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Good for the Economy. Good for the Environment. Micaela Preskill, Midwest Advocate, micaela@e2.org Wh What I t Ill C ll Cover er T Today What is E2? Two recent E2 research projects: Clean Jobs Midwest Michigan Clean Energy

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Good for the Economy. Good for the Environment.

Micaela Preskill, Midwest Advocate, micaela@e2.org

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Wh What I t I’ll C ll Cover er T Today

  • What is E2?
  • Two recent E2 research projects:
  • Clean Jobs Midwest
  • Michigan Clean Energy Map
  • Advocacy Work in Michigan
  • How to get involved!
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What is E2?

We advocate for policies that are good for the economy and good for the environment. Research Communications Advocacy

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Clean Job

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Midwest

  • Michigan leads the Midwest with 122,264 clean energy jobs
  • Every Michigan county has residents working in clean energy
  • Clean energy employs 9X more Michigan residents than fossil fuels
  • Like other Midwestern states, Michigan’s alternative transportation

jobs experienced a decline – a big reason why overall clean energy jobs in the state fell 5.7 percent.

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Ma Map #1: Cl Clean Energy y Bu Businesses

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Ma Map #2: Re Renewable En Energy In Infrastruct cture

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Ma Map #3: Re Renewable En Energy Po Potential

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Clean Energy Ma Maps

  • There are over 1,200 businesses displayed in the map, which includes

energy efficiency contractors and renewable energy (solar, wind, and geothermal) installers, covering all 38 state senate districts and all 110 state house districts.

  • Approximately 75 percent of the state has potential for either wind,

solar or geothermal power.

  • 32 counties already have large-scale renewable energy projects,

which many more projects in the queue waiting to be built

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Advocacy Opportunities

Clean Energy – Increase renewables and energy efficiency Clean Water – Implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule, Lead in Schools Defending against Federal Rollbacks – Protect Fuel Economy Standards and Energy Efficiency Tax Deductions

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CleanJobsCount.org

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Good for the Economy. Good for the Environment.

Micaela Preskill, Midwest Advocate, micaela@e2.org