This is several books in one. Pickens first describes the career path that made him one of the world’s wealthiest people, which starts to seem a little too self-congratulatory.
Then about the time you get tired of hearing about Pickens getting rich, Pickens shifts to making the argument (paraphrasing): ‘as you can see, I got rich in the futures market by being one of the...
more This is several books in one. Pickens first describes the career path that made him one of the world’s wealthiest people, which starts to seem a little too self-congratulatory.
Then about the time you get tired of hearing about Pickens getting rich, Pickens shifts to making the argument (paraphrasing): ‘as you can see, I got rich in the futures market by being one of the best in the world at predicting the forward price of fossil fuels, especially crude oil and natural gas – and don’t forget I got started a geologist. So, based on that, you should perhaps pay a little bit of attention to my opinion about the long term future of oil and natural gas.’
Then he proceeds to describe himself as a believer in peak oil theory, recommending a shift to other sources. What sources? Pickens believes we’re going to need to develop all sources: shale oil, Canadian oil sands, liquefied coal, solar, wind, and nuclear. Plus, he thinks we should be moving to compressed natural gas for both passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles right now.
He then makes extended arguments for compressed natural gas in vehicles, and wind farms for electric.
Finally, he describes his philanthropic work.
It’s a good read, but hard to put it in any one “box”, due to very broad scope.
Bottom line: 4 stars. Boone, I'll up it to five stars if you hire me.
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