New wind and solar energy systems are constantly being built, especially in traditionally republican states.
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New York, Georgia, Denver “When people ask me what a wind turbine sounds like, I say it sounds like money,” says farmer Louis Brooks in his thick Texas accent. He owns a ranch larger than the New York City borough of Manhattan. His cattle have long since become accustomed to the wind turbines and are even looking for their shade, says Brooks, who serves as a testimonial for climate-friendly energies for the environmental protection association WWF.
Brooks is by no means a climate activist. He is one of many ranchers in deep Republican West Texas who have discovered clean energy as an additional source of income. Depending on the size, the ranchers get up to $8,000 a year per wind turbine. With the really big turbines it can be even more.
Not California, but Republican-governed oil and gas states are the pioneers in wind and solar energy in the USA today. This includes conservative Texas as well as Oklahoma, Kansas and North and South Dakota.
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