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Next US energy boom could be wind power in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Written by Michael E. Webber, Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, University of Texas at Austin
Next US energy boom could be wind power in the Gulf of MexicoComing soon to Texas and Louisiana? Turbines and a support platform at Gwynt y Mor off North Wales.Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images

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