Pickens plan for natural gas trucks has ramifications

It’s easy appreciating the energy conversion efforts by Texan T. Boone Pickens.

His campaign to increase the use of natural gas powered vehicles is having some big effects across America and in Wyoming, too.

Another champion of natural gas-powered vehicles has been Gov. Matt Mead who recently had his new state-authorized GMC Denali converted to run on compressed natural gas. A good example. A lot of state vehicles are making that switch, too.

So why would Wyoming be logical place to use more natural gas? Because we are the second largest natural gas producing state in the country. It makes all...