I am an atmospheric sciences graduate student with a bachelor's degree in meteorology (TAMU class of 2005), and I'm currently looking for a career in wind farm speculation/development, wind energy consulting, etc.

I think the Panhandle and West Texas would be a great place in which to get into this field.

If anybody reading this is in the wind energy industry, or knows somebody that is, and would be interested in hiring a meteorologist/atmospheric scientist, please let me know. My e-mail is andy (dot) mcneel (at) gmail (dot) com.

Thanks and gig'em!

You might try contacting Greg wortham in Sweetwater. CBS Sunday Morning just did a segment on his wind-energy company. (not in the Panhandle, but at least it's a first step. Maybe he can steer you to someone in the south plains or Panhandle ...

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Greg Wortham is one of a new breed of prospectors pursuing wind-energy riches. He cashed in his retirement savings to start the West Texas Wind Energy Consortium and is trying to rally local support for renewable energy. He says the turbines are multiplying.

"West Texas is the 4th largest nation in wind energy today," Wortham said. "There's Germany, Spain, India, and West Texas."

And he's no carpet-bagger: Wortham grew up in Sweetwater, Texas and walked its streets back when it was an oil and gas town. "You could always tell you were home even if you were sleepin' in the car on the way home because you begin to smell oil, which was a beautiful smell," he said.

After high school he headed off to college and the big city where he worked as an energy attorney in New York and Washington, D.C. Now he's back, living in a renovated house just off Main Street, and he was recently elected mayor.

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LINK - CBS

video: go to link and click on "Wind Turbines in Cowboy Country"
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Thank ya sir!

andymac...if you made your way to the panhandle...that would be fantastic. I need a 42 partner and we could talk ol army TC.

And my roommate has been doing a lot of work with the wind energy people and has made some contacts...ill see what I can round up for you.

HAHA.....yeah man, I'd appreciate whatever you could scrounge up for me!