T. Boone Pickens and the need for energy independence

On Wednesday, at a Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas, T. Boone Pickens voiced his support for the need for being energy independent. Pickens addressed the concerns for natural gas and the costs that could be high, but well worth it in the long run. Pickens went on to say,"We import millions of barrels of oil a day from OPEC and some of the money we spend on that oil eventually gets to terrorist organizations." 

"While Pickens said he strongly supports a national energy policy or even a North American Oil and Gas Alliance with Canada and Mexico, he spoke out against involving the government in actually building the country’s natural gas fueling infrastructure."

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