Energy

I just joined the Pickens Plan for Oil independence. Basically, his plan is to use wind power to generate about 20% of our electrical needs and then use the natural gas that is freed up to power our cars and trucks. Pickens proposes placing wind turbine farms where we have enough wind to generate about 20% of our electricity. Most of the wind farms would be built in the center of the country from Texas to North Dakota where the wind is the strongest and most consistent. He estimates the costs of the wind farms at $1 trillion with another $200 billion to be spent on a distribution system. Pickens estimates that his plan could be implemented within the next 10 years. This could work.

I started this post a few days ago and I just came from reading some comments on the Pickens site about his meeting with Palin. Same old crap, people arguing Democrat or Republican, McCain or Obama. Bull! On this issue, it makes no difference who wins the election, which party controls the government. Both parties are part of the problem, they are certainly not part of the solution. Arguments about sex education do not belong in discussions of the Pickens plan. I am beginning to think that the human race is stupid, that it does not deserve to survive. Arrggg!