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Mar 18, 2009USA Today: “Texas oilmen lead charge of ‘green’ energy exploration”
An article from USA Today on Texas oilmen and oil companies moving towards cleaner, renewable-energy strategies. CanGEA would like to encourage Canadian oilmen and women to do the same!
HOUSTON — George Alcorn is a third-generation Texas oilman. His grandfather drilled for oil in the 1930s, then his father and his uncles followed suit.
When Alcorn, 51, looks into the future of his business, though, he doesn’t see black oil gushing from a well — he sees steam. Alcorn recently revamped his business strategy from traditional oil exploration to using abandoned wells and drilling technology to generate geothermal energy as a way to power cities.
The rough-and-tumble image of the Texas oilman may be turning “green.” An increasing number of Texas oilmen and companies are following Alcorn’s lead and swapping oil and gas production for cleaner, renewable-energy strategies.
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