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Pickens Says Wind Energy is 22% of the National Energy Solution
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 6:12:09 CST
It's primarily a question of ignorance in Washington when it comes to where America stands in the amount and the various types of energy we consume. That was how T. Boone Pickens described Washington insiders who he has talked to about his Energy Plan- saying they seem interested in the plan, but apparently don't believe the benefits it can deliver. Pickens talked about how he has come to the conclusion that the only thing that will get the attention of the politicians and beauracrats in Washington is a huge grassroots movement of a million people of more- all demanding a real domestic based, renewable energy plan.
Pickens told a receptive audience of more than a thousand people gathered for lunch at the Wind Energy Conference in downtown Oklahoma City on Tuesday that the power of the wind blowing in Oklahoma needs to be a part of that solution.
In coverage of his comments, the Journal Record reports "The key to the Pickens Plan is to expand the wind energy industry so that wind power can provide 22 percent of the nation’s electricity, replacing natural gas in the electricity generation portfolio. That would free up a lot of natural gas currently used for electricity generation for use as a transportation fuel, perhaps in liquefied form. When more vehicles run on natural gas – which is plentiful in the U.S. – demand for oil imported from unstable areas of the world could be reduced or even eliminated."
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