Posted By: Nick
There’s been a lot of buzz about T. Boone Pickens and his energy plan lately. This is the man the funded the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth; his actions quite likely gave Bush his second term. He’s a multi-billionaire, and an oilman. And suddenly, over the last few weeks, he has become one of the loudest voices calling for the country to switch to renewable energy and get off of foreign oil.
His plan calls for a massive investment in wind and solar energy, and a switch to natural gas powered transportation. In addition he wants the U.S. to build more nuclear power plants. He stands to benefit from this plan as a major provider of natural gas, and as a new leader in wind power: he plans to build the largest wind farm in the world.
Still, despite his personal financial interests, he is right. We need to make some real changes in our energy infrastructure. His continued insistence that “we can’t drill our way out of” this problem is helpful to Democrats this year, many of whom are using that same line.
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The NYTimes has an Op-Ed up today with more detail on Pickens and his energy plan.
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Pickens was despicable for what he did in 2004. He brought politics to an all-new low, and I will never be able to forgive or forget. However, he’s right on the money with his alternative energy ideas. We NEED to unentangle ourselves from foreign oil. Energy security is a matter of national security, and the opportunity to create thousands upon thousands of new “green collar” jobs makes this business proposal a no-brainer.
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