Texas announces $10 billion investment in wind power


	Texas announces $10 billion investment in wind power

egoldstein

10-3-2006 1:05 AM

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alternative energy, wind, wind power, energy, texas, renewable energy

egoldstein says:

That's $10,000,000,000!!!! Love seeing this kind of news.

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10-3-2006 12:55 PM

TheCatWhisperer

Yay for Texas!!!!

10-3-2006 2:03 PM

dfiskey

awesome!

10-3-2006 4:15 PM

bignosemousie

This summer, Texas topped California as the top U.S. wind-power producer, according to the Washington, D.C.-based American Wind Energy Association.

Take that, California!

10-3-2006 10:47 PM

invictus

How I wish our government could think of investing in wind energy too...

10-3-2006 11:02 PM

tpq62

Texas?!

10-3-2006 11:32 PM

adamc

Is it windy in Texas?

10-4-2006 1:23 AM

tpq62

Is it windy in Texas?

Well, it is full of Texans.

10-4-2006 10:36 AM

bignosemousie

Is it windy in Texas?
Well, it is full of Texans.

Hey now!

It's really windy in West Texas, it's flatter than a pig made out of pancake.

10-4-2006 11:00 AM

ghiberti

Won't the $8 billion fence act as a wind break?

10-4-2006 11:21 AM

TheCatWhisperer

lol

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