Expanding the Wind
Boone Pickens has consistently said that Americans will solve their own energy issues through innovation and creativity. According to the Daily Oklahoman: Developer Rand Elliot announced a wind powered skyscraper concept, called “turbinomics” in Oklahoma City. He said the design already has been reviewed by T. Boone Pickens, who has won national recognition for his Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.16.09-5.18.09
Foreign Oil: Is It Time For Congress To Act? – National Journal’s Energy & Environment Expert Blog – 5/18/09 Stop Worrying About World Crude Supplies – Huffington Post – 5/15/09 Pickens Boosts Holdings in Energy Companies – Bloomberg – 5/16/09 Top Petro-Canada Supporter Against Suncor Deal – National Post – 5/15/09 NAHB’s National Housing Endowment Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – May 15, 2009
The Defense Department currently derives 9.8 percent of its power from alternative sources and is looking to expand use of wind, solar, thermal, and nuclear energy. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.15.09
The Man With a Plan: BP Capital GC Robert L. Stillwell Helps Fuel T. Boone Pickens’ Empire – Texas Lawyer – 5/18/09 Building Design Takes Green Turn – The Oklahoman – 5/15/09 Rand Elliott Reveals Idea for Energy-Efficient Skyscraper – The Journal Record – 5/15/09 For Trading Success Be Open to Every Possibility – Trading Continue Reading
April Oil Import Numbers — $18.6 Billion
Boone tell the Nation’s Association of Home Builders Green Conference to jump on board the Natural Gas Express to energy freedom. Check out the April Oil Import number, ladies and gentlemen, this has to stop! Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.13.09
Join Army Working for Energy Freedom – Springfield News-Leader (MO) – 5/13/09 Harvesting the Wind – Metropolis Magazine – 5/12/09 Wanted: One Million Green Ideas for $1 Million – Reuters – 5/12/09 5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Clean Energy – Motley Fool – 5/12/09 NAHB National Green Building Conference Attendance Exceeds Expectations – Real Estate Continue Reading
T. Boone Pickens: Widened Trade Gap Due to Rise in Oil Imports
Strong Reminder of Urgent Need for Energy Reform U.S. Spent Nearly $500 Billion on Foreign Oil in 2008 as Economy Crumbled Dallas – May 12, 2009 – Energy expert T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in reaction to news that the U.S. trade deficit on oil imports widened for the first time in Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.12.09
Edison’s 230-Mile ‘Extension Cord’ Fuels Fight Over U.S. Grid – Bloomberg – 5/12/09 Our Opinion: Let’s Not Forget about Energy Independence – The Times Reporter (OH) – 5/11/09 Profit From the Natural-Gas Gusher – Kiplinger – 5/11/09 Alternative Energy – Zacks – 5/12/09 Construction Industry Names Best Green Builders of 2008 – Environmental News Service Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – May 12, 2009
Based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imported 68 percent of its oil, or 375 million barrels in April 2009, sending approximately $18.6 billion, or $430,524 per minute, overseas to foreign governments. Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – May 11, 2009
“One industry backed study estimates the U.S. Has more than 2,200 trillion cubic feet of gas waiting to be pumped, enough to satisfy nearly 100 years of current U.S. natural-gas demand.” Ben Casselman, “U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom,” The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/09 Continue Reading