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Red Light, Green Light

By Melissa Hung June 07, 2001

Craig Gerhard was driving back to Houston from a camping trip at Lake Somerville two weekends ago when a billboard along U.S. Highway 290 caught his eye. It pictured a field of white wind turbines and a Web site address:... More >>>

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The Saudi Arabia of wind: West Texas's desert landscape and plateaus make it ideal for generating power.

The Saudi Arabia of wind: West Texas's desert landscape and plateaus make it ideal for generating power.

Billionaire Sam Wyly: Republican first, environmentalist second.

Consumer activist: Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen helped shape Texas's deregulation laws, some of the best in the nation.

National Green Power: R.W. Rushing and Pat Thomasson hope to compete with Green Mountain Energy.

Green Mountain Energy VP Gillan Taddune insisted on a 100 percent wind-powered product for Texas.

Mike Blizzard is protesting BP Amoco for its participation in the Longhorn Pipeline. The oil company also owns part of Green Mountain.

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Consumer activist: Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen helped shape Texas's deregulation laws, some of the best in the nation.

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Consumer activist: Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen helped shape Texas's deregulation laws, some of the best in the nation.

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