Tell Pickens to Patch Up His Plan

T. Boone Pickens, oil tycoon and funder of last election's Swift Boat shenanigans, has been on a $58 million publicity tour to promote his plan to erect wind turbines in the Midwest.

Sounds like a fairy tale come true, right? Not quite. Half of Pickens's plan calls for more support for wind power. The other half calls for a large-scale conversion of motor vehicles to natural gas -- another finite, carbon-spewing fossil fuel. Kind of like shifting our addiction from heroin to crack cocaine.

It's a win-win plan for him, but a win-lose plan for the public and the planet. 

Let's tell him we'll support his plan if he drops or changes the second half -- like, say, a crash program to double fuel efficiency standards, accelerate the development of plug-in hybrids and electric cars, and bring our public transportation systems into the 21st century, including high-speed rail. Email Melissa McKay, PR for The Pickens Plan, and tell her that we want Pickens to finish what he started.

 

Letter	Dear Ms. McKay: Half of Mr. Pickens plan sounds really great - investment in clean, renewable energy, like wind power, is just what this country needs. What this country doesn't need, however, is a large-scale conversion of motor vehicles to natural gas -- another finite, carbon-spewing fossil fuel. It's great that Mr. Pickens is looking to convert this country to renewable energy, but a conversion to power sources that are both clean AND renewable will help save both our economy and the environment. Tell Mr. Pickens to balance out his plan.
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