Read it and Weep
Boone analyzes the September Oil Import numbers. We are spending $573,000 every MINUTE on foreign oil! Ouch! Go door to door and tell your neighbors it has to stop. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.24.09-10.26.09
8 OVER 80 – Fortune – 11/9/09 T. Boone Pickens Hits Road with Energy Plan – The Oklahoman – 10/25/09 Join us for Pickens Plan Town Hall at OSU – Stillwater NewsPress – 10/24/09 Pickens Says Energy Policy Coming – Stillwater NewsPress – 10/24/09 Contributor – Lawrence Journal-World – 10/24/09 T. Boone Pickens to Speak Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – October 26, 2009
The number of utility-scale wind turbine manufacturers assembling nacelles in the U.S. increased from just one in 2004 to five in 2008, with five additional manufacturers publicly announcing the location of future assembly plants. Continue Reading
Monday’s Town Hall meeting with Boone at Notre Dame
Boone will be appearing at the University of Notre Dame for a Town Hall meeting on Monday, October 26 at 5:00 pm. He will be giving an update on the Pickens Plan and taking questions from the audience. Following are the event details: Town Hall Meeting with T. Boone Pickens Sponsored by the Mendoza College Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.23.09
Push Made for Natural Gas – Tulsa World – 10/22/09 Carbo Cooks With Gas: Under the Radar – The Street – 10/23/09 Is Gas Clean Enough? – Forbes.com – 10/21/09 SGA Labors to Reach out to Student Body – The Diamondback – 10/23/09 Three Reasons Why New Green Jobs Hold the Key to Economic Recovery Continue Reading
Obama Urges America to Become World's Clean Energy Leader
In a much anticipated speech in Boston Friday afternoon, President Obama challenged America to become the world's clean energy leader. Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – October 23, 2009
Amount of money that would be saved if the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings improved by 10 percent: $20 billion. Amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would be reduced if the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings improved by 10 percent: equal to about 30 million vehicles. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.22.09
Pickens says U.S. Firms ‘Entitled’ to Iraqi Oil – Reuters – 10/21/09 House Caucus Hopes to Call Attention to Natural Gas Resources – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 10/22/09 Oklahoma Choir for Gas Gets Bigger, Capitol Hill Hearing Shows – Oklahoman – 10/22/09 As the Dollar Sinks, Oil Skyrockets – The New York Times – 10/22/09 80 Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – October 22, 2009
Over 10% of the electricity generation in Iowa and Minnesota now comes from wind power. Continue Reading
Congressional Natural Gas Caucus Holds First Hearing
Washington has heard the Pickens Plan Army! The Congressional Natural Gas Caucus has been formed to put a plan together for America's energy future, and T. Boone Pickens testified at its first hearing. Continue Reading