Pickens Plan

Your conservation paragraph has nothing to do with your entire article. Interesting...

Natural Gas for power generation would be an immediate use with HUGE environmental impact and little infrastructure and no vehicle costs.

Natural Gas is a bad option for transportation with a high infrastructure costs, high cost for vehicle modifications and higher GHG and pollution than biofuels.

If TPP wants to get the best use from natural gas, the push should be for power generation.

very little infrastructure cost to convert fleet vehicles that return to the garage everyday. over the road would require infrastructure, yes, but not vehicles that retuen to the garage at the end on the day. all those beer trucks, pepsi trucks, chip trucks, fedex and ups trucks would be excellent candidates. the USPS has used NG vehicles for over a decade

A very true quote from Sec. Chu. We need to upgrade our grid in order to harness the energy production potential of the United States.

I have to second what Kailash said, at least in part, if we don't develop better energy infrastructure, we'll fall behind economically. Comma. Trade with foreign countries in the energy dept. helps to build better relations. I think we have more extensive economic ties abroad than people really realize, me included, it's hard to wrap your head ... Read Morearound some of this stuff, but we can still strive to take a positive role in the global mosaic by continuing to push for new development and inventions that will help to keep countries like China 'happening', if not happy, because some people and countries only see America as an economic opportunity, and forget that all those power company stock dividends come out of somebody's wallet who really might not have that much to spare.

Conservation is still a good message, as is energy independence, it's not an unobtainable goal, but it won't be easy, we've got a killer oil habit, and, if for no other reason, we should pursue energy independence and petroleum independence specifically in order to promote a better future, not just for this country, but also for oil-bearing nations who need to be seen as more than just a land-locked oil platform.

Trade deficit, budget deficit and debt. Completely different, yet quite related.

Debt is the equivalent of the mortgage, and for now I will assume the economy is/will be strong enough to pay the long term debt. TPP shifts $ from the oil companies to the gas companies, for no net gain. If the US government charged enough for the gas leases, then TPP would help shift $ from foreign government to US government, I did not see than on the plan. As a matter of fact most gas companies are opposed to higher gas lease royalty payments.

Budget deficit, the income is not enough to cover day to day expenses. Thse usually come from one time bad decisions like wars. And accumulated expenses like defense, social security and the like. In general it is easier to avoid bad decisions... TPP does not affect this area very much.... Read More

Trade deficit, the major sale point for TPP, we buy more goods than we sell. Warren Buffet, with 2 democratic representatives proposed Import Certificates in 2006 to curb trade deficit in an orderly manner. This was defeated by the republicans and has not come up since. Looks like congress does not feel that trade deficit is a bad thing. Import certificates would help TPP as imported oil would become more and more expensive.

Roman: By taking oil off the commodities markets, and the U.S. Government soliciting exclusive annual contract bids at fixed, lowest bidder prices, we would have foreign oil producers fighting one another to become our exclusive suppliers at the lowest possible cost. The only people who do not win are those who are speculative investors in oil or natural gas who want to change our dependency from one to the other.

Met him,he is very real.

Thank you very much for coming to UT Dallas Mr. Pickens, I enjoyed it, and learned something too!

See you there.

I'm here listening! Thank you for coming to UTD.

Bruce ... it's not just OPEC oil ... over the past couple of decades we've actually imported more non-OPEC oil than OPEC Oil ... check for yourself: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_m.htm

Vickie-in 2008 we imported more oil from Venezuela, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, than we did from Canada and Mexico. Imports do fluctuate from month to month. This was taken from information provided in this thread. Please find web address attached above. Anyway with that said imports change on a monthly basis, but bottom line is that money could have... Read More stayed at home with Nat Gas, as our feedstock of choice. I work for company that is in patnership with PDVAS, Venezulea, and have seen first hand American Capitol going overseas. Besides Mr. Chavez is not our best friend.

This is great news--Thanks to the great District Leaders who are working to make this possible!

The big-rigs on CNG is a natural, and millions less to convert.

Hi Nick, you can join the New Energy Army at www.pickensplan.com. Write letters to your elected officials, newspaper editors, educate your friends, family co-workers. We have lots of tools to get you started on our site. Thanks for asking how you can help!

I've tried bringing up the biofuels idea b4, only to get "we shouldn't use food as industrial fuel when there are people who go hungry everyday". I do think biofuel is a good fuel source but they kinda have a point.

I agree! food was ment to be eaten and not to be used as energy especially when the sun, the wind, natural gas, and geothermal excists in abbundance!!!!

22 newly added co-sponsors of the Nat. Gas act.
Rep Parker Griffith [AL-5]
Rep Daniel E. Lungren [CA-3]
Rep Joe Courtney [CT-2]
Rep Christopher S. Murphy [CT-5] ... Read More... Read More
Rep Michael K. Simpson [ID-2]
Rep Phil Hare [IL-17]
Rep Ben Chandler [KY-6]
Rep Ben Ray Lujan [NM-3]
Rep Gregory W. Meeks [NY-6]
Rep Edolphus Towns [NY-10]
Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-28]
Rep Heath Shuler [NC-11]
Rep Earl Pomeroy [ND]
Rep Marcy Kaptur [OH-9]
Rep Betty Sutton [OH-13]
Rep John A. Boccieri [OH-16]
Rep Jason Altmire [PA-4]
Rep Bill Shuster [PA-9]
Rep Christopher P. Carney [PA-10]
Rep Robert J. Wittman [VA-1]
Rep Alan B. Mollohan [WV-1]
Rep Cynthia M. Lummis [WY]

@jefferey - You are correct. However, GOP wins are good for NAT GAS, governemnt $$$$ for big oil and gas companies. Nothing to do with renewables.

Having said that, I support the exploitation and use of natural gas for power generation.

22 newly added co-sponsors of the Nat. Gas act.
Rep Parker Griffith [AL-5]
Rep Daniel E. Lungren [CA-3]
Rep Joe Courtney [CT-2]
Rep Christopher S. Murphy [CT-5] ... Read More... Read More... Read More
Rep Michael K. Simpson [ID-2]
Rep Phil Hare [IL-17]
Rep Ben Chandler [KY-6]
Rep Ben Ray Lujan [NM-3]
Rep Gregory W. Meeks [NY-6]
Rep Edolphus Towns [NY-10]
Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-28]
Rep Heath Shuler [NC-11]
Rep Earl Pomeroy [ND]
Rep Marcy Kaptur [OH-9]
Rep Betty Sutton [OH-13]
Rep John A. Boccieri [OH-16]
Rep Jason Altmire [PA-4]
Rep Bill Shuster [PA-9]
Rep Christopher P. Carney [PA-10]
Rep Robert J. Wittman [VA-1]
Rep Alan B. Mollohan [WV-1]
Rep Cynthia M. Lummis [WY]

uhm..funny, that logo belongs to the Naples International Film Festival which opened today. :D

In Chenango County NY we are on hold for natural gas drilling until the DEC finishes review and hearings with the public the end of November.

Gas will be $4/ gallon within 12 months. Then, even the apathetic folks will get interested in this technology!