Podcast: TED Talks series - T. Boone Pickens: Let's Transform Energy -- with Natural Gas

TED Talks
Initial Publication Date: July 13, 2015

Summary

19:43 minutes

TED Talks series, FILMED MAR 2012 - POSTED MAR 2012 - TED2012

The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-free future? After losing $150 million investing in wind energy, Pickens suggests it isn't, not yet. What might get us there? Natural gas. After the talk, watch for a lively Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson.

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Learning Goals

T. Boone Pickens gives his view on why investing in and shifting towards natural gas would be the best choice for the U.S.A.

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Description and Teaching Materials

So when somebody says, 'Let's go more nuclear, let's go wind, let's go solar.' fine; I'm for anything American, anything American. But if you're going to do anything about dependency on foreign oil, you have to address transportation." (T. Boone Pickens)

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Teaching Notes and Tips

This material can be used to explore the option of natural gas, and what people believe the pros and cons to be of using it.

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References and Resources

A legendary oil and gas entrepreneur, T. Boone Pickens is now on a mission to enhance U.S. energy policies to lessen the nation's dependence on OPEC oil. Full Bio >>

Citation

Talks, T. (2012). Podcast: TED Talks series - T. Boone Pickens: Let's Transform Energy -- with Natural Gas.