Pickens: Do-Gooder... or just another Huckster? Read this article and decide for yourself...
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.h...
Here's a quote from Mr. Pickens himself: “Don’t get the idea that I’ve turned green. My business is making money, and I think this is going to make a lot of money.”
Not that making a profit is a bad thing... it isn't. But there's a money trail leading to every good-intentioned thing like this. Read the article and ask yourself if this guy seems like the benevolent benefactor you think he is... or just another money man with something to sell you. In this case... an idea... and maybe some land, water, etc.
You people should really research exactly who you're supporting before you run around, tongues a-waving, touting this great new plan. 3 minutes on Google is all it takes. Spend 30 minutes and I bet you can find some REALLY great stuff.
I'm sure most people hopping on this bandwagon are environmentalists (or at least environmentally concerned people). All you Kerry voters should look up what he did to wreck Kerry's chances for the Presidency. In some ways, this man helped give you 8 years of George W. Bush.
Gotta love Google... here's another great link:
http://dirtdiggersdigest.org/archives/114
Here's a quote from Mr. Pickens himself: “Don’t get the idea that I’ve turned green. My business is making money, and I think this is going to make a lot of money.”
Not that making a profit is a bad thing... it isn't. But there's a money trail leading to every good-intentioned thing like this. Read the article and ask yourself if this guy seems like the benevolent benefactor you think he is... or just another money man with something to sell you. In this case... an idea... and maybe some land, water, etc.
You people should really research exactly who you're supporting before you run around, tongues a-waving, touting this great new plan. 3 minutes on Google is all it takes. Spend 30 minutes and I bet you can find some REALLY great stuff.
I'm sure most people hopping on this bandwagon are environmentalists (or at least environmentally concerned people). All you Kerry voters should look up what he did to wreck Kerry's chances for the Presidency. In some ways, this man helped give you 8 years of George W. Bush.
Gotta love Google... here's another great link:
http://dirtdiggersdigest.org/archives/114
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Permalink Reply by mhahn on -
The hydrogen fuel promise may be realized sooner if we find an alternative energy source to generate it. Now, fossil fuels are needed to generate hydrogen fuel which is ridiculous--wind energy may provide the needed energy source to speed up hydrogen generation to fuel our next generation cars, planes, etc.
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Permalink Reply by Cobraphx (Matt) on -
The hydrogen fuel promise is a hollow one. The biggest reason I know Pickens is on the level is that he isn't proposing making Hydrogen out of his clean energy or his Natural Gas. What most people don't know is that in the US 95% of the hydrogen gas is made from natural gas by steam reforming. During this process 5.5kg of Co2 is released for every kg of Hydrogen produced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_reforming
The reason there is a "Hydrogen Econony" or "Hydrogen Initiative" is that big oil (the owners of the US hydrogen supply) see's a lot of money to be made selling the hydrogen made from their Natural Gas. The fact that Pickens isn't promoting this boondoggle means to me that he get's it.
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Permalink Reply by David M.Williams on -
The Pickens plain is not new there has been others that talked about the green movement(Al Gore) I myslef like the energy that T.Boone Pickens brings with his plain.
The use of natural gas is a nice move oil is out...so tell me where I can buy a kit to convert my car and if there is no kit is there someone out there that would like to work on a kit with me.
Are there Co. in the USA that put up wind mills? If so who are thay I would like to talk to them
All in all I"m for doing something and this is the best move that I've seen.
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Permalink Reply by Manny Menendez on -
The fact TBP is in it for the money is a Great Thing! It's what America is all about. It means wind power has arrived as a competitive source of electricity. It means it's for real and not pie in the sky - or like corn ethanol which would be dead without fuel additive mandates, huge government subsidies, and a 50 cent/gallon import duty on Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Frances Nahlen-Many, Ph.D. on -
Better Bush than Kerry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Deighvid on -
Let's do the math. If what TBP proposes is accurate. Forget whether or not anyone makes a profit, better him than the Sheik, and don't forget Saudi has the highest gas prices of all the Middle Eastern/African oil producing countries...GOD ALMIGHTY .91 a gallon. Venezula at a whopping .12 a gallon, I'll take 4 Bucks for now and not the turmoil in that country. For me this is about a PLAN, an OPTION, an ALTERNATIVE, and someone talking about it, which is what TBP has made us do. Let's focus on the PLAN, I bet it will make others think of other plans, any of which HAVE to be better than the one we are on.
Cheers!
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Eberlein on -
Frankly, I'm tired of people being discredited just because they're good at making money. Maybe they know something we don't know. It doesn't mean they're dishonest or evil.
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Permalink Reply by Phil McQuillan on -
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Permalink Reply by Grandpa AL on -
I for one am NOT a tree hugger, Wacko, Environmentalist. I am a realist. The REAL facts are that we as a nation will be destroyed by sending all our wealth to the far east, UNLESS, we get off our a**** and do something. Better to let someone make some money and keep it in the USA than to give it all to other Countries who want to destroy us and our way of life.
Why is it that any time anyone comes up with a solution to our political system mess, that they get attacked? Maybe, because the attacker wants us as a nation and people to fail, to be destroyed.
Well, continue to sit on your hands and Criticize those of us who want a change and we will be destroyed.
Geeeze!!!!........ Can we not give T. Boone credit for some intelligence. How do you think he made his money anyway? He recognized a need and put a plan in motion to meet that need. That is what all good businessmen do to be successful.
Sounds a lot like jealousy to me.
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Permalink Reply by dave murray on -
he said he has never voted for a democrat. smart fellow
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