By Linn Grubbstrom - Talk Radio News Service Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday that the oil spill in the Gulf Coast highlights the importance of weaning the U.S. off of fossil fuels and moving toward renewable energy. "The spill itself tells us in a very clear way that the over dependence on fossil fuels is an issue which we must grapple with as a a world and as a nation," Salazar said during an event at the Capitol Hill Club to honor Ocean Week. Salazar pointed to wind energy as one possible alternative. "You have states somewhere along the Atlantic that believe that 30 to 45% of their energy can actually come from wind energy," said Salazar. "So we believe that that will become a reality." According to Salazar, 20% of electricity in the U.S. should come from wind energy by 2030 to help the U.S. move away from oil.