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MI: Group gives inaccurate green job growth figures

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By Tom Gantert | Michigan Capitol Confidential

LANSING — The Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs renewable energy ballot proposal would create 74,495 jobs, according to the Michigan Environmental Council’s news release.

However, the council erroneously cited how a Michigan State University report calculated the number of jobs. The report referred to “job years.” For example, a person who worked for a green company for 25 years would create 25 “job years,” but just one job.

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