Obama, the Pickens Plan and the Potential Fire Next Time
By Deneen Borelli
March 25, 2009
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When oil prices fell, however, so did interest in the Pickens Plan. Mesa Power is now scaling back its wind farm proposal.
But Pickens seems to have the ear of President Obama. In his February congressional address, Obama promoted wind power over the fossil fuels currently accounting for the overwhelming percentage of America's energy production. This would give new and unnatural life to the Pickens Plan.
It will be a true test of Obama's administration as to whether it will look out for and protect the property rights of people in the communities that supported and prayed for him, or if he will risk more of the racial strife he says he wants to overcome to help big business interests.
If Obama sides with Pickens, he won't be delivering the kind of change that people voted for.
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Deneen Borelli is a fellow for the Project 21 black leadership network. Comments may be sent to DBorelli@nationalcenter.org. New Visions Commentaries reflect the views of their author, and not necessarily those of Project 21 or the National Center for Public Policy Research.
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