T. Boone Pickens had some well-chosen words for New Yorkers on the eve of the second debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney in at Hofstra University on Long Island.
Pickens pointed out that the scope of the debate will be both domestic and foreign policy but, he wrote, “If energy isn’t a focal point of the debate, the real loser will be the American public.”
As to watching the candidates in action, Boone wrote:
How will I grade the candidates on energy? Attacking America’s oil and gas industry is a nonstarter. Let’s not stymie those who are developing our rich energy future.
Promoting the essence of the Pickens Plan, Boone told Long Islanders
The best way to reduce our reliance on OPEC imports is to focus on replacing our 8.5 million heavy-duty trucks burning dirty, expensive, imported diesel with fleets running on cheaper, cleaner domestic natural gas.”
Concluding with a call to be more energy independent, Boone wrote:
We have the resources to get there. What we need is leadership, a plan and follow-through. Energy must be a focal point of this debate; the American electorate will be dealt a losing hand if it’s not.
To read the entire Op-Ed in New York “Newsday” click HERE.
— The Pickens Team