Texas Observer

Over the past two decades, #rural counties that helped meet the nation’s demand for oil have become unexpected linchpins of its clean-energy buildout. Pumpjacks now stand alongside wind and solar farms drawn in part by open range and generous federal incentives.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-clean-energy-future-political-winds/

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Texas Saw a $50 Billion Future in Clean Energy. Then the Political Winds Shifted.

Renewables brought income to ranchers and tax revenue to counties long buffeted by boom-and-bust oil cycles. Policy changes in Washington and unease on the ground threaten that momentum.

The Texas Observer
Apr 3 at 2:07pmWeb