T. Boone Pickens: Wind-power mandate should come soon

 

Published: May 6, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) — Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens believes a government mandate requiring the use of wind power could come this year.

The Oklahoma native told the American Wind Energy Association conference in Chicago on Wednesday that the renewable energy standard the industry wants could come as soon as six months from now.

Pickens announced plans last year for a massive Texas wind farm. He then put those...


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