Notes on "Conference gets Wind of Green Energy job Trend in Maine"

At the STEM conference,which stands for science, technology,engineering and mathematics, both Maine's Gov. John Baldacci and researchers stressed the potential of offshore wind facilities in Maine.

It is estimated that Maine has offshore potential like that of roughly 149 nuclear power plants.

Maine has high rates of oil imports.

Investing in offshore development for wind technology could potentially create 15,000 jobs.

Baldacci stated that education that is salient to science is essential to securing Maine's economic future.

He will meet with President Obama sometime next week (article was written about one week ago, so the meeting has already occurred.)

If investment is made into offshore wind projects,it will demand that jobs be created. The jobs themselves will vary greatly, from construction to engineering and architecture, and also computer based jobs.

Baldacci stated "If you give a Mainer a level playing field, these people can compete with anyone.