Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.24.10
Ted Turner Talks Clean Energy, CNN And Picking Up Trash – Atlanta Journal Constitution – 5/21/10 Natural Gas Makes Headway In Latest Proposed Energy Bill – Fort Worth Business Press – 5/24/10 Poisoned Fisheries, Spoiled Beaches: Price Of Our Addiction To Petroleum – Atlanta Journal Constitution – 5/21/10 T. Boone Pickens’ Energy Plan For America Continue Reading
Guess Who Controls the World's Oil?
T. Boone Pickens often answers critics of the Pickens Plan by pointing out that the market doesn't decide energy prices. Nor does it set production limits. Why not? Because 75 percent of the world's crude oil production is controlled by state-owned oil companies. Continue Reading
State Leader traveling across Georgia to support Pickens Plan
Check out Pickens Plan Georgia State Leader Sam Fleet as she barnstorms across Georgia for the Pickens Plan and American energy independence! Sam is traveling the state with Public Service Commission candidate Tim Echols, hosting a series of town hall events. If you are in Georgia, stop by and help her promote the Pickens Plan! 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 Encouraged by President Obama's Call for More Natural Gas in Transportation
T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in response to remarks by President Obama at the signing of the Presidential Memorandum on Fuel Efficiency Standards: “The President’s statement indicates that he clearly understands the national security and economic threats associated with our escalating dependence on foreign oil. He has pledged to get America off Continue Reading
National Defense University welcomes Boone
Boone goes to Fort McNair to meet with scholars at the National Defense University. 5 million barrels a day are imported from OPEC. “That’s what I want to go after.” Continue Reading
General Motors Goes for Natural Gas
In response to the growing demand for natural gas-powered vehicles, General Motors, the nation's largest automaker, has announced that it will offering compressed natural gas vans to fleet customers. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.18.10
Pickens: U.S. Spent $31B On Foreign Oil In April – Dallas Business Journal – 5/17/10 US Invested More Than $30B In Foreign Oil In April – PennEnergy – 5/18/10 Washington Report – Heavy Duty Trucking – May 2010 Powering Up Incentives – Herald Tribune – 5/17/10 Senate Climate Bill Draws Both Praise and Ire from Continue Reading
Boone and Ted Turner's Excellent Adventure!
Boone and Ted Turner spoke the energy truth to some of the nation’s leaders at the Milken Global Conference Continue Reading
Ritter Awards Almost $800,000 for Natural Gas Fueling
On Monday, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced grants totaling nearly $800,000 to increase the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel. The grants, which are funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, are meant to foster job creation, positively impact climate change, and increase domestic energy independence. “Fueling fleets and heavy-duty vehicles Continue Reading