Boone Praises U.S. Conference of Mayors for Bipartisan Support of NAT GAS Act
T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in response to resolutions issued by the U.S. Conference of Mayors calling for the enactment of the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (NAT GAS Act: H.R. 1835, S. 1408). “The U.S. Conference of Mayors added another layer of bipartisan support for the increased use Continue Reading
Boone on Obama Speech
President Obama calls for for an energy plan, and Boone calls for natural gas as a transportation fuel. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.16.10
Pickens Pushes Natural Gas After Oil Spill – Dallas Business Journal – 6/15/10 T. Boone Pickens Uses The Oil Spill To Advance His Agenda – Houston Press Blog – 6/15/10 Some Advice for Obama: Urge Entrepreneurial Spirit – Portfolio.com – 6/15/10 Natural Gas Producer Looking for Joint Venture Partnerships – Resource Investing News – 6/15/10 Continue Reading
U.S. Mayors Call for More NGVs
The 1,200 member U.S. Conference of Mayors met in Oklahoma City yesterday an unanimously adopted a resolution calling the federal government to boost its support for natural gas vehicles by renewing tax credits and expanding federal research into natural gas engines. According to the New York Times, the Mayors “called on the House and Senate Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.15.10
Technical Picture Looks Pretty For Natural Gas – Forbes.com – 6/14/10 Sen. Kerry Mends Relationships With Pickens, Lieberman – The Hill – 6/15/10 Cost of Foreign Oil Dependency, Already Crippling U.S. Economy, Has Increased $50 Billion Year-Over-Year – Press Release – 6/15/10 Boone Pickens Predicts $400 Oil – Gerson Lehrman Group – 6/14/10 For Now, Continue Reading
May Oil Numbers: Imports Continue to Climb
The amount of oil America is importing has continued to climb, even before the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may have been felt. According to the monthly report issued by T. Boone Pickens from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imported 61 percent of the oil Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.14.10
Verizon To Buy Ford Natural Gas Vans – Associated Press – 6/12/10 Head Strong: Name Elite Corps To Develop Energy Independence? – The Philadelphia Inquirer – 6/13/10 When Did ‘Oil’ Become Such A Dirty Word? – Tulsa World – 6/13/10 Responses To Oil Leak Ignore Consequences – Chicago Sun-Times – 6/14/10 Letter: Environmental Concerns Ignored Continue Reading
Making Progress
GM and Ford boost their natural gas vehicle production in the US and Boone updates the army on legislation. Continue Reading
Natural Gas Goes Mainstream
Companies are reconfiguring their businesses to better utilize natural gas as a transportation fuel, according to an article in Canada's Globe and Mail Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.11.10
Morton Kondracke: Oil Spill Should Advance Clean Energy Effort – Roll Call – 6/10/10 Natural Gas: Fueling America’s Future – The Oklahoman – 6/11/10 Mayors to Get Education on Natural Gas While In Oklahoma City – The Oklahoman – 6/11/10 Texas Firm Lobbies To Build Transmission Line – Tulsa World – 6/11/10 Place Your Bets Continue Reading