Texas legend T. Boone Pickens is a man with a mission: to reduce American dependence on fossil fuels. That the goal is worthwhile is undeniable. Whether his plan is right is another matter. What is indisputable are the chilling facts T. Boone relates in his online videos: In 1970, the United States imported 24 percent of its oil. In 1990, that had grown to 42 percent. It is now 70 … [Read more...]
Tilting Toward Windmills
July 21, 2008 By Ben Johnson
Filed Under: Economics, Environmentalism, FrontPage Magazine, Obama administration Tagged With: Alternate Energy, Ben Johnson, Carl Pope, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Department of Energy, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, FrontPage Magazine, Ministry of Defense (UK), Natural Gas, nuclear energy, Offshore Oil Drilling, Sierra Club, T. Boone Pickens, The Huffington Post, The Pickens Plan, Wind Power