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		<title>If I Ruled the World (or maybe just the State)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer Five elements to include in an energy policy for Michigan: BIOMASS ENERGY: Make use of the energy in biomass that is going to waste in this state. The BTU content of the “unused biomass” in the state of Michigan is enormous.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY/CONSERVATION: Make better use of our existing energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Gerald R. Ford had an Energy Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer On his last day in office, January 19, 1977, President Gerald Ford issued a clarion call on energy:  &#8220;America cannot permit the excessive delays associated with the commercialization of unconventional energy technologies.  New production is essential.  Our national security and economic well-being depend on our ability to act decisively on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford Energy Lecture Series Focuses on Policy – September 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer In 1977, President Ford stated “I am pleased that we have made a good start towards a comprehensive national energy policy.” Triggered by the aftermath of the 1973 oil embargo, gasoline lines and price spikes, energy security and energy independence became major themes of the Ford Administration. Legislation was introduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for ARPA-E Conference to Commence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer The main events for the second annual Advanced Research Projects Agency &#8211; Energy (ARPA-E) Conference start tomorrow, March 1.  I have checked into the Gaylord National Convention Center Hotel and perused the agenda.  How exciting!  Topics ranging from rare earths to advanced fuels to zero carbon power will be discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan is Fourth in Solar Energy Jobs/Third in Alternative Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman With Hemlock Semiconductor Group and United Solar leading the way, Michigan has the fourth-largest number of solar energy jobs in the county. In a census released by The Solar Foundation, only California, Pennsylvania and Texas are ahead of Michigan in the employment of the 93,000 people in the solar industry in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Issues Aired on TV by DELEG</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman The Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth is producing a monthly 30-minute TV show designed to provide information about the latest initiatives and activities in state government related to renewable energy, green jobs, energy efficiency, and advanced energy technologies. Michigan’s Energy Future Today is hosted by DELEG Deputy Director Liesl Eichler [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Saves:  Energy Efficiency Retrofit Initiative Awarded $30 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman In April Vice President Biden announced a $30 million Recovery Act grant to ramp up energy efficiency retrofits in Michigan homes, businesses, and public buildings. The Michigan Retrofit Ramp-up Initiative (MRRI) will target homes and commercial buildings across the state with energy efficiency incentives, along with affordable loans through Michigan SAVES and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Policy and Price Signals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman For some time there has been a cry for a comprehensive national energy policy.  Reliance on the free market to drive energy outcomes has led to a place the country does not want to be.  Clean power technology development has been left to others, principally Europe.  Oil imports to feed the nation’s [...]]]></description>
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