Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
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Chapter 1, Problem 2.5CE
Energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens has proposed converting the trucking fleet in the United States to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and using wind power to replace the missing LNG in electric power production. What infrastructure issues do you see that must be resolved before the Pickens plan could be adopted?
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Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
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