Here’s a link to Boone’s interview on CNN with Ali Velshi following the introduction of S. 1408 – the NAT GAS Act. The interview starts with Mr. Velshi asking Boone about the news that the wind farm project in Pampa, Texas will be delayed.
Boone points out that because of the recession, financing is a problem; but that a bigger issue is the delay in getting transmission lines to Pampa in time to carry the electricity onto the Texas grid which will not happen until at least 2013.
Boone says, in the interview, that he is still committed to building wind farms, but they will be in places which already have access to the national grid.
Mr. Velshi then asked Boone about the introduction of the Senate NAT GAS Act yesterday. Boone said,
It’s called senate bill 1408. it was introduced by Senator Menendez from New Jersey and Senator Hatch from Utah. I was up there with them. Fabulous turnout. Great amount of coverage on it.
Boone pointed out that S. 1408 is a companion to H.R. 1845 which was introduced in the House a couple of months ago and has nearly 70 bi-partisan co-sponsors. Boone explained:
Those bills will come together as the bill that’s going to solve the dependency on foreign oil, because you’re going to go to natural gas as a transportation fuel.
To see the entire interview, click HERE.
— The Pickens Team