tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post1381616813159224787..comments2024-03-29T08:47:16.366-05:00Comments on Dad29: T Boone Pickens: "Make Me Richer!!"Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-52314184909528215372008-07-18T19:51:00.000-05:002008-07-18T19:51:00.000-05:00Umnnhhh...because he's asking for the transmission...Umnnhhh...because he's asking for the transmission lines to be built with TAX DOLLARS.<BR/><BR/>Your utilities did not build transmission lines with TAX DOLLARS.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-18159893951125111542008-07-18T18:19:00.000-05:002008-07-18T18:19:00.000-05:00I don't see how T Boone is being two-faced. He's a...I don't see how T Boone is being two-faced. He's a capitalist and he's positioning himself where he can make the most money. The oil boom has passed. So, why not push for a new technology to make a Wind power technology more widespread? I do agree with your last point. It is all about the pocketbook. So why would I fault a guy making a calculated investment.Scot1andhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560353521307181651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-48091954752322915512008-07-17T12:15:00.000-05:002008-07-17T12:15:00.000-05:00It's disgusting quite frankly. The guy made millio...It's disgusting quite frankly. The guy made millions of dollars drilling oil and now he's just putting himself ahead of the curve again with "alternative" energies. How can someone be so two-faced about energy? ...Oh wait, I forgot about Al Gore. <BR/><BR/>Further, he doesn't give a shit about the environment - just his pocketbook.Neo-Con Tastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745380266734620292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-69958855111070245242008-07-17T09:47:00.000-05:002008-07-17T09:47:00.000-05:00Ask our friends at ATC how welcome new transmissio...Ask our friends at ATC how welcome new transmission lines are in the Midwest. They have trouble getting approval for projects that supply power to the local community. Imagine running that 500KV line through Dane County in order to get South Dakota wind power to the east coast.Headless Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583756925286190136noreply@blogger.com