Fact of the Day – March 13, 2009
Many oil experts say that once the recession ends, oil prices will skyrocket once again; the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration predicts a barrel of oil will sell for $189 by 2030. “Can Natural Gas Break Our Oil Habit?” US News and World Report, Thomas K. Grose March 5, 2009 Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.13.09
Wind is Behind this CEO’s Sales – Del Mar Times – 3/12/09 What Dallasites are Billionaires? – Dallas Business Journal – 3/12/09 Gallup: Global Warming Skepticism Growing in U.S. – Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 3/12/09 Don’t Give Up on Natural Gas – HoweStreet – 3/12/09 Is H2O the New CO2? – Triple Pundit – Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – March 12, 2009
“We have 6½ million big trucks on the road in America today, and we need to get them running on natural gas. We just need to give incentives for companies to buy these new engines that will be powered by natural gas. The sooner we start doing this, the quicker we stop using imported diesel Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.12.09
Texas Oilmen Lead Charge of ‘Green’ Energy Exploration – USA Today – 3/12/09 AT&T to invest up to $565M in natural gas, hybrid vehicles – Dallas Morning News – 3/11/09 News You Might Have Missed: 11 March 2009 – Greenbang – 3/11/09 Book Review: Robert Hefner’s ‘The Grand Energy Transition’ – Seeking Alpha – 3/11/09 Continue Reading
Great news – AT&T is upgrading 8,000 fleet vehicles to natural gas!
Hey, Army. Listen to this! The Pickens Plan is having some real impact. This morning, Randall Stephenson, who is the Chairman and CEO of AT&T made a very important announcement. AT&T is going to replace 17 percent of its fleet – which is one of the largest in America – with vehicles running on natural Continue Reading
AT&T announces Natural Gas Fleet
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson announced today that AT&T will take the lead on the Pickens Plan push for natural gas vehicles. This will be the largest U.S. corporate commitment to CNG vehicles to date. Congratulations AT&T and welcome aboard! Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.11.09
High-Voltage Lines Wouldn’t Need State Action Under Senate Plan – Bloomberg – 3/10/09 AT&T to Spend $565 mln for Eco-Friendly Ford Cars – Reuters – 3/11/09 AT&T Plans to Spend $565 Million on Clean-Burning Cars – San Antonio Business Journal – 3/11/09 AT&T to Invest up to $565M in Natural Gas, Hybrid Vehicles – Dallas Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – March 11, 2009
AT&T today announced plans to invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. AT&T expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and approximately $215 million to begin replacing its passenger cars Continue Reading
T. Boone Pickens Statement on AT&T's Decision to Upgrade 8,000 Fleet Vehicles to Run on Natural Gas
Upgrade will take place over the next five years Dallas, TX, March 11, 2009 – T. Boone Pickens offered the following statement today supporting AT&T’s decision to upgrade 8,000 of its fleet vehicles to run on natural gas over the next five years: “I have long believed that reducing our dependence on foreign oil and Continue Reading
AT&T & Natural Gas Vehicles
I want to take a few minutes and tell you about how the Pickens Plan is starting to have a real impact. This morning, Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO of AT&T made an important announcement – a very important announcement. AT&T is going to replace 17 percent of its fleet – which is one of Continue Reading