CNN's John Sutter talks to a man who believes we can save the world from climate change by using less fossil fuels. He says there are wind and solar projects going in every day, so it could really happen. The wires are our salvation, he tells Sutter; they're already set up for this.
Lyle Jack wants to build a wind farm on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. But to make the project work, he has to connect that wind farm to the electric grid. Which is easier said than done. On today's show - how the green energy revolution may live, or die, by bureaucrats trying to untangle a mess of wires.
This episode was produced by Willa Rubin. It was edited by Sally Helm, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Katherine Silva. Jess Jiang is our acting executive producer.
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