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Rosy Solar Jobs Projections Fail To Live Up To the Hype [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
In the final days of Gov. Jennifer Granholms tenure, the state Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth trumpeted the success of green jobs created in the solar industry. Total job creation projected of 21,592 the April 12, 2010, DELEG presentation claimed. Almost two years later, the large majority of those jobs never saw the light of day. Even if they had come to fruition, they would just be a small part of the entire Michigan economy, says James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. For example, the state of Michigan created 218,137...
In the final days of Gov. Jennifer Granholms tenure, the state Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth trumpeted the success of green jobs created in the solar industry. Total job creation projected of 21,592 the April 12, 2010, DELEG presentation claimed. Almost two years later, the large majority of those jobs never saw the light of day. Even if they had come to fruition, they would just be a small part of the entire Michigan economy, says James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. For example, the state of Michigan created 218,137...
