This is the first feature in a weekly, three-part series on green jobs in various sectors of the global economy. Photo courtesy U.S. National Renewable Energy LaboratoryAcross rural America, wind development is likely to provide thousands of jobs and boost local economies. A surge in job growth can already be found in Sweetwater, Texas. " class="caption" />Growing up in West Texas, Larry Martin became well accustomed to the challenges of living off the land. Raised on a cotton farm outside the small town of Sweetwater, he recalls defending his family's crops from sandstorms after a hard rain. More often, he hoped the region's brutal droughts would not burn the cotton to death. Cotton farming in West Texas is a constant battle against the elements. "In college, I saw a lot of farms were going broke," Martin said. "A lot of...
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