Dems tap Granholm for alternative energy session

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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/POLITICS01/808230342

Dems tap Granholm for alternative energy session

LANSING -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm will play a role in the Democratic National Convention in Denver after all: She'll moderate a town hall meeting Tuesday night on alternative energy, one of her favorite topics.

The governor was contacted late Thursday by the Barack Obama campaign about leading the energy discussion, and unveiled the plans at a news conference Friday.

"Michigan was selected for that because we have been focused on alternative and renewable energy," said Granholm.

Details of the energy session -- time, place, participants -- haven't been determined, the governor's office said.

Granholm has been pushing an energy package that includes a mandate that 10 percent of the state's electricity be generated by renewable sources by 2015. But the legislation hasn't passed the Senate. She has said the location of alternative energy businesses here depends on passage of the bills.
She blamed Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, for blocking the measure.

"Who's holding this back? It's one man. His name is Mike Bishop," Granholm said. "We got a bipartisan package out of the House."

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1. Mixed feelings about this.. I guess overall it is a good thing for MI , But i am not crazy about

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