Pickens calls off massive wind farm in Texas

In this May 6, 2009, file photo, legendary Texas oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens discusses his energy plan at the American Wind Energy Association conference Wednesday in Chicago.

[Korean Vet]

As a resident of California I joind several wind turbine investment groups. They made money because California required SCE to buy the electricty and the taxing agencies allowed investment credits. After about three years the IRS hired a engineering group that evaluated the entire program. The results were that the IRS labled wind turbines toys or hobbies and started action to recover lost revenue.

[Poor Choice]

Wind is a poor choice for California.

[el redondo]

I can't wait to see Obama Motors new wind powered car. One day Air Force One will be solar powered, too.

[John]

"In Texas, the problem lies in getting power from the proposed site in the Panhandle to a distribution system..." Do you believe that? I don't. A self-made energy tycoon must have figured out the logistics before everything else. There must be some hidden problem with the potential for lawsuits that would exceed his investments to date (that's $2bn. for parts alone). I don't know what that problem is, but if it is so serious in a Texas desert, it won't get any better in California. Do we really want this in our backyard?

[XK10H]

he scammed everyone including Pelosi who invested millions in his scam windmill farm..why the hell would you build a wind farm in tornado alley?guess GE stock wont be doing so well now ..see how long it take Obama to bail them out after they put him in office with GE owned MSNBC campaigning for him ...Chicago politics at its finest

[NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS]

XK10H wrote:

he scammed everyone including Pelosi who invested millions in his scam windmill farm..why the hell would you build a wind farm in tornado alley?guess GE stock wont be doing so well now ..see how long it take Obama to bail them out after they put him in office with GE owned MSNBC campaigning for him ...Chicago politics at its finest

He scammed Pelosi?

You mean like Pelosi, Gore and a whole host of others are currently running the "global warming" scam?

He only "scammed" the ones who actually believe in "manmade climate change". My advice to those who feel they got "scammed", suck it up and stop being so naive and gullible.

[libs are scared]

T. Boone does noting if it does not make him large sums of money. He'll probably be selling a nice bridge next.

The whole wind farm was a big scam for Boone's profit.

[Iquitarod Quitbull]

libs are scared wrote:

T. Boone does noting if it does not make him large sums of money. He'll probably be selling a nice bridge next.
The whole wind farm was a big scam for Boone's profit.

R u serious? howya been bottom boy? how bout your hero the Alaskan (former) house madam?? REPUGS BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[carlos]

so all his gum flapping,same guy who said 20 year ago that he would not invest a cent in the alberta oil sands ha ha ha .

[libs are scared]

Iquitarod Quitbull wrote:

<quoted text>R u serious? howya been bottom boy? how bout your hero the Alaskan (former) house madam?? REPUGS BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Dougie! Stint in Camarillo over already?

[pissedoff2]

the heck with wind power. the high price of gas caused every thing to come tumbling down.food, gasoline,or morgage which one goes unpaid?