Comprehensive energy plan

Implications: Energy independence is a strategic and immediate initiative that needs to be engaged in the same way that President Kennedy addressed our need to lead in space technology. In both cases our economic system and our very survival as a civilization depend on it T. Boone Pickens is offering leadership and insight.

Analysis: Boone Pickens is an oilman and he knows the energy business from the inside. His proposal makes a lot of sense and is realistioc and attainable.
Automobiles have the technology already to run on Natural gas and North America is blessed with abundant reserves of that resource. In addition we have Solare and wind power that can augment fossil fuels to reduce our dependence on overseas supplies.

Interestingly, some of the largest reserves of oil are located in some of the least friendly nations. The Gulf states, Nigeria, Russia and Venezuella all are unreliable allies.

Nancy pelosi has blocked all attempts to drill offshore and in ANWAR in spite of the fact that the Chinese are drilling off Cuba.

The USA this is a matter of survival. its true we cannot drill our way out of the mess we are in, but with Wind, Solar, natural gas and other resources as well as some behavior modification of the SUV generation, we can once again lead the world