Response #14 to "Conference gets Wind of Green Energy Job Trend in Maine,"

Green energy is an expanding market most everywhere in America as of now, and in Maine this is especially evident in the job trends. The demand for these jobs come in part from the richness in Maine's potential for alternative energy. Maine's coast has a potential to produce 149 gigawatt of clean wind power from projects involving the offshore farming of wind energy. Initial investment is needed however, to get this project off the ground. Some of the advantages of offshore wind power are the fact that it is offshore means that the turbines aren't unsightly, and don't bring up the tried arguments of NIMBY. Another advantage is that the wind is constantly blowing over the sea. So this project would create jobs, produce a ton of clean energy, and have little if any negative impact on the environment.