Collin County Living Well Magazine Fall 2013 | Page 54

Plan––an $85 million campaign aimed at supporting a clean, alternative-energy policy for America. The enormous campaign spanned television and print ads, stories, talk shows, town hall meetings across the country and even appearances before the United States Congress. Pickens says, “I think they’re finally catching on to clean energy.” Pickens has been a major force in the movement for the U.S. to switch to alternative energy. He became one of the early promoters of wind energy in America by sponsoring many large wind farms. Pickens’ environmental solution also involves using natural gas as vehicle fuel, which burns much cleaner than gasoline. Environmental concerns aren’t the only motivation for the Pickens Plan. Pickens is also very concerned with the issue of America’s dependence on foreign oil sources. America curre ?F??2?&vRF??W7F?2&W6W'fW2?b?GW&?v2?v??6?6?V?B???rF?RR?2?F?&V6??R?&vV?V?W&w???FWV?FV?B?vV?W&?W2????F?&??7@???R6??6?6VR?6?V?>( ?6???F?V?BF??V?F?????2vV?W&?W26?&?F&?RF??F???2???FVB????F?&??7B??6?V?2?2???rF?R&??????&W2v???fRF?V?F?Rv?f??r?VFvR?6???V?vR?77VVB'?v'&V?'VffWB?B&???vFW26???r'F?6??G2F?v?fRv?B?V7B??b?bF?V?"vV?F?F?v?'F??6W6W2???#r??6?V?2F??FVBCS?????F?UB6?WF?vW7FW&??VF?6?6V?FW"?B??F?W"CS?????F?F?RV??fW'6?G??bFW?2??B??FW'6??6?6W"6V?FW"F????V?F?RF?7F?'2?B?VF?6?&W6V&6?W'2BF?W6R&V??v?VB?V?F?6&R??7F?GWF???2??&?fRF?R?fW2?B?V?F??b????F?W'2??6?V?2?2?6?F??FVBC?????F?F?RV??fW'6?G??bFW?2BF??26V?FW"f?"'&???V?F??BCb?????F?F?R?????????2V??fW'6?G?66?????b?VF?6??R?F?W6R6??G&?'WF???2?fR?V?VB7&VFRv?&?B?6?72f6??F?W2F?7W?'BF?Rf?v?Bv??7BF?6V6R?B????W72?&V?Vf?GF??r?????2?bV??R???2v?f??r?2?6?f?7W6VB??&???F??r??6?6?f?F?W72?BVGV6F?????6?V?2F??FVBCR?????F?F?RF??2??47G&??r??G26?F?6??v??F?R?&vW7Bv?gBWfW"&V6V?fVB'?F?RF??2??4??6?V?2?2?v?2F?&VBF?Rv??2?bF?R??4F?7W?'B?BV??vW"V??R?B6???V??F?W2F?&?Vv?f?7W2???V?F???f??r?B6?6??&W7??6?&??G??F?????"F??2W?6WF????6??G&?'WF????F?RF?v?F?v?F??2??4'V??F??rv2&V??VBF?RB?&???R?6?V?2??4??#??F?FFR?6?V?2?2F??FVB???7B??b&?????F???'2F???????7FFRV??fW'6?G??7?Bf?&?WfV??&WGvVV?F??WF?72?B6FV?72?v?F?F?B7FvvW&??r?WfV??bvV?W&?6?G???B?2??7W'&?6RF?BFW?2d?FV6?&VB&Wf????r?6?V?>( ?&6?WF&??66???'6??2F?RF??&Bv?'7B?7F?RF?RV??fW'6?G??2WfW"?FR?F?RC#R???F?66???'6??F?Bv?V?B?fR?WB?6?V?2Bd?F?&?Vv?w&GVF???6????&Rf?WvVB2G&V?V?F?W2?76VB??'GV??G????v?B?b??2&?6?v?f??rF??5RB?5R??6?V?2?2F?R?&vW7B6??v?RF???"F?6???Vv?FRF??WF?72??6?V?2F?2&?WB6?V?V?W&w?BF?R?6F?6????6V??G&Wr?GF?Vf?"?2??F?R&6?w&?V?B???S ??6????6?V?G??f??rvV???v???R(
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