THE STORY OF TEXAS WIND

Review: Texas leads the way in wind energy

August 5, 2013 (AP)

"…Millions of people are asking how or if the country can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy - and ironically Texas is leading the way in actually doing it...In "The Great Texas Wind Rush," Kate Galbraith and Asher Price tell the strange, inspiring and at times funny story of how a culture known for Big Oil came to embrace Big Wind…Green groups played an important role in helping Texans embrace wind power, but in many ways the book turns the typical environmental narrative upside down. Instead of motivating people with doom-and-gloom stories of global warming, the authors make the case that an old-fashioned desire to make money helped propel the boom…” click here for more

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