The other day, I happen to catch Katie Couric interviewing T. Boone Pickens, the big time oil tycoon. I didn't really know who he was, but he caught my eye because he reminded me so much of Jakes grandpa. He was about the same age, spoke like him and even looked very similar.
Since I am somewhat of an environmental enthusiest, I found what he had to say very interesting. He is attempting a movement in which we would harness wind energy so that we could replace oil with natural gas. If we could power our vehicles off natural gas (which is much cleaner than gasoline), we would then reduce our dependancy on foreign oil.
I am against domestic drilling, not because I want all those Arabs to get rich off of us, but because high gas prices are the only thing that will drive private companies to develop clean energy practices. T. Boone Pickens is not in this because he is a tree hugger - he is a conservative that does everything he can to keep democrats out of office (he spent millions of his own money to campaign against John Kerry when he was running for president). He is a business man who is trying to make a profit. This is exactly what we need to make our planet a cleaner place.
Wind blew apart my brand new gate this winter. It blows away trailers in the midwest. Wind closed down the ski resort on the one day that we had made plans to go skiing. If it can do all this, why shouldn't we use it as a source of energy?
Take a look at the video below. Its actually quite interesting even if you know nothing about the subject. For an 80 year old man, he does a good job at getting through to the average Joe.
I knew an engineer a few years ago, and his focus was on windmills and such, and his take on things was that the only reason that the States does not utilize this source of energy is because those who would not financially benefit from it make sure that we keep the money in their pockets. It's a shame.
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