Notable quotable

Guy who understands oil drops knowledge on folks who don’t 1

"I'm not a big believer. I think you're going to get a rude awakening as to the value of the East and West coasts when it's opened up and when it's put up for sale. When it's put up for sale, I think you'll be surprised at the price you get for the tracts."

-- legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens, speaking to Congress on U.S. offshore drilling

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Delay And Deny's avatar

    Delay And Deny Posted 4:07 am
    23 Jul 2008

    Suckered

    Pickens is just worried that he got suckered into wind just as oil comes crashing down.

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