Pickens: U.S. Ready for a Strong Energy Policy
In an article written by Associated Press reporter Alan Sayre, Boone Pickens told a meeting of the Southern Growth Policies Board that “Americans concerned about national security are ready for the United States to adopt a strong policy that will wean the country off imported oil.” Boone also said that if the U.S. continues to Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.9.09
Q&A With Mike Cantrell: Energy Group Official Pushes Affordable Energy Policy – The Oklahoman – 6/9/09 GDF Suez Exec: US Energy Legislation Will Increase Gas Demand – Dow Jones – 6/9/09 T. Boone Pickens To Give Kumpuris Lecture Tonight – Arkansas Business – 6/9/09 Pickens to Address Southern Energy Summit, MS – Associated Press – Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.6.09-6.8.09
Time Is Money — About Half a Million Dollars a Minute – Huffington Post – 6/8/09 Southern Govs Meet Next Week to Discuss Energy – Associated Press – 6/5/09 Southern Governors Meet to Discuss Energy – Associated Press – 6/8/09 Natural Gas Plan Makes Sense – The Daily Advertiser – 6/7/09 Keep Oil Money At Continue Reading
Green Energy News & Imported Oil Figures
In an article published on the GreenEnergyNews.com website, writer Bruce Mulliken lead with: Once oil man now energy independence evangelist T. Boone Pickens is correct when he says, “Our staggering dependence on foreign oil is responsible for more than two-thirds of our trade deficit, and it’s killing our economy and putting our national security at Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 5, 2009
“We are very excited about the unlimited opportunity that renewable energy and wind energy in particular offer this country… The number one opportunity is to create really good-paying jobs at a time when we desperately need to create jobs.” – Iowa Governor Chet Culver Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.5.09
The Last Crusade: Legendary Oilman T. Boone Pickens is on a Quest to Convert How America Propels its Economy – InTech – June 2009 U.S. Spends $484,087 a Minute on Oil Imports – Grand Forks Herald – 6/5/09 Alternative Fuel Innovation – The Benton County Daily Record – 6/5/09 Pickens: OU the Team to Beat Continue Reading
T. Boone Pickens Highlights U.S. Oil Dependence for Sixth Consecutive Month
U.S. Sent $21.6 Billion Overseas and Imported 366 Million Barrels of Oil in May 2009 Dallas – June 5, 2009 –Today energy expert T. Boone Pickens provided his sixth consecutive monthly update on the level of United States’ oil importation. Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 4, 2009
“Wind energy is one of our most promising renewable energy sources… By continuing to make investments in renewable energy we can cut our dependence on foreign oil and invest in a clean energy agenda that creates jobs and puts money back into the pockets of consumers.” – U.S. Secretary Of Energy Steven Chu Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.4.09
Switch to a Smarter Fuel for Cars, Trucks — And to Help Local Industry – Detroit Free Press – 6/4/09 Pickens Left Indelible Mark on Obama – Associated Press – 6/3/09 Change is Coming for U.S. Energy – Oklahoman – 6/4/09 T. Boone Pickens Discusses Rise in Gas Prices – KOTV (Tulsa) – 6/3/09 Pickens Continue Reading
Boone & Barack – a Meeting with Meaning
T. Boone Pickens reminded an audience in Oklahoma City that he met with then-Senator Barack Obama during the run-up to the Presidential election and, using a black Sharpie on a white tablecloth, sketched out the elements of the Pickens Plan. According to Associated Press writer Jeff Latkze, Boone told the audience that now-President Obama got Continue Reading