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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und  I coud look it up, but I could say the same thing to you about pickins.  |
meaning what? I do not favor Pickens plan.
Gore having stock in a petroelum company is a non starter, as almost none of our electricity is generated using oil, less than 2% last year.
His plan is to stop using coal and NG for the production of electricity, but using his plan or Pickens plan, we still need large power plants situated near the loads, like big cities, not thousands of little windmills scattered around rural America. And the only large power source that can provide for the densely populated areas without using carbon based fuel is nuclear.
BTW, check this out:
“I was in wind energy for a minute…. I hate it. And when I got to looking at those damn things I said, I don't want to be a part of putting that on the horizon. I think it's homely and I don't like it. We took a loss and got out of it and I'm glad I did.”
—T. Boone Pickens, Bloomberg, February 17, 2005 [source]