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More wisdom from T. Boone Pickens
Lately the Chicago Tribune has been running some articles and editorials about T. Boone Pickens, the oil billionaire who is making some interesting noises about energy policy. Long story short, Pickens has been investing heavily in wind power for electrical generation. Among other things, he contends that will free up natural gas supplies for use in cars, which will reduce the amount of oil we need to import. (Read an earlier post on the topic.)
Given Pickens' background in the oil industry, he seems to understand the scale and complexity of our energy problems in the way that few others seem to. As a matter of fact, in a Tribune editoral yesterday, they said, "Natural gas has a lot going for it. There's plenty of it here. It's a clean fuel; it doesn't contribute to greenhouse gases." If you've been paying attention, you'll know that last statement is not true, which the paper acknowledged today in a correction.
I point this out not to make fun of the paper, but to illustrate that the problems are indeed complex and staying on top of things requires a lot of effort. When the Tribune's editors make such a mistake, imagine how hopelessly complicated the situation appears to most of the population.
More wisdom from T. Boone Pickens
July 15, 2008
Lately the Chicago Tribune has been running some articles and editorials about T. Boone Pickens, the oil billionaire who is making some interesting noises about energy policy. Long story short, Pickens has been investing heavily in wind power for electrical generation. Among other things, he contends that will free up natural gas supplies for use in cars, which will reduce the amount of oil we need to import. (Read an earlier post on the topic.)Given Pickens' background in the oil industry, he seems to understand the scale and complexity of our energy problems in the way that few others seem to. As a matter of fact, in a Tribune editoral yesterday, they said, "Natural gas has a lot going for it. There's plenty of it here. It's a clean fuel; it doesn't contribute to greenhouse gases." If you've been paying attention, you'll know that last statement is not true, which the paper acknowledged today in a correction.
I point this out not to make fun of the paper, but to illustrate that the problems are indeed complex and staying on top of things requires a lot of effort. When the Tribune's editors make such a mistake, imagine how hopelessly complicated the situation appears to most of the population.
Posted by Peter Welander on July 15, 2008 | Comments (0)
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