Galbraith, Kate

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 / by Kate Galbraith and Asher Price. - First edition. - 1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations, map. - Peter T. Flawn series in natural resources ; no. 6 . - Peter T. Flawn series in natural resource management and conservation ; no. 6. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-192) and index.

Following a glider -- The tinkerers -- The oil embargo -- The 1980s : boom -- then bust -- Ann Richards -- and a big wind farm at last -- Windcatters -- A wind requirement -- The next decade : takeoff -- The future -- The lessons of Texas wind.

9780292748798


Wind power--Government policy--Texas.
Renewable energy sources--Texas.


Electronic books.

TJ820 / .G35 2013

333.9/209764