Long-time oilman, T. Boone Pickens, in the absence of effective leadership in Washington, is attempting to assume a leadership role aimed at weaning the U.S. off of middle eastern oil. He’s been in the news this week as he’s promoted his plan and he’s all over YouTube. Given the prices we’ve been paying at the pump and in the grocery line in Nevada, it may be worth our while to assess what he’s proposing. If Democrats are truly interested in ‘change,’ this Plan may be a change that would make a serious difference in U.S. economic outflows to the middle east every year. Below is an excerpt from the Pickens Plan site.
| We Are in a Crisis Our dependence on foreign oil forms the intersection of the three most critical issues America currently faces: the economy, the environment and our national security. There is a Solution The Plan calls for building new wind generation facilities that will produce 20% of our nation’s electricity and allow us to use natural gas as a transportation fuel. The combination of these domestic energies can replace more than one-third of our foreign oil imports. And we can do it all in 10 years. |
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We Can Bring Change On January 20th, 2009, a new President will take office. We’re organizing behind the Pickens Plan now to ensure our voices will be heard by the next administration. Together we can raise a call for change and set a new course for America’s energy future in the first hundred days of the new presidency — breaking the hammerlock of foreign oil and building a new domestic energy future for America with a focus on sustainability.You can start changing America’s future today by supporting the Pickens Plan. Join now. |
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