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Article: Optimism powers 'Pickens plan'
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- July 12, 2009
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NEW YORK - The past year has been tough on T. Boone Pickens and
his $60 million mission to wean America off of foreign oil.
Over the past 12 months, Pickens pressed the public to rethink
its use of energy. His "Pickens Plan" called for a number of changes
such as investing in wind and solar energy, rebuilding the country's
electrical grid and replacing gasoline with natural gas in cars and
trucks.
Pickens says he was influential in starting a national dialogue
on energy and helped draft legislation that would give tax
incentives for natural gas-burning vehicles.
But after spending millions on television commercials and a
public relations tour that took him to 74 cities and 22 town halls,
his ...