On this episode of Our American Stories, Joel Wegener and his wife have 10 kids, and because he worked in education, they had to find ways during the summers to make a little extra money; and meet George Mitchell, the unknown hero who lowered our energy costs, carbon emissions, and made America energy independent.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Pyromaniac's Paradise

10:00 - How One Desperate Man Revolutionized American Energy