The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power
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In the late 1990s, West Texas was full of rundown towns and pumpjacks, aging reminders of the oil rush of an earlier era. Today, the towns are thriving as 300-foot-tall wind turbines tower above those pumpjacks. Wind energy has become Texas's latest boom, with the Lone Star State now leading the nation. How did this dramatic transformation happen in a place that fights federal environmental policies at every turn? In The Great Texas Wind Rush,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0292735839
ISBN13:9780292735835
Release Date:July 2013
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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