Why the US Needs Natural Gas Now
The following op-ed by T. Boone Pickens ran at CNBC.com on November 23, 2010. I have spent the past two-and-a-half years promoting an energy plan for America — The Pickens Plan. On Monday, I read that the plan has been adopted not by the U.S. Congress, but by China. The plan I am advocating has two Continue Reading
New Yorkers Save With Natural Gas
This week, new gas stations opened in Albany and in Syracuse, New York. So what’s the big news? Both are compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, and that’s got people talking. The CNG stations were funded by the Department of Energy’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Clean Cities funding. One part of the rationale in building the Continue Reading
Boone’s NY Media Tour
Breaking U.S. dependence on OPEC oil…MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough asks “who can be against that?” With today’s natural gas prices, CNBC’s Joe Kernan says “the Pickens Plan makes even more sense.” Bloomberg’s Tom Keene suggests “we’re addicted to foreign oil” and asks Boone how we can break it. Continue Reading
"Almost Universal Acceptance of Natural Gas" Says Kaiser
America’s energy future was front and center in Oklahoma City this week as Boone Pickens joined George Kaiser, Devon Energy CEO John Richels, and SandRidge Energy CEO Tom Ward at the Creativity World Forum to discuss the use of natural gas a bridge fuel to help end America’s dangerous addiction to foreign oil. Kaiser, who owns Kaiser-Francis Continue Reading
Bipartisan Support for Greater Use of Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles
The Center for American Progress reported on the Senate’s opportunity to pass bipartisan legislation during the lame duck session that would take the first steps toward developing an energy plan for America. The center’s Daniel Weiss writes that Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bill, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act (S. 3815), features elements that Continue Reading
Hatch Considers Passage of a Natural-Gas Bill a Must
In an interview at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Utah's senior Senator, Orrin Hatch, told the press that passage of legislation supporting the use of domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel was of critical importance. “Every day that we delay this is a day that we are hurting our country,” said Senator Hatch. Continue Reading
Weekly Army 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 11.19.10
T. Boone Pickens honored by Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation – Fort Worth Star Telegram – 11/18/10 Gordon Keith: Taylor Storch for DMN Texan of the Year – Dallas Morning News – 11/18/10 Natural Gas Prices Present New Era of Energy Investing – But U.S. Government Not Up to Speed – Money Morning – 11/19/10 Boone Continue Reading
Reversing 40 Years of No Energy Plan in America Takes Leadership and Time
Army, As I’ve said all along, reversing forty years of no energy plan in America takes bipartisan leadership and time – I’m confident we can do it together and put this country back on the right path. There’s deep support on Capitol Hill for legislation that will jump-start the use of abundant, American natural gas Continue Reading
Government Indecision Hampering U.S. Energy Policy
America’s abundant reserves of shale gas have led many pundits to consider the possibilities associated with a new energy economy, yet as Monday Morning Associate Editor Kerri Shannon points out one of the biggest roadblocks hampering this opportunity has been the federal government’s lack of a plan. The U.S. government’s lack of aggressive energy measures supporting Continue Reading