tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post8957635814001201330..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: The Great Lakes Need Protection, And We All Need A Stronger DNRJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-7382901557599272522007-08-27T11:38:00.000-05:002007-08-27T11:38:00.000-05:00Thank you for the comment, Melissa.The jobs vs. en...Thank you for the comment, Melissa.<BR/>The jobs vs. environment dichotomy does not have to be antagonistic, as Melissa points out. BP was suggesting it would create 80 new jobs at its expanded refinery; as Melissa points out, there are more new jobs availabe in new technologies.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-5287249325366709692007-08-27T11:08:00.000-05:002007-08-27T11:08:00.000-05:00I wanted to add that this $6.2 investment could go...I wanted to add that this $6.2 investment could go SO much farther with renewable technologies. Investing this amount in wind, for example, would yield 3,600 permanent jobs, versus the current Murphy Oil proposal only yielding 400 permanent jobs.Melissa Malotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870328908435361395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-8062380943773514922007-08-26T23:03:00.000-05:002007-08-26T23:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com