Whiskey, re ”wind” –the idea TB Pickens is pushing is simply put, natgas is generating some humongous percentage of the electrical power within the area that wind generation could economically replace. Wind is a renewable (ever spent any time in Amarillo? I have!) and natgas, of which we have much, is not.

Compressed “natty” (trade jargon but fun) will cost you half as much per mile as gasoline, and is a proven technology with mild front cost per vehicle conversion. The wind power is only expected to provide 20% max of elec. power, but that 20% taken from natty, with the natty put into CNG (compressed nat gas) transportation, will knock a considerable chunk off the foreign oil imports.

USA has IIRC 150,000 fuel stations, currently only 500 also offer CNG, so there’s a way to go. Boone’s CNG company, CLNE, just got some major municipal contracts, so the ice is breaking. Your home gas feed can fuel your car, too, with a little device that fills slowly but is ideal for overnight. Anyhoo, look into it –it’s not the magic bullet, but it will work to keep substantial dollars at home. Pay Boone, or pay Putin, i’ll take Boone.