Tuesday afternoon, at a press conference in New York City, with Boone Pickens, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the President of the American Lung Association (ALA), Stephen Nolan, the ALA endorsed the Pickens Plan.
“The American Lung Association applauds Mr. Pickens’ goal of harnessing cleaner energy alternatives because cleaner energy will make our air healthier to breathe,” Nolan said. He also said the ALA is “enthusiastic about engaging in this effort to build further support for the Pickens Plan. Cleaner energy, such as the wind and solar power that the Pickens Plan recommends, is a solution that we support.”
Photos by Ed Reed, Office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg
The Pickens Plan calls for increasing power generation through the use of wind and solar farms in the Great Plains and the Southwest which will free up natural gas (now used to generate about 22 percent of the electrical energy produced in the U.S.) to be used as a transportation fuel instead of imported diesel.
Mayor Bloomberg said “Hosting this event with the American Lung Association gives us the perfect opportunity to congratulate Boone on the growing support for his plan, and also to show him how New York City is putting some of its key concepts into action.
“New York has long been recognized as a national leader in the acquisition of low-emission vehicles, and our fleets make use of compressed natural gas, hybrid and solar power and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel to keep the City running,” Mayor Bloomberg said.
To read the full release by the American Lung Association, click HERE.
Click here to view the full press conference.
— The Pickens Team