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Texas city one of first to be powered solely by wind and solar energy
GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Who would have thought that Georgetown in conservative red state Texas would be one of the first cities in America to be powered entirely by renewable energy?
It’s true, according to this report on NPR.
But it’s all about the Benjamins, Georgetown Mayor Dale Ross told NPR.
“It’s our love of green — green rectangles and green energy,” he said, the rectangles signifying dollars. “First and foremost it was a business decision.”
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article137457553.html
[font color=330099]My alma mater, Southwestern University in Georgetown, has been on green energy since 2010.[/font]
