Fresh Pickens

Founder of BP Capital Management, Mesa Petroleum, Clean Energy, philanthropist and more, T. Boone Pickens is one of the most innovative leaders of the move to make America energy independent. For the past few years Pickens has invested in alternative energy, as well as his mainstay natural gas, in order to help America lift its dependence on foreign oil. In recent weeks he spoke to an energy conference in Virginia, and next he will be headed to Texas, about energy alternatives to oil and the impact that that may have to benefit our nation.

A quotation of Pickens from the conference in Virginia that summarizes well  his platform for energy reform:

"If we are going to address the environmental and economic crisis associated with our escalating dependence on OPEC oil, we have to get serious about using North American resources in transportation to back out foreign oil/ diesel/ gasoline.  Gov. McDonnell understands that we have to get serious about our energy challenges, problems and opportunities in this country.  It’s going to take leadership, new thinking, big ideas and serious innovation to achieve greater energy independence and help transition to a more sustainable and economical energy model. Conferences like this one are an important part of that effort, and I’m pleased to be a part of it."

After having seen and having been intrigued by T. Boone Pickens on the Tonight Show in 2007, I am confident that his plans are now on their way to being implemented. A quotation from Barack Obama atop the web page for the Pickens Plan reiterates Pickens plan to make America independent of Middle Eastern oil in 10 years, even though Pickens himself voted for McCain. This type of radical action using existing technologies is just what our nation needs to truly make a dent in our energy usage and in our impact on the environment.

Sources:
Forbes
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