As wind power booms, Texas lawmakers consider yanking support
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 03:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Thousands of wind turbines have sprung up across West Texas and up and down the Gulf Coast. Companies as diverse as Google and Dow Chemical are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas in a race to lower their carbon emissions. With almost 20 percent of the country's total capacity, Texas has become the undisputed king of wind energy.