"We have a tremendous sense of pride in our history . . . But we also understand that energy is energy, whether it is generated by wind, steam or whatever it might be."
— Renewable energy

January 1, 1970

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Dewey F. Bartlett Jr., mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2009 to 2016, and Chairman of the Board at Tulsa Ports, discussing the business and economic growth opportunities presented by the expanding US renewable energy sector. The quote is from an article in The New York Times entitled “The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think: The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.