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Recent developments in Texas suggest that California’s once-mighty lead over the rest of the nation in one area of alternative energy may be gone with the wind - the wind turbine, that is.

Last year, California was passed by Texas for the title of state with the most wind-power generating capacity. Texas! Texas! OMG! The state that nailed us to the wall during our 2000 energy crisis! And it looks like they’ve done it again this year. Stay tuned for an upcoming MediaNews article on the competition reporting on why and how the state known for its oil rigs seems to have blown past green California in this area.