tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post6356773728838867057..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: The Greening of T. Boone PickensHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-41179161380014319262008-07-08T23:29:00.000-05:002008-07-08T23:29:00.000-05:00No, I have to differ on this, Anon. T. Boone's pla...No, I have to differ on this, Anon. T. Boone's plan differs not a whit from the plan of "most politicians."<BR/><BR/>T. Boone's plan is to enrich himself, his partners and heirs by mounting a wind power campaign whose ultimate goal is to put natural gas on the same auction block as petroleum. Some politicians have similar plans. They just aren't as obvious.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-18582778240724189312008-07-08T21:59:00.000-05:002008-07-08T21:59:00.000-05:00at least he has a plan.which is more than than mos...at least he has a plan.which is more than than most politicians have..]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-32163125364863437182008-07-08T19:03:00.000-05:002008-07-08T19:03:00.000-05:00T Boone has a plan. T Boone has the numbers, both ...T Boone has a plan. T Boone has the numbers, both in his pocketbook and from his analysts. He doesn't propose a 100% solution, but a relatively practical piece to impliment right here and right now. Turbines exist, they really work, and can be erected in a way that Americans can be proud of in terms of saying "hey, they don't look that bad. Isn't it cool that we are doing this?" Kinda like when the Hoover dam and other massive projects were undertaken and Americans were brimming with pride - and jobs! The technology to prevent massive "hits" to the grid exists and will be part of the overall energy infrastructure that should be simultaneously improved.<BR/><BR/>If either party steps forth with a definable, practical, multi-faceted approach to solving this problem we face they will walk away with this election. I just hope that people will vote on real issues like this and global security from tyranny. We can't vote for change unless it is clearly defined and makes sense. At the same time, we just can't vote for experience without a clear line of sight as to how that experience will be brought to bear in keeping the American way of life around for our children. <BR/><BR/>Energy and global security for democratic societies are the defining issues of our time. Who will step up with an actual plan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-69245560951433714682008-07-08T17:17:00.000-05:002008-07-08T17:17:00.000-05:00I would agree there are more than one types of gre...I would agree there are more than one types of green in this for Pickens. While he is by no means a saint, he is a friendlier devil than Chavez and others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-45581909201983219872008-07-08T16:46:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:46:00.000-05:00What do you propose?What do you propose?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-75833605572181764962008-07-08T16:43:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:43:00.000-05:00Just a different kind of snake oil salesman. Inste...Just a different kind of snake oil salesman. Instead of talking about and working to develop CONSERVATION policies it's the same old same old "consume consume consume until there is nothing left!!!" <BR/><BR/>What is the carbon footprint of one wind turbine?<BR/><BR/>And what happens to those off-shore wind farms when a hurricane hits them?<BR/><BR/>Wind is nowhere near as efficient as solar....how many solar panels could they deploy with billions of dollars? Wind is inefficient, unpredictable, and should only be seen as augmenting the deployment of solar arrays....do you know how many empty rooftops there are out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-79732797678436916332008-07-08T16:09:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:09:00.000-05:00My thoughts too...http://justwanderingthrough.blog...My thoughts too...<BR/>http://justwanderingthrough.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-smell-rat.html<BR/><BR/>http://justwanderingthrough.blogspot.com/2008/07/pickens-expects-oil-natural-gas-prices.html<BR/><BR/>It just makes me sad that as sheep, we will all jump on the bandwagon because it allows us to continue our gross overconsumption.It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-62617325293080288722008-07-08T15:17:00.000-05:002008-07-08T15:17:00.000-05:00So what if Mr. Pickens owns a lot of natural gas.....So what if Mr. Pickens owns a lot of natural gas....at least its American produced for sale to Americans, and the money is spent here in the good old USA - not in some Arab country that would like to destroy this country and everyone in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com