January Oil Import Numbers
We hitched up the T-Boone Express and took it into Houston for our monthly announcement of how much oil we have imported. I got a briefing from Transtar’s Dinah Massey who is their public information officer. After that I did the press conference with State Rep. Beverly Woolley who has been very helpful to her Continue Reading
Gov. Strickland's Plan for Ohio a Blueprint for America's Energy Future?
Thanks to Ted Strickland's leadership, Ohio has instituted a broad-based portfolio of renewable energies, aggressively diversified its energy sources, and nurtured some of the most successful new start-ups in the country. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.5.09
Green Energy: Our Future Depends on It – BusinessWeek – 2/4/09 Sen. Harry Reid and T. Boone Pickens Team Up – The Ely Times – 2/4/09 Wind Energy Can Produce Revenue For Those Who Pay Up Front – – 2/4/09 Will Natural Gas Cars be the Answer to Ridding World of Oil Dependence? – Alibaba Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – February 5, 2009
The new wind projects completed in 2008 account for about 42% of the entire new power-producing capacity added nationally last year and will avoid nearly 44 million tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of taking over 7 million cars off the road. America Wind Energy Association Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – February 4, 2009
In model year 2006, three EPA-certified natural gas urban bus engine models were available. These engines are equipped with relatively simple emission control systems, including engine modifications, electronic controls, oxidation catalysts, and oxygen sensors. On average, they are certified at a 77% lower PM emission rate and a 47% lower NOX rate than the diesel Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.4.09
Calif Initiative Campaigns Cost $227 Million – Associated Press – 2/3/09 Repowering America? A Renewable Portfolio to Save the Economy – Idaho Mountain Express – 2/4/09 Dark Days for Green Energy – New York Times – 2/4/09 US Duo Offer Clean Energy Strategy – Business Day – 2/5/09 Reid Supports Pickens Plan – SustainableBusiness.com – Continue Reading
America + Stimulus = Success!
Boone talks to Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid who says that we need “serious effort” to move forward on heavy duty natural gas vehicles. Lets give another PUSH to the Senators to keep the stimulus package with incentives for alternative energy: call upon them now and go to PickensPlan.com/action! Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.3.09
Oil going to $75 in ’09 unless Congress acts: Pickens – Reuters – 2/2/09 Sequel to Clean Energy Summit Scheduled in Washington, D.C.; Reid to Attend – Las Vegas Review Journal – 2/2/09 Pickens: Tx Wind Farm Not Scrapped, But Delayed At Least 1 Year – Dow Jones – 2/2/09 US Oil Reserves No Longer Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – February 3, 2009
Natural gas has already been shown to be a viable substitute for diesel fuel in port vehicles. U.S. Container Ports and Air Pollution: A Perfect Storm Continue Reading
Pickens Praises Sen. Reid in Press Release
This is the text of a press release sent out this afternoon. In it Boone praises Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) for his leadership on the natural gas issue: Legendary Texas energy executive T. Boone Pickens, the architect of “The Pickens Plan” to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, today praised U.S. Senate Majority Continue Reading