In fact, British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, blessed with a Mediterranean microclimate, is home to some respectable vintages and southern Ontario, on the same latitude as France's Languedoc, produces passable plonk.

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For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.

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