The Pickens plan - is to build a network of nat gas fueling stations across the USA.
His company is doing exactly that. He hope to make money doing that (evil capitalism?).
The broader plan - to make the US less dependent on foreign oil/energy is the one he wanted the government to embrace/develop. So far the government has said no - they prefer algae, solar, wind?, and foreign oil.
Pickens will succeed in spite of the government, because the market forces supporting natgas as a transportation fuel are very strong.
His company, Clean Energy Fuels, as well as some others are already doing that. It doesn't need tax payer subsidies, they have been building the stations for a couple years now.
On the Pickens plan web site, he lists the following:
The Pickens Plan.
http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan
There are several pillars to the Pickens Plan:
Use Americas abundant natural gas to replace imported oil as a transportation fuel;
Build a 21st century backbone electrical transmission grid;
Develop renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power; and,
Provide incentives to homeowners and the owners of commercial buildings to upgrade their insulation and increase efficiency.
So far the government has said no - they prefer algae, solar, wind?, and foreign oil.
The Pickens “Plan” appears to be promoting those same renewables. Too many people want to support “the plan” without understanding what his plan is.
Pickens will succeed in spite of the government,
So just why can we not see the presentation he made to the Energy Department on Tuesday? Or his private lunch with Energy Secretary Steven Chu?
His company, Clean Energy Fuels, as well as some others are already doing that. It doesn't need tax payer subsidies, they have been building the stations for a couple years now.
On the Pickens plan web site, he lists the following:
The Pickens Plan.
http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan
There are several pillars to the Pickens Plan:
Use Americas abundant natural gas to replace imported oil as a transportation fuel;
Build a 21st century backbone electrical transmission grid;
Develop renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power; and,
Provide incentives to homeowners and the owners of commercial buildings to upgrade their insulation and increase efficiency.
So far the government has said no - they prefer algae, solar, wind?, and foreign oil.
The Pickens “Plan” appears to be promoting those same renewables. Too many people want to support “the plan” without understanding what his plan is.
Pickens will succeed in spite of the government,
So just why can we not see the presentation he made to the Energy Department on Tuesday? Or his private lunch with Energy Secretary Steven Chu?