Fact of the Day – June 15, 2009
Based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imported 65 percent of its oil, or 366 million barrels, in May 2009, sending approximately $21.6 billion, or $484,087 per minute, overseas to foreign governments. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.13.09-6.15.09
Collected Wisdom: Boone Pickens – The Oklahoman – 6/14/09 Real Wheels – WashingtonPost.com – 6/12/09 Can We Be Honest About Energy That Will Last? – North Star Writers Group – 6/15/09 From the Top – Elmira Star Gazette – 6/14/09 Natural Gas: The Next Big Thing – Seeking Alpha – 6/15/09 NIST Presently Setting Grid Continue Reading
Boone on Boone in the Daily Oklahoman
An interview with T. Boone Pickens in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper by Barry Tramel is worth reading – even if you think you’ve read or heard everything Boone has had to say. In the interview about his support for his alma mater, Oklahoma State University, Boone – tongue-in-cheek – proclaimed that some people are Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 12, 2009
Danotek Motion Technologies is opening a 40,000 square foot wind turbine manufacturing center in Canton, MI, potentially creating hundreds of jobs at Danotek and its parts suppliers Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.12.09
Pickens Talking Propane – Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 6/11/09 Propane: A Key Element of the Pickens Plan – Oil Voice – 6/12/09 Going Nuclear: GOP Energy Plan Draws Heavy Flak – WSJ Blog – 6/12/09 Give Wind Power Some Momentum – Erie Times-News – 6/12/09 Group Honors Geology Camp’s Roots – Canon City Daily Continue Reading
Oklahomans unite behind their favorite son!
The Oklahoma Supreme Court along with Native Oklahomans join the Pickens push for energy freedom. Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 11, 2009
The Huntington (NY) Town Board recently moved toward converting some of the town’s garbage collection fleet to compressed natural gas, helping to reduce the town’s reliance on foreign oil and help preserve the environment. The board approved a resolution authorizing Supervisor Frank P. Petrone to apply for $260,000 in federal stimulus funds administered by the Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.11.09
Pickens Predicts Energy Legislation by Year’s End – Biloxi Sun Herald – 6/10/09 CabinWindow: Pickens Man with a Plan – Log Cabin Democrat – 6/11/09 Propane Highlighted as Key Element of the Pickens Plan – Dallas Environmental Policy Examiner – 6/10/09 State’s Green Job Growth Tops Overall Level – Tulsa World – 6/11/09 Barbour Creates Continue Reading
Bloomberg Reports Crude Oil Now Costs 18x Natural Gas
Over the last 11 months, natural gas prices have dropped a whopping 73 percent, according to Bloomberg.com. This drop is the sharpest among the 24 commodities in the S&P GSCI Commodity Index. Simultaneously, stockpiles of natural gas are running 22 percent higher than the five-year average. The result is that crude oil now costs 18 times more than Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.10.09
T. Boone Pickens: U.S. Energy Plan to be in Place this Year – Associated Press – 6/9/09 Pickens: Americans Ready for Strong Energy Policy – Associated Press – 6/9/09 T. Boone Pickens Promotes Plan to Wean U.S. from Foreign Oil – WLOX – 6/9/09 Petroleum Geologists Wind Up Denver Convention – Denver Business Journal – Continue Reading