GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's winds, wood-product waste and shuttered factories could be used to create renewable and alternative energy sources as well as thousands of new jobs, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday night.The state is "uniquely positioned" to take the lead in the development of renewable power and alternative fuels for transportation, she said during a town hall meeting that focused on energy and the economy.
"This state's economy is the most challenged in the nation," Granholm said during the event, which was televised on all six of Michigan's NBC affiliates. "We have the highest unemployment rate in the nation and we've lost 400,000 manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.
"This state, more than any other state, needs to focus on the basics: diversifying our economy to provide a job for every worker, educating our citizens from young to old, making sure that we have safe places to live and work for all of us and health care for every citizen."
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