Fact of the Day – February 25, 2009
“We have a significant fuel source for vehicles in natural gas that we need to develop. We want to start by fueling almost 400,000 18-wheelers immediately. This would cut imports significantly.” U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) during a press teleconference on Feb. 18. Continue Reading
Two Speeches in Washington
Two big speeches in Washington, DC last night. One was on Capitol Hill before a Joint Session of Congress. The other was by T. Boone Pickens talking to the Washington chapter of the Council on Foreign Relations. President Obama, in his speech to the Congress and the nation, made it clear that energy is a Continue Reading
National Clean Energy Summit: We did it!
At the National Clean Energy Summit – hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund – Boone met with 28 key officials including President Bill Clinton, Speaker Pelosi, former VP Al Gore, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Secretary Chu to talk about the Pickens Plan. Boone says you “saw America at its best Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.24.09
Energy & Environment: New Chu Can’t Win – The Washington Times – 2/24/09 Federal Control Urged Over Revamp of Electrical Grid – Houston Chronicle – 2/23/09 Chu Works to Get the Green Cash Flowing – The Atlantic – 2/24/09 Eye Opener: Feb. 23, 2009 – Washington Post – 2/23/09 Solving our Nation’s Energy Predicament – Continue Reading
National Clean Energy Summit
(AP Photo by Lawrence Jackson) In the wake of the National Clean Energy Summit which was held in Washington, DC on Monday February 24, the Chicago Tribune has published an op-ed co-authored by T. Boone Pickens, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) and president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, John Podesta (who Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.21-2.23.09
Energy Policy Summit Looks At Cutting Foreign Dependence On Oil – WMDT– 2/23/09 AEP Throws Support Behind Pickens Plan – San Angelo Standard-Times – 2/23/09 AEP will Sponsor Pickens Plan – Columbus Dispatch – 2/23/09 Reaping the Wind – The Boston Globe – 2/22/09Pickens Energy Plan Sparks Interest from Gov. Paterson – Elmira Star-Gazette – Continue Reading
Live Blog from the Energy Summit
The National Clean Energy Project – informally known as the Energy Summit – is about to get underway at the Newseum in Washington, DC. The Newseum is, as the name suggests, a museum about the news and information industry just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol building. The Energy Summit is being led by Continue Reading
"We're Going to Need It All," Says Tim Pawlenty
Governor Tim Pawlenty tackles Minnesota's energy needs with every available fuel his state can produce. Continue Reading
Countdown to New Energy Summit!
Boone is praised by the Governors as they gather to address energy needs, and watch the final planning for the News Energy Summit which you can watch right here at Pickens Plan.com at 10am EST Monday. Continue Reading
The New Pickens Plan Ad is Up!
The new Pickens Plan ad promoting the need to reduce our dependency on foreign oil is available for you to watch. In the ad, T. Boone Pickens reminds us that just a few months ago – not a few years or decades, but this past December and January – Russia cut off natural gas supplies Continue Reading