Lyle thinks this project is closer than ever before to happening. He's so hopeful that he's been working on it even though it's not a paid job anymore. The premiere of Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars tonight on Fox. 15 food entrepreneurs compete in business challenges to prove they deserve $250,000 investment.
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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