Comments on: Memo to T. Boone Pickens: Your energy plan is half-brilliant, half-dumb http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:55:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Doug Thayer http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-124618 Doug Thayer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:54:51 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-124618 we agree with your use of cng, but I`m having no luck finding where I can buy equipment to do so. We want to run gas and cng in our pick-up. Where can we turn? Your turn. Thanks if you can help me, your truly Doug Thayer. we agree with your use of cng, but I`m having no luck finding where I can buy equipment to do so. We want to run gas and cng in our pick-up. Where can we turn? Your turn. Thanks if you can help me, your truly Doug Thayer.

]]> By: フランチャイズ http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-32980 フランチャイズ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:11:58 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-32980 Mr. Pickens, I work for the Texas Forest Service and we have a lot in common with what you are doing.<a href="http://www.diamond-portal.jp" rel="nofollow">グループウェア</a> Mr. Pickens, I work for the Texas Forest Service and we have a lot in common with what you are doing.グループウェア

]]> By: fred bender http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-31657 fred bender Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:41:12 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-31657 We SHOULD do something now! Wind and solar have free imputs. Infrastructure is a need for any and all energy sources but expanding our infastructure DOES create employment. The newest tech for electric cars is VERY impressive. If we couple that with solar and wind electric generation we have a win, win. If we couple that with improved mass transit we have another win. Our current economic downturn is as much the result of $4+ gas last summer as problems with banks. $4+ gas and everyone said "Whoa!" I would feel better about a plan developed by America's top scientists rather than a former oil billionaire. Has ANYONE else put forth a COMPREHENSIVE plan? We SHOULD do something now! Wind and solar have free imputs. Infrastructure is a need for any and all energy sources but expanding our infastructure DOES create employment. The newest tech for electric cars is VERY impressive. If we couple that with solar and wind electric generation we have a win, win. If we couple that with improved mass transit we have another win. Our current economic downturn is as much the result of $4+ gas last summer as problems with banks. $4+ gas and everyone said “Whoa!” I would feel better about a plan developed by America’s top scientists rather than a former oil billionaire. Has ANYONE else put forth a COMPREHENSIVE plan?

]]> By: msn nickleri http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-26352 msn nickleri Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:52:15 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-26352 Mr. Pickens, I work for the Texas Forest Service and we have a lot in common with what you are doing. We are in the process of adopting new plans for the Texas 20 years from now. Qualitity of life, clear air, clean water, mitigation of the impact of people on the cities, getting the rivers to flowing and the acquafers recharged. Also, protecting improved property from fire. You were on a panel recently with my cousin Rusty Rose. Mr. Pickens, I work for the Texas Forest Service and we have a lot in common with what you are doing. We are in the process of adopting new plans for the Texas 20 years from now. Qualitity of life, clear air, clean water, mitigation of the impact of people on the cities, getting the rivers to flowing and the acquafers recharged. Also, protecting improved property from fire. You were on a panel recently with my cousin Rusty Rose.

]]> By: Sal DiGiacomo http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-26065 Sal DiGiacomo Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:56:53 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-26065 What everybody needs to know is that Boone Pickens who funded the Swift Boat Veterans against John Kerry is pushing the Windfarm bill to allow access and eminent domain for his Mesa Water company and the Olgallala Acquifer pipeline that he pumps for free, and covers about 8 states... He will sell the water to Dallas and Fort Worth - know that he lives in a part of Dallas where his next-door neighbors are Ross Perot and soon to be George Bush.... http://www.alternet.org/water/95471/why_t._boone_pickens'_'clean_energy'_plan_is_a_ponzi_scheme/ What everybody needs to know is that Boone Pickens who funded the Swift Boat Veterans against John Kerry is pushing the Windfarm bill to
allow access and eminent domain for his Mesa Water company and the
Olgallala Acquifer pipeline that he pumps for free, and covers about 8
states… He will sell the water to Dallas and Fort Worth – know that he lives
in a part of Dallas where his next-door neighbors are Ross Perot and soon
to be George Bush…. http://www.alternet.org/ water/ 95471/ why_t._boone_pickens‘_’clean_energy’_plan_is_a_ponzi_scheme/

]]> By: Bill Stroud http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-25982 Bill Stroud Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:31:30 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-25982 Hi, I have been reading trough all of the responses. I would like to mention how bad gasoline truly is: 1st: Made from crude oil, this is foreign. (Pickens has stated) 2nd:10-20KW to make a gallon of gas. (You can charge an electric car for less) 3rd: It takes massive amounts of Natural gas to refine (especially syn-crude) 4th: You have to add Alkalines, Toxic chemicals, MTBE, and it’s very volatile. 5th: Gasoline is non reneable. Natural Gas is methane ,which can be made from manure, grabage, and waste water treatment plants. 6th: Gasoline at $2 gall is still more expensive than Natural Gas. 7th: I personaly world rather live beside a nuculear power plant than a oil refinery. Go out and google energy imput for gasoline it is unreal. Everyone is talking how ineficent automobiles are, how about efficency of just gasoline to your tank alone?? Good Luck Mr. Pickens Hi, I have been reading trough all of the responses. I would like to mention how bad gasoline truly is:
1st: Made from crude oil, this is foreign. (Pickens has stated)
2nd:10-20KW to make a gallon of gas. (You can charge an electric car for less)
3rd: It takes massive amounts of Natural gas to refine (especially syn-crude)
4th: You have to add Alkalines, Toxic chemicals, MTBE, and it’s very volatile.
5th: Gasoline is non reneable. Natural Gas is methane ,which can be made from manure, grabage, and waste water treatment plants.
6th: Gasoline at $2 gall is still more expensive than Natural Gas.
7th: I personaly world rather live beside a nuculear power plant than a oil refinery.

Go out and google energy imput for gasoline it is unreal. Everyone is talking how ineficent automobiles are, how about efficency of just gasoline to your tank alone??

Good Luck Mr. Pickens

]]> By: Ben Lawson http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-25404 Ben Lawson Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:29:18 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-25404 I am for Mr. Pickens he is the only person who is trying on a daily basis to get our country off foreign oil. Everyone here seems to be stuck on CNG cars, I saw Mr. Pickens on TV talk about all kinds of emergy saving plans, he did not dwell on cars which as I read this board is a mistake but as he said at the meeting putting out electric cars will happen, he's worried about the 18 wheelers and BIG TRUCKS that can't. This is where CNG must be directed to eliminate diesel. I also see a lot of people who don't want Mr. Pickens to make money, well I'd rather see him make it than some foreign SHEIK, at least he will spend it here and not against US. I am for Mr. Pickens he is the only person who is trying on a daily basis to get our country off foreign oil. Everyone here seems to be stuck on CNG cars, I saw Mr. Pickens on TV talk about all kinds of emergy saving plans, he did not dwell on cars which as I read this board is a mistake but as he said at the meeting putting out electric cars will happen, he’s worried about the 18 wheelers and BIG TRUCKS that can’t. This is where CNG must be directed to eliminate diesel. I also see a lot of people who don’t want Mr. Pickens to make money, well I’d rather see him make it than some foreign SHEIK, at least he will spend it here and not against US.

]]> By: Bill Rose http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-24951 Bill Rose Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:06:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-24951 Mr. Pickens, I work for the Texas Forest Service and we have a lot in common with what you are doing. We are in the process of adopting new plans for the Texas 20 years from now. Qualitity of life, clear air, clean water, mitigation of the impact of people on the cities, getting the rivers to flowing and the acquafers recharged. Also, protecting improved property from fire. You were on a panel recently with my cousin Rusty Rose. If you would like to meet and explore commonalitie, you can reach me at (903) 586-7545. Mr. Pickens, I work for the Texas Forest Service and we have a lot in common with what you are doing. We are in the process of adopting new plans for the Texas 20 years from now. Qualitity of life, clear air, clean water, mitigation of the impact of people on the cities, getting the rivers to flowing and the acquafers recharged. Also, protecting improved property from fire. You were on a panel recently with my cousin Rusty Rose. If you would like to meet and explore commonalitie, you can reach me at (903) 586-7545.

]]> By: Robert Michael Foster, MA http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-23186 Robert Michael Foster, MA Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:30:05 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-23186 http://RecoveryByDiscovery.com/pickens.htm and T Boone Picken is misleading us. Now he wants to run trucks on natural gas. That would take heaver gas tanks that be 3 times the size and cost a fortune to convert the trucks or buy new ones and not solve the carbon footprint problem. Put those wastelands into jatropha and replace the diesel first. http://RecoveryByDiscovery.com/pickens.htm and
T Boone Picken is misleading us. Now he wants to run trucks on natural gas. That would take heaver gas tanks that be 3 times the size and cost a fortune to convert the trucks or buy new ones and not solve the carbon footprint problem. Put those wastelands into jatropha and replace the diesel first.

]]> By: Jim Bullis http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-21357 Jim Bullis Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:35:28 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/08/memo-to-t-boone-pickens-your-energy-plan-is-half-brilliant-half-dumb/#comment-21357 Russia has nine times as much natural gas as we do. Iran has five times. Qatar also has about five times. See actual numbers. http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/international/iea2006/table81.xls So I conclude (half jokingly) that Boone is in cahoots with Putin. Putin and Picken, what a team. It is even poetic. Russia has nine times as much natural gas as we do. Iran has five times. Qatar also has about five times.

See actual numbers.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/ pub/ international/ iea2006/ table81.xls

So I conclude (half jokingly) that Boone is in cahoots with Putin.

Putin and Picken, what a team. It is even poetic.

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