U.S. Rep Betsey Markey (D-Colo) and T. Boone Pickens had a co-signed essay in Sunday’s Pueblo, Colorado Chieftain titled, “Making Natural Gas America’s Fuel.” Rep. Markey and Mr. Pickens write natural gas is a viable, clean, and abundant replacement for imported oil.
The op-ed reminds Colorado readers that
The latest study conducted by the Potential Gas Committee, in cooperation with the Colorado School of Mines, estimated that there are more than 2,000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas available for recovery in the continental United States.
They go one to write
With enough natural gas to last more than a century, we have more than enough to turn away from imported gasoline and diesel to power our cars and trucks and create an entirely new industry around America’s rolling stock running on clean, domestic natural gas.
They also point out that Colorado is a leader in this transformation.
At Denver International Airport, almost every major airline is using natural gas vehicles, from baggage tugs to parking shuttles. Many cities and counties across Colorado are already operating compressed natural gas buses as well as garbage and recycling trucks, with more on the way.
To read the entire op-ed, click HERE.
— The Pickens Team