What I’m going to do in 2011
Army: 2010 may be ending with the nose of the football just shy of the legislative goal line, but we need to remember that we began the Pickens Plan from square one back in 2008 when few recognized the economic and national security implications of our dependency on OPEC oil. First we had to convince Continue Reading
Forbes compares oil consumption around the world
The United States is the third largest producer of oil in the world, but it is by far the world’s largest consumer of oil, using about twice as much oil as it produces. Check out the infographic that Forbes created to compare oil consumption of the largest economies around the world here: http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/15/oil-industry-countries-interactive-graphic.html Continue Reading
Army Weekly Report
Each week we’ll be reporting on some of the activities of our army members across the country. If you are interested in getting involved in your state, visit the State and District Leaders page here: https://pickensplan.com/district-leaderboard/ Legislative Update The total number of co-sponsors for the NAT GAS Act (HR 1835): 146 Members of Congress Is Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.17.10
Trib Talk – Columbia Daily Tribune – 12/16/10 Alan Peppard on Bob Schieffer, Tom Brokaw, T. Boone Pickens and More – Dallas Morning News – 12/17/10 We Have Some Viable Economic Options – Times-News – 12/17/10 EIA Projects Huge Growth In U.S. Shale – UPI.com – 12/17/10 Continue Reading
Iran has it figured out. Why can't we?
New reports indicate that there are 1.7 million natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in Iran which makes it the number two nation in the world. Iran has a total of 11 million vehicles, so that represents over 18 percent of all vehicles in Iran. According to the NGV Journal, the other four of the top five Continue Reading
U.S. Natural Gas Reserves Double Again: Energy Information Agency
Continuing a trend which began in 2008, the Energy Information Agency (EIA) has released its 2011 fuel estimates and has determined that there are 827 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of “technically recoverable” natural gas in the nation’s shale deposits. According to the Financial Times, that is up from about 353 Tcf of natural gas in Continue Reading
Boone's Letter to the Pickens Plan Army
When we started this campaign, oil prices were at an all time high. The Pickens Plan was meant to be a comprehensive energy plan for how to use our country’s resources and technology to reduce our staggering dependence on OPEC oil. As I’ve said before: I’m for everything American, and there was a lot of Continue Reading
A bi-partisan effort…to have no energy plan.
It’s been 40 years and we’re importing nearly 60% of our oil. EIA says OPEC revenues will hit $750 billion in 2010, up 32% from 2009. We’re clearly funding both sides of the war. Continue Reading
Boone: U.S. Still Paying for Both Sides of the War
U.S. Spent $28 Billion on Foreign Oil in Month of November Dallas – December 9, 2010– In his monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy expert T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the Federal Reserve Economic Database, the U.S. imported 57 percent of its Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.7.10
Mustang Lover Roils the Range – Wall Street Journal – 12/7/10 Natural Gas: Cheap and Chic In Climate Talks – Earth2Tech – 12/5/10 As Oil Reaches A Two-Year High, Is $100 Oil Around The Corner? – Penn Energy – 12/3/10 Brent Oil Price Closes Over $91 Mark, $100 Oil For 2011? – Live Oil Prices Continue Reading