T. Boone Pickens had an op-ed piece in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram today congratulating the city’s transit authority (called “The T”) on its decision 20 years ago to switch its bus fleet from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG).
He points out that Fort Worth was well ahead of its time in being concerned about the environmental damage that diesel fueled buses do.
“The forward-thinking T board provided the benefit of environmentally clean buses to downtown Fort Worth well in advance of its becoming the mantra of the nation.”
He also made it clear that The T was a national leader in utilizing a domestic source of fuel far in advance of most governmental bodies even thinking about it.
“Natural gas is not just a domestic resource. In fact, if you are reading the Star-Telegram in Tarrant County, you are standing on it. The Barnett Shale, which extends well beyond Fort Worth and Dallas, is the largest natural gas field in the country.”
To read the entire op-ed piece, click HERE.
— The Pickens Team