In Michigan ? Small Businesses Resoundingly Support Clean Energy

July 19, 2012

In America?s manufacturing Heartland ? a move is afoot to vault Michigan into leadership in renewable energy. The usual suspects are agin? it. But small business people love the idea.

Small Businesses Majority:

Michigan small business owners overwhelmingly support increasing the state?s renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025, according to opinion polling released by Small Business Majority. Nearly eight in 10 (79 percent) Michigan small businesses support setting standards that require utilities to meet a certain percentage of energy demand through renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and bio-fuels (for example, requiring a 25 percent target in renewable fuels by 2025). A state initiative that would require Michigan to have 25 percent of its electric energy produced by renewable resources by 2025 is expected to be on the November ballot.

Michigan small business owners also strongly support government investments in clean energy and believe such investments have an important role in creating jobs and boosting the economy?even if it means an increase in utility costs.

Other findings from the poll include:

• 86 percent of respondents support EPA rules to reduce the emissions of mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel and acid gases from new and existing power plants. More than half (53 percent) strongly support it.
• 74 percent of small business owners favor proposed rules to reduce smog and soot pollution that crosses state lines (the ?Good Neighbor Rule?)
• 77 percent of Michigan small business owners believe government should play an important role in creating financial incentives that encourage people to take energy efficiency measures, like installing energy efficient light bulbs. Almost eight out of 10 business owners believe government should provide incentives through funding and policy efforts.
• 65 percent of Michigan small business owners are willing to install solar panels or some other source of clean energy and 57 percent are willing to switch to hybrid or electric vehicles
• Small business owners polled were politically diverse: 39 percent identified as Republican, 38 percent as Democrat, 10 percent as independent and 13 percent as ?other.

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Source: http://climatecrocks.com/2012/07/19/in-michigan-small-businesses-resoundingly-support-clean-energy-initiative/

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