Texas, already the number one state in the nation on wind power, has just approved upgrades in its transmission system, which will result in enough wind energy to power 3.7 million homes, and this is just the beginning. Several wind power projects are also being started by private developers, including T. Boone Pickens, whose own wind farm in the Texas panhandle will produce 4,000 megawatts of power when completed. The new transmission lines will be able to handle 18,500 megawatts of power.
This is a good start, but it is just a start. As T. Boone Pickens himself stated, replacing natural gas for power generation with wind and other resources, and then using that natural gas in the transportation sector, will cut our importation of foreign oil almost in half, and will buy us time enough to build more nuclear plants, and invest in a hydrogen economy, which can eventually come to fruition if our leaders have the will to act. But it IS time for politicians to act, and stop posturning.
To the Republicans - We cannot drill our way out of this crises, so stop lying to the American people, telling us that we can. We need action NOW.
To the Democrats - Drilling will help some, and we need all the help we can get, so stop lying to the American people, telling us that it will do nothing. Something, even if not much, is better than nothing. We need action NOW.
And to both Republicans and Democrats - Shame on both of you for putting your own political interests ahead of America. IMHO, all of you are being just about as unamerican as one can get. If you can't get together, and do what is right for this nation, then I suggest that you all move to another nation, which will appreciate your POLITICAL talents - Communist China.
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