Wyoming has powered the nation with coal for generations. Many in the state consider the industry part of their identity. It is in this state, and against this cultural backdrop, that one of America’s largest wind farms will be built. Today, we look at how and why one local politician in Carbon County, Wyo. — a conservative who says he’s “not a true believer” in climate change — brought wind power to his community.
Wyoming has powered the nation with coal for generations. Many in the state consider the industry part of their identity.
It is in this state, and against this cultural backdrop, that one of America’s largest wind farms will be built.
Today, we look at how and why one local politician in Carbon County, Wyo. — a conservative who says he’s “not a true believer” in climate change — brought wind power to his community.
Guest: Dionne Searcey, a domestic correspondent for The New York Times.
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