Author: Glen T. Brock (---.asm.bellsouth.net)
Date: 07-19-08 22:30
Hello folks,
I watched an ABC Nightline segment on Mr. Pickens the other night and it left me wondering what in the hell this man is up to.
The 'plan' in two fold. First, a massive utiliztion of wind power by building modern wind mills across the great plains states. If this can be done by multipurpose use of agricultural land without inteferring with agribusiness the idea would be brilliant. Establishing a new grid by which the delivery of this wind power could be distributed might be a problem. Second, the transition of automobile engines from gasoline to natural gas. Again, a brilliant plan if the delivery of the gas can be developed quickly. Natural Gas is much cheaper than imported oil and the United States has a huge reservoir of it.
Theoretically, all this sounds good. The devil is in the details. Mr. Pickens believes he can solve the problems of distribution in ten years or so. It probably could, with a massive capital investment for developing the grid. With over 70 billion dollars going to OPEC for the importation of oil, with no sign of any let up, this transition might be cheap at any price.
Comments?
Glen T. Brock
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