create more Midwest jobs
Thomas Content, July 19, 2011 (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

"…The Union of Concerned Scientists report concludes that the Midwest would add 87,500 jobs by 2030 if all of the Midwest states implemented a series of policies advocated by the Midwestern Governors Association…"

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"...A Bright Future for the Heartland…modeled the impact of policies that would set a 30% renewable electricity standard for Midwest states by 2030. Accompanying that would be aggressive energy efficiency policies that aim to reduce energy use by 2% a year beginning in 2015…"