September 15,
2008 – New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson became the first
Governor to sign the pledge to join T. Boone Pickens’ campaign
to break America’s addiction to foreign oil.
“Governor
Richardson is a former Secretary of Energy,” Pickens said. “He
knows how dangerous the current situation is from a national
security standpoint. And as a sitting Governor he also knows
the economic risks of spending $700 billion a year importing
foreign oil.”
“Bill
Richardson is a man of vision and a man of action. I salute him
for his leadership in urging the next Administration in
Washington – whoever wins in November – to make reducing our
dependence on foreign oil an absolute priority during the first
100 days of his Presidency,” Pickens said.
Pickens was in
Albuquerque for a town hall meeting last week at which nearly
2,000 people listened to Pickens explain his plan to reduce
America’s dependence on foreign oil by 30% over the next ten
years.
While Governor
Richardson said there are elements of the Pickens plan he is
concerned about, he supports T. Boone Pickens in calling on the
next President to develop immediately a comprehensive energy
plan that reduces U.S. oil dependence and promotes renewable
energy on a massive scale.
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The Pickens
Pledge reads:
We will no
longer stand by and watch as America’s national security and
economy become more dependent on the unstable foreign nations
that we rely on for nearly 70% of the oil we use each day.
We spend nearly
$700 billion every year buying foreign oil, which represents the
greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.
The
new President and the 111th Congress need to enact an energy
plan that reduces our foreign oil dependence by at least 30%
within ten years.
This plan must
include proven American technology and resources; the
development of new energy sources; and the expansion and
modernization of the national electrical grid to transport
renewable energy to homes and businesses.
Delaying any
further means tacit support for continuing America’s addiction
to foreign oil.
I join with T.
Boone Pickens and his army of supporters in calling for an
Energy Independence Plan to be enacted within the first 100 days
of the new administration.
For more
information about The Pickens Plan, please visit
www.pickensplan.com.
