What Pickens is--a business man. He's spending $58 million but it is an advertising campaign for his new energy company--windpower.
Nobody ever addresses what we are supposed to use for fuel until our cars are built to run on "whatever" replacement for gasoline or what they are going to do with the millions of gasoline powered cars.
None of it will happen in my lifetime--or T. Boone Pickens'.
BYW, he is also buying as many water rights as he can.
If his future is patterned by his past, he will continue to give away millions of $$$.
Recently Roy Huffington, another oil and gas billionaire, died at the age of 90...in Venice. When he wasn't traveling he still worked. When asked by a reporter why he still worked he said, "To make more money to give away." He gave hundreds of millions to various programs in the Medical Center in Houston. I think he funded the Interferon program at M.D. Anderson.
That’s good to hear. Maybe I’d like the guy.
“Nobody ever addresses what we are supposed to use for fuel until our cars are built to run on “whatever” replacement for gasoline or what they are going to do with the millions of gasoline powered cars.”
It is happening now, and Boone does address it also on his website. CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles, (Honda makes a Civic model), are available, as is the home filling station that you can put in your own garage. Fill up right at home using your home’s source of natural gas, or fill up at one of the terminals mapped on the Phill site. Honda will ramp up the availability of the car to other states shortly, but you can purchase one in NY and California. Even Chavez himself has ordered his country to be over 50% CNG vehicles in the next couple of years. Thailand and other Asian countries are already doing so, and have high-speed filling stations built already. Takes about 20 minutes instead of overnight. It’s 80% cleaner burning also.
Also, converter kits are available for many current gas models with more coming. You can do it yourself if you are adept, or go to a certified installer.