May 4, 2021 Since former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm was appointed as U.S. Secretary of Energy, she has made many comments about creating clean energy jobs. “So what we need to do is to make sure that all parts of the country and their leaders understand that this clean energy economy, that reducing carbon emissions, is a job creator for every corner of the nation,” Granholm said in an interview with National Public Radio. “So even in coal country, even in gas and oil country, there’s an opportunity for jobs. ... There will be millions of jobs that will be created in clean energy.”