Basically I think that T. Boone is on the right track but there may be more to the story and it isn't just PR for the oil industry (Pickens is an independent oil man; probably doesn't care a whit for the image of big oil as long as they buy the crude he produces). Matthew McDermott at treehugger.com has linked the Pickens' wind strategy to another company that Pickens has in north Texas. It involves using right of way for green power transmission and a new law passed by the TX legislature.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/water-not-wind-behind-tboone-transmission.php
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Basically I think that T. Boone is on the right track but there may be more to the story and it isn't just PR for the oil industry (Pickens is an independent oil man; probably doesn't care a whit for the image of big oil as long as they buy the crude he produces). Matthew McDermott at treehugger.com has linked the Pickens' wind strategy to another company that Pickens has in north Texas. It involves using right of way for green power transmission and a new law passed by the TX legislature. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/water-not-wind-behind-tboone-transmission.php