It's about control-freaks consolidating control.
Yup. Here are a couple of pieces of legislation the democrats repeatedly keep introducing in Michigan. Its all about control. Fortunately Republicans hold a majority in both houses.
House Bill 4557: Mandate factory “environmental contamination” insurance
Introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) on April 16, 2013, to impose a new mandate on factories and other industrial operations that they purchase insurance against the cost of any potential environmental contamination, with the amount of required insurance to be determined under regulations the Department of Environmental Quality would create.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=158563
Senate Bill 322: Mandate more wind turbine and other “renewable” electricity
Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on April 17, 2013, to mandate that 22 percent of the electricity sold by utilities come from non-conventional sources by the year 2023 (which in effect means more windmills). Current law mandates that 10 percent come from “renewable” sources by 2015.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=158590
There are, as usual, caveats galore here.