33 incoming legislators support
New Energy Future platform
Michigan’s energy problems are mounting.
From 1960 to 2001, Michigan’s energy consumption
tripled while the population grew by
only 26 percent. Since Michigan imports all of
its coal and uranium, 96 percent of its oil and
75 percent of its natural gas, energy consumption
not only has direct costs to residents and
consumers, but also represents a drain on
Michigan’s economy. Michiganders
spend over $20 billion annually importing energy (nearly
5 percent of Michigan’s GSP). |
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| Michigan’s prisitine lands, like the Porcupine Mountains, shown here,
should be protected from harmful logging, mining, drilling and road building. |
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