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I think you are off here. California, Colorado and New Mexico are all in the top ten of oil production. Yes, some states are "red" and they tend to like their
by frogpelt 7y ago
I think you are off here. California, Colorado and New Mexico are all in the top ten of oil production.
Yes, some states are "red" and they tend to like their fossil fuels. But they may be "red" in part because of their oil production, not the other way around.
Also, many traditional "red" states like Texas, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, Indiana, Oklahoma, Florida, North and South Dakota have shown to be very interested in increasing wind[1] and solar[2] energy capacities.
Sources:
[1]: https://www.power-technology.com/features/us-wind-energy-by-state/ https://www.power-technology.com/features/us-wind-energy-by-...
[2]: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/the-us-states-leading-the-way-in-solar.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/the-us-states-leading-the-wa...