News and Updates

New Video: "Ask Boone"

  • July 28, 2008

In the first installment of “Ask Boone,” T. Boone Pickens answers your questions about wind turbines, natural gas stations, and why the Pickens Plan needs an army of supporters in order to achieve its goal. Check it out. Continue Reading

T. Boone Town Halls: UPDATE!

This Wednesday at 4 pm, T. Boone will be hosting a town hall meeting about the Pickens Plan at the Heritage Hall in Topeka, Kansas. If you’re a Pickens Plan supporter in the area, or just want to know more about the plan, come on down and ask T. Boone himself a question. This is a Continue Reading

Pickens on the Airwaves

T. Boone is all over the radio dial today. First up was the Dennis Miller Show. Audio can be found here—unfortunately, you have to be a paid member to listen.  Next was an appearance on Air America’s Thom Hartmann Show. Audio and transcript will be posted as soon as it’s available. Finally, T. Boone will Continue Reading

Thomas Meets T. Boone

New York Times  columnist Thomas Friedman recently sat down with T. Boone to talk about the Pickens Plan. Describing T. Boone as a cross between J.R. Ewing of “Dallas” and Carl Pope of the Sierra Club, Friedman left the breakfast impressed. From his Sunday column:  Pickens is motivated by American nationalism. Because of all the Continue Reading

T. Boone Town Halls!

  • July 25, 2008

Starting next Wednesday at an event in Topeka, Kansas, T. Boone Pickens is taking his plan for America’s energy future directly to the public. The T. Boone Town Halls will be your chance to ask the man himself about the Pickens Plan—a plan that won’t succeed without your input and action. So keep your eye Continue Reading

Fact: Parties Make Everything Better

This weekend Pickens Plan supporters around the country will be throwing house parties to talk about alternative energy, local energy challenges, and the best ways to work with the Pickens Plan campaign to change America’s energy policies. To find a party near you, or for tips on throwing together your own party for friends and Continue Reading

Pickens on the Airwaves

On Wednesday, T. Boone appeared on “Imus in the Morning” to talk about the Pickens Plan and America’s addiction to foreign oil. Here’s a link to audio of the interview. Continue Reading

Left, Right, and the Pickens Plan

  • July 24, 2008

From USA Today comes this great exchange about the Pickens Plan between Cal Thomas, a conservative columnist, and Bob Beckel, a Democratic strategist. Here’s a taste: Bob: One of your conservative heroes, T. Boone Pickens, has stepped forward to take the lead on energy independence where Washington has failed, even appearing on Capitol Hill earlier this week. Continue Reading

"My savings have grown as gasoline prices have risen."

T. Boone’s recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the Pickens Plan inspired this letter to the editor: Regarding T. Boone Pickens’s “My Plan to Escape the Grip of Foreign Oil” (op-ed, July 9), I have been driving a Honda Civic natural-gas vehicle for over five years. I amaze inquirers when I add that Continue Reading

Twittering About T. Boone

  • July 23, 2008

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) with a message for T. Boone Pickens on Twitter:  It was a pleasure meeting you last night, Mr. Pickens. I appreciate your support of wind energy. Continue Reading