Texas is leveraging its vast natural resources and taking advantage of its standing as a deregulated market to fuel over thousands of clean energy jobs, attract billions in private investment, and slash emissions — all while powering millions of homes with cost-effective energy.

Amazon bestselling author Tom Weirich and Silverline Founder Laura Taylor share both a deep friendship and commitment to clean energy, so we at Silverline are thrilled to support Tom as he celebrates the launch of his book We Took the Risk with gatherings in Washington, DC, at the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) headquarters and in Houston at Pillsbury. Beyond our enthusiastic support, we were curious, so we chatted with Tom to find out his motivation and goals for writing about the early risk-takers in renewable energy.