How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy?

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, economy, and the environment.

Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time,

Climate One is the place where big ideas get heard.

With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture,

Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter.

It's our future.

It's time to come together.

From the Commonwealth Club of California, this is Climate One,

changing the conversation about America's energy, economy, and environment.

I'm Greg Dalton. On the show today,

we'll hear surprising stories from Texas. The Lone Star State made its name on oil and gas,

but there's more clean energy happening there than many people realize. Texas has more

installed wind power by far than any other state. Also claims to be home to the world's largest Earth Day event.

My guest today are three Texans who will introduce you to a side of their home that doesn't get a lot of play.

Kip Averett is a former chair of the Texas Clean Energy Coalition. He was a Republican state legislator in Texas for nearly 20 years.

Stephanie Smith grew up and was educated in Texas, where she worked as a lawyer on energy deals. She's now C.O. of Greencastle, a startup company that develops clean energy and other projects.

When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, he appointed Pat Wood to chair the state's public utility commission.

Pat Wood later served in the Bush administration as chair of the federal agency that regulates

the flow of electricity across state lines. He currently is a board member of Sun Power,

a maker of solar cells and panels. Please welcome them to Climate One.

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