Dear Mr. President:

If you want to promote green jobs, fix trade policy so we can keep them here too.  See attached.

Hugs and Kisses,

Stumo

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Massachusetts Struggling To Retain Green Jobs From Green Research.

The AP (11/15, LeBlanc) reported, "Massachusetts has plenty of small research companies hoping to design the next big breakthrough in renewable energy. But when it comes to holding onto the manufacturing jobs that spin out of that research, the state is struggling." For example, "Evergreen Solar Inc. has received $58 million in state aid and been hailed by Gov. Deval Patrick as a green jobs hero for its decision to bring hundreds of solar panel manufacturing jobs to Devens." But this month, the company "announced it's moving some of those jobs to China next year, a move forced in part by the company's $167 million loss this year." Critics in Massachusetts say the state "needs to do more to keep those coveted manufacturing jobs." Brian Gilmore, executive vice president of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, said the state "should ease the business tax burden and rein in unemployment insurance rates."

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