we illustrated the potential for state self-reliance on wind power with the following map, using NREL data that assumed turbine heights of 80 meters (and a minimum capacity factor of 35% ...

George Aiken wrote glowingly in his memoir about his fellow Vermonters’ independence: “It is this spirit of self-reliance which ... “Leaves Before the Wind.” Bailey described how Hoover ...

It’s a momentum-killing tangent that requires one hell of a contrivance to escape – but it’s also not the last time Self Reliance’s blasé undercurrent takes the wind out of its sails.