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May 8th, 2008
What role for wind energy?
I'm sure you've had the thought. "The wind blows a lot around here. We don't have to pay anything for it, as opposed to coal or natural gas. What if we were able to a big chunk of our energy from wind turbines instead of fossil fuels?" Is that feasible? Is it even possible? We explore such questions this week with Drew Thornley, natural resources policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and author of a soon-to-be-released paper on wind energy in Texas.

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