Michigan Gets Over $1 Billion for Advanced Batteries & Materials Manufacturing

With the electrification of the American auto industry in mind, Michigan has for years been positioning itself as America’s new battery capital.  At Detroit’s groundbreaking and high-tech NextEnergy Center, Vice President Joe Biden announced more than a billion reasons Michigan may just make it.  The Obama administration announced $2.4 billion in grants to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries and electric vehicles.  And more than $1 billion of that money will be coming to Michigan in several major grants, which should create tens of thousands of jobs in the Great Lakes State.

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American Clean Energy & Security Act Passes Through House

It’s moving forward, slowly.  Some of the key components of the act can be seen here http://www.globe-net.com/other_news/listing.cfm?type=2&newsID=4421

U.S. to Spend $500 Million on Projects that Prepare Workers for Green Jobs

This is very good to see, but is only a small start.  Hopefully there is more to come down the road.

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