State energy rivalry

Sal - Enjoyable reading - I think you are right about state rivalries - and your articles on PA and OH give two examples of what states are doing energy-wise. What about Maine? The offshore wind farms and the grant that UMO just received should boost our alternative energy leadership. And we are developing more land-based wind farms; Mars Hill was just the beginning. How about tidal energy? Interesting, too, that with the summit failure, the US does need to set an example. Is state rivalry something that can be used to accelerate the rate at which we move ahead to lead the world?