Yearly Archives

2009

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.14.0

  • July 14, 2009

Democrat House Candidate Supports T. Boone Pickens’s Energy Plan – The Clark Fort Chronicle – 7/13/09 V Vehicle Excitement – Monroe News Star – 7/14/09 Alternative Energy Projects Find A Foothold At Regional Utilities – The Day (CT) – 7/13/09 Jason Brudereck: Exeter Graduate’s Work Brings Ray of Sunshine to Energy Picture – Reading Eagle Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – July 14, 2009

  • July 14, 2009

“This forecast has not become reality yet, given that the crisis gained momentum and exerted a powerful impact on the global energy market. But does this mean that our forecast was unrealistic? Not at all.”  Alexei Miller, chairman of the Russian energy group Gazprom, reiterating his prediction of $250 a barrel price for oil. Continue Reading

Pampa, Texas wind farm project

  • July 14, 2009

Army — A very quick note to discuss one issue with you:  my wind farm project in Pampa, Texas.  There have been a lot of media  stories about it, many of which misinterpreted my future plans.  I want to  be very clear with you that I am delaying, not cancelling, the project. This misreporting is Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.11.09-7.13.09

  • July 13, 2009

Louisiana Oil & Gas: Making a Case for Natural Gas-Powered Vehicles – The Advertiser – 7/12/09 Clean Energy to Expand with $74M Offering – Orange County Business Journal – 7/13/09 Teague vs. Pearce Fight is a Clash of the Titans – The New Mexico Independent – 7/10/09 Alaska Natural Gas Gets New Market Competition – Continue Reading

Energy Independence Day messages from friends and allies

  • July 13, 2009

Army! Energy Independence Day was a tremendous success! It was the high water mark of the Pickens Plan so far. Because of your hard work, we have kept the issue of our dependence on foreign oil on the front burner of the U.S. Congress and the media. We already have more than 70 bi-partisan co-sponsors Continue Reading

Colorado Governor Raises Natural Gas Flag

  • July 13, 2009

Gov. Bill Ritter was the closing speaker at the annual Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s annual three-day conference. In an article written by Cathy Proctor in the Denver Business Journal, Ritter said, “Natural gas is a vital part of the New Energy Economy. It is a permanent part of the New Energy Economy. It’s not Continue Reading

Boone Named One of Dallas’ "Most Interesting People"

  • July 11, 2009

No surprise to those of us in the Pickens Plan Army, but the NBC affiliate in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market has named Boone Pickens one of the 25 most interesting people in Dallas. His blueprint for America to reduce foreign oil dependence and utilize natural resources-a.k.a. the Pickens Plan-has been his biggest project as he Continue Reading

Thank YOU for the Energy Independence Day Victory!

  • July 11, 2009

Our first Energy Independence Day was a hit because of you! Now that we have the legislation introduced in Congress to break our foreign oil addiction, we wanted to take a moment to say thank ALL OF YOU for your work on this day and for the last 365 days. America will win because of Continue Reading

Boone and the Capitol of the United States

  • July 10, 2009

Rodney White posted a blog on Powerline.com which those of us in Pickens World understand. Here’s how it started: Surrounded by a scrum of journalists in the US Capitol’s LBJ Room, 81-year-old Texas entrepreneur T . Boone Pickens defined what it means to be unflappable. While all about him are seemingly losing their cool, Pickens, Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – July 10, 2009

  • July 10, 2009

“Natural gas is here now to help America reach her energy goals. It’s not only a clean fuel for electricity, but it’s also a proven, clean alternative fuel for transportation… And because 98 percent of the natural gas used in the U.S. is produced in North America, every gallon-equivalent of natural gas used in American Continue Reading