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Statement from American Petroleum Institute of Michigan Executive Director
Peter Langley
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"'A-P-I' AND THE 'AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE OF
MICHIGAN' ARE LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE NATURAL-GAS- AND
OIL-INDUSTRY'S LEADERSHIP IN REDUCING EMISSIONS TO RECORD-LOW LEVELS; IT ALSO CALLS FOR COMMON GROUND IN THE ENERGY-DEBATE, BOTH IN 20-20 AND BEYOND.
ENERGY-INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IS BOOSTING MICHIGAN'S
MANUFACTURING-INDUSTRY--AND IS DRIVING LOCAL ECONOMIC-GROWTH. FROM SUPPORTING SMALL
BUSINESSES--TO LOWERING ENERGY-COSTS, AND CREATING NEW JOB-OPPORTUNITIES--THE ECONOMIC-BENEFITS OF THE NATURAL-GAS- AND OIL-INDUSTRY ARE EVIDENT.
OUR INDUSTRY, IN FACT, CONTRIBUTES ABOUT 15-BILLION DOLLARS, EACH YEAR, TO MICHIGAN'S ECONOMY--WHILE SUPPORTING ROUGHLY 160-THOUSAND JOBS.
WHAT'S MORE, LARGE ENERGY-INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS CAN START A CHAIN-REACTION THAT ENDS UP BOTH FACILITATING THOUSANDS OF NEW
JOBS--AND PROVIDING IMMENSE BENEFITS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. LOWER ENERGY-COSTS CAN ATTRACT INDUSTRIAL
MANUFACTURERS--WHICH CAN THEN LEAD TO MORE WORK FOR TIER-TWO SUPPLIERS, AND BUSINESSES OF ALL KINDS.
ALSO, NATURAL GAS ENABLES UTILITIES TO PROVIDE CLEAN, AFFORDABLE, AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY, TO THEIR
CUSTOMERS--WHILE ALSO REDUCING THEIR CARBON-FOOTPRINT. AND, EVEN AS SOME UTILITIES WORK TO INTEGRATE WIND AND SOLAR, NATURAL GAS WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT
BACKUP--FOR THEIR GROWING RENEWABLE-POWER SYSTEMS."
