Texas: You’re invited to a screening of Haynesville
Attention residents of Texas, the film Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for Energy will be making a stop at the West Oaks Alamo in Houston on July 14th and 15th and at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas on July 20th. Don’t miss your chance to see this film and to meet the filmmakers themselves. To 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): 144 Members of Congress Is Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.9.10
Natural Gas For Heavy-Duty Trucks – Detroit Free Press – 7/9/10 Chinese Investors Eyeing U.S. Shale? – UPI.com – 7/9/10 Natural Gas Proposal Will Help Nation’s Energy Needs – Progress-Index.com – 7/9/10 Continue Reading
Pickens Urges Congress to Get a Plan
In an op-ed in today's Detroit Free Press titled "Natural Gas for Heavy-Duty Trucks," T. Boone Pickens urged Congress to do something good for America by delivering a true energy policy, one this country has long deserved. Continue Reading
Leading the Way on Route 66
From Model Ts to mom-and-pop shops, Route 66 evokes nostalgia. But America’s favorite roadway took a futuristic turn this week as two muscle car fans drove from Santa Monica to Chicago in a candy-apple red 1966 GTO that has been converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). Keith Barfield and Mark McConville christened their Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.8.10
OPEC Oil Is Still the Energy Issue – Huffington Post – 7/7/10 MIT: Natural Gas Is Key To A Cleaner Automotive Future, But Only Indirectly – Auto Blog Green – 7/8/10 Measuring the Wind and the Sun – Greentech Media – 7/8/10 Interview: Rick Rule on Oil & Gas vs. Green Energy – GoldSeek – Continue Reading
Meet the Army – Jim Bailey, Olathe, KS
Jim Bailey, Olathe, KS – Tell us about yourself My wife and I life in Olathe, Kansas and have three sons (two still in college). My career has been in a variety of managerial roles in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry. – Why are you a part of the Pickens Plan? It’s time for Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.7.10
A Shale Gas Boom Brings Change and Stress to a Quiet Town – ClimateWire/NYTimes.com – 7/7/10 Clean Energy Buying Canadian Supplier for $125M – Orange County Business Journal – 7/6/10 Natural Gas Fuelling Infrastructure Manufacturer Purchased By U.S. Oil Tycoon – Business in Vancouver – 7/6/10 5 Superball Stocks – The Motley Fool – 7/6/10 Continue Reading
Natural Gas Gaining Ground in the Senate
Federal legislation to transition the country’s heavy-duty trucks to natural gas is building momentum in the United States Senate. Presently, the NAT GAS Act enjoys enormous bipartisan support in the House with almost 150 sponsors from both sides of the aisle. The Senate has been slower to respond, but according to the Energy Washington newsletter, Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.3.10-7.6.10
Ala. Men Hope Route 66 Trip On CNG Proves A Point – Associated Press – 7/3/10 OnCue Seeks To Add Natural Gas Facility – Edmond Sun – 7/2/10 Kleiner-Backed V-Vehicle’s Headquarters Remains in San Diego—For Now – San Diego Union Tribune – 7/2/10 Natural Gas For Transportation? Yes, Via Electric Cars – Hybrid Cars – Continue Reading