A month-long petition drive has commenced to ask Governor Snyder to actively support taking whatever steps are needed to encourage offshore wind in Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. The groups behind this effort include the Sierra Club, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, the West Michigan Jobs Group, Clean Water Action, the Ecology Center and the West Michigan Environmental Action Council. The goals include having the state define the respective roles of state and local government, raising revenue, allowing public participation in the permitting process, protecting the Great Lakes from adverse impacts, and creating a clear process for leasing Great Lakes bottomlands.