Boone is featured in the January-February issue of the famous “Saturday Evening Post” titled, T. Boone Pickens – the Man with the Plan
The writer, Skip Hollandsworth, takes a look at Boone the man and the principles which guide the Pickens Plan.
On Wind
One 3-megawatt wind turbine, which stands 410 feet tall, with blades that stretch 148 feet in length, can produce the same amount of annual energy as 12,000 barrels of imported oil. What’s more, those turbines produce no air or water pollution and do not interfere with land use.
On Upgrading the National Electrical Transmission Grid
“What we need is a commitment among our leaders that’s equal to the Eisenhower administration’s commitment to constructing the Interstate Highway system,” Pickens says.
“We came together to get our interstates built. And we can come together to get a wind energy system in place.”
On Natural Gas
Just about everyone has heard the statistics: the price of natural gas as an automotive fuel is not only half that of gasoline, it burns much cleaner, releasing one-third fewer carbon gas emissions than gasoline.
“The best thing of all is that all the natural gas we need can be found right here, not over in the Mideast,” Pickens says. “How can you beat that?”
And, of course, Boone walks Mr. Hollandsworth through the rest of the domestic alternative energy supplies: Solar, nuclear, ethanol, electric cars are mentioned in the article which are in addition to geothermal, biomass, hydro, oil, and coal.
To read this very interesting article in the Saturday Evening Post, click HERE
— The Pickens Team