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Barr cheers Gore’s energy plan
Last week, oil mogul T. Boone Pickens unveiled a plan to increase the amount of electricity supplied by wind power to at least 20 percent as soon as possible. Environmental advocate and former vice president Al Gore called Pickens’ bet — and raised it.
On Thursday, Gore introduced his plan for all electricity in the country to be supplied by renewable, natural resources like wind, solar and geothermal within 10 years. This could be a tall order, considering more than 70 percent of U.S. electricity is supplied by coal, natural gas and petroleum, according to the Department of Energy.
The speech at Washington’s Constitutional Hall drew a packed crowd, which included several politicians, including Libertarian presidential candidate and former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr.
Barr did not hesitate to share his ideas with the media. He called Gore’s plan important for moving the country away from its dependence on foreign oil. He also criticized fellow candidates Barack Obama and John McCain for not showing up for the event, saying their absence showed “they don’t really care about the issue.”
Comments
By Larry
July 17, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
Wow…I say let’s do it in 1 year. Why wait? Does this make me the winner?
Don’t most of us know that Pickens just invested a bunch of money in wind power? And of course this is just Gore being Gore?? Sure wish Gore was this active during his EIGHT years as Vice-President when he could actually do something about the problem. If he had been forceful with Clinton and the Democratic congress we wouldn’t be having the problems we have now. Nothing wrong with the goal, just the spokesmen.
By Guenter
July 23, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this
Both, Gore’s and Pickens’ proposal are dependent either on bureaucrats or large corporations. You can see my proposal on Fanstory under “Two Dollars can Perform a Miracle.”
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