This story initially caught my eye because of the unusual name of the main charector and his incredible honesty.
T. Boone Pickens wants to build a gigundus wind farm that will cost $1 Trillion in equipment and another $200 Billion in transmission line costs. He believes that the country could be 20% powered on wind in ten years, the natural gas formerly used to power the country can be used to power cars at a fraction of the cost of doing so today. He believes private investors will pony up for this idea.
So, what other ideas are out there?
Contrast that with Al Gore's plan to abandon our power plants to make a plethera of wind and solar farms across the country.
Real Clear Politics has some choice words:
In his speech at Constitution Hall, Mr. Gore called for a crash program to convert the entire U.S. electric grid to carbon-free sources of energy within ten years. That's "ridiculous," said Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH).To get an idea of how ridiculous, consider this data from the Energy Information Administration. In 2006 (the last year for which complete data is available), 49 percent of our electricity was generated by coal-fired plants; 20 percent from natural gas, and 1.5 percent from oil. That is, more than 70 percent of all the electricity we have now is generated by the fossil fuels Mr. Gore wants to get rid of.
Hear is a fun Republican talking point from u>Real Clear Politics:
Al Gore wants you to do as he says, not as he does. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research reported last month that Mr. Gore used as much electricity last year at his mansion in Nashville -- one of four homes he owns -- as 19 average American homes do. Mr. Gore frequently travels between his homes and to speaking engagements by private jet -- which, on a per passenger basis, emits four times the greenhouse gases of a commercial jet.
So who do you believe T. Boone or Al Gore?