a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1046:"<p>What do you do to help Flint, one of the most dangerous cities in the United States, and one wracked by economic problems for decades? <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/12117">Buy green buses</a>, of course:</p>
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<p>[T]he city's bus station has sealed a deal to purchase two $1.1 million &quot;green&quot; electric buses that cost almost four times as much as typical diesel buses. The &quot;emission free&quot; buses can stay out on the road for up to four hours. Experts say buses are responsible for 0.34 percent of total passenger miles traveled in the Flint area.</p>
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<p>It's all about priorities:</p>
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<p>According to the state, Michigan has received nearly $100 million in federal stimulus funds to be spent on transit authorities. That is despite statistics that reveal 1 percent of all passenger miles in the state are traveled via buses.</p>
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<p>So with a 16.6% unemployment rate, a lot of people will be riding those fancy, $1.1 million buses to the unemployment agency.</p>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}