How the Green Energy Movement Benefits America

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/15/T_Boone_Pickens_-_The_Pickens_Plan

Billionaire investor, philanthropist and energy reform activst T. Boone Pickens discusses ways America could benefit from the current "green energy" movement, both economically and spiritually.

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T. Boone Pickens is currently the chairman and CEO of BP Capital, which operates energy focused commodity and equity funds. He is also the largest shareholder in Clean Energy, the largest provider of vehicular natural gas in North America with a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, shuttle, taxi, police, and interstate trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets - The Aspen Institute

Mr. Boone Pickens is the founder of BP Capital. Pickens is active in the management of both the BP Capital Equity Fund and the BP Capital Commodity Fund. Specifically, Pickens is principally responsible for the formulation of the energy futures investment strategy of the BP Capital Commodity Fund and the BP Capital Equity Fund. Pickens frequently utilizes his wealth of experience in the oil and gas industry in the evaluation of potential equity investments and energy sector themes. He also participates in the marketing of the BP Capital Equity Fund to certain groups of potential investors. Pickens was the founder of Mesa Petroleum in its various forms beginning in 1956. Pickens' career at Mesa spanned four decades. Under his leadership, Mesa grew to become one of the largest and most well-known independent exploration and production companies in the U.S.

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[newnameism]

It saddens me that I looked up Green movement today and pages about Iran came up but no U.S.. Major initiative in the state of MIchigan and where not in the technology buisness in this country if where not in RE but I took mad enviro sci in highschool. 40 yrs. since silent spring, huh? Ass backwards of Americans. We debate stem cell genetics and make no investment in Bio tech. from agriculture up. 20 yrs. more of Ammonia based fertilizer.

[befranklintoo]

Yes every time theses extreme capitalist speak they only think money making schemes. their brains can think nothing else!.

[robertsisco]

we must stop the green movement... its just takeing our rights and liberty away.. look who is pushing it.big money. al gore will make $ 2 billion off this bullshit. its fake and its for the wrong reason. every one buys into it. wake up

[poplolcool]

this man is sooo boring....

[whoo689]

If the green people want a "green revolution", it has to come from the ground up. Any green activist who relies solely on lobbying Congress and Obama for these "5 million green jobs" is sorely mistaken. Corporations, nonprofits and citizens have to make it happen. We've tried to get the feds to get this going for the past 30 years, and we've barely gotten anywhere. Congress is just too slow these days.

[ktmccoy82]

Oh but government support for Wall St, in healthcare and the Big 3 is ok? We need backing and support from every sector to make this movement happen- even the government

[solarstory]

I think what he is doing is great. Anyone taking initiative for broad-scale alternative energy solutions has my support.

[Isabella8466]

Unfortunately, Mr. Pickens would like government support for his private enterprise. If he is not willing to fund and support I'm not an advocate.

[lunaris19]

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