Lake Ontario brings to mind sailing, fishing, pristine waters, and wind! Yes, wind. That means that Lake Ontario has opportunity for the creation of wind energy. According to Richard Kessel, New York Power Authority (NYPA) CEO, the creation of an offshore wind farm would allow the US to reduce it's dependency on OPEC and reduce the usage of fossil fuels.

But legislators of one county to whom Kessel was appealing to couldn't be swayed although Kessel attempted to clear misconceptions and illustrate the benefits of an offshore wind farm.

And what was the reason that the legislators weren't convinced even though the creation of an offshore wind farm may create hundreds of jobs?

Legislators felt that the creation of  an offshore wind farm on Lake Ontario would cripple "tourism economy". Not to mention the loss of  "property value" on the waterfront!

Hmmm! Can't have the economy improve at the expense of the view can we???

$310 million plus 7,000 green collar jobs, that's what Utah can earn if it takes advantage of its renewable energy, the best renewable energy resource for Utah being, wind power.
 
Utah Clean Energy, a non-profit agency published "Clean Energy Economy" a report in which it mentioned that Utah's renewable energy potential is huge. It analyzed the impact of reducing electricity consumption by 20% and using renewable energy sources to make up the 20% need by 2020.
 
According to a renewable energy study completed by Utah's Department of Natural Resources, Utah has many prime locations which are ideal for wind energy development.

Since Utah has one of the fastest growing populations, if it implements the recommendations made by Utah Clean Energy, it can achieve carbon emission reduction while meeting its growing energy needs.