T.Boone Pickens Applauds Rep. Aderholt

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T. Boone Pickens Names Congressman Robert Aderholt an “Energy Independence Crusader”

Pickens Applauds Rep. Aderholt’s Support of the NAT GAS Act,Promising to Reduce Foreign Oil Imports

WASHINGTON — Energy expert T. Boone Pickens today commended Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) for his commitment to helping America break its dangerous dependence on foreign oil. Appearing at the U.S. Capitol to mark the anniversary of the launch of the Pickens Plan and Energy Independence Day, the oil executive turned alternative energy advocate lauded Rep. Aderholt for his efforts to make domestic natural gas a more accessible alternative to imported oil as a co-sponsor of HR 1835, the NAT GAS Act.

"As a supporter of the NAT GAS Act, Congressman Aderholt is a true energy independence crusader, proving his commitment to enabling his constituents in Alabama to choose a legitimately American fuel at the pump,” said Pickens. “Natural gas is the only available domestic resource that can replace foreign oil as a transportation fuel. It’s cleaner, it’s cheaper, it’s abundant, and it’s ours.”

Last month, the Potential Gas Committee released a study estimating that natural gas reserves have surged by 35 percent. The New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act, or NAT GAS Act, would quickly reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign energy while simultaneously reducing transportation fuel costs, greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, and urban pollution where dense vehicular fleets are prevalent.

America now relies on foreign nations — many of them unfriendly to the U.S. — for nearly 70 percent of its oil needs, a figure Pickens calls the greatest threat to America’s economic and national security. The Pickens Plan was launched to address what Pickens has called “the greatest transfer of wealth in human history,” the approximately $475 billion the U.S. paid for foreign oil in 2008.

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NOTE: A picture from Wednesday, July 8th of Rep. Aderholt, T.Boone Pickens and other Congressmen who support the NAT GAS Act is below.