Download or read book Texas Wind Force written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Wind Force covers more than eight decades and brings to life, in vivid detail: ?A rural lifestyle, lived early-on without electricity, that gave birth to a vision that transformed that same landscape?The road that led one man, wo grew up n the heart of America's oil country and who trained as an accountant, banker, and entrepreneurial businessman, to embrace the cause of green energy?How standing up for the rights of small family farmers and ranchers enriched everyone involved?The way that small communities, far from any large cities, banded together to hep create an international force in wind energy and at the same time, to sustain their homes and families while building a better future for themselves?An engineering process that takes into account everything from Indian artifacts and endangered species to anchoring massive wind turbines that stand almost 300 feet tall and last for decades?Why politicians and businessmen from as far away as China and Denmark are turning their attention to the wide-open spaces of West Texas?A hopeful outlook for America's environment and economy powered by resources that are inexhaustible?One decade that saw an industry go from infancy to worldwide force, generating billions of dollars in economic activity