Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.2.10
Oil, Gas Execs Launch Lobbying Campaign – Houston Chronicle – 3/1/10 Bipartisanship exists among Ohio congressional representatives who support the Natural Gas Act of 2009 – Cleveland Plain Dealer – 3/2/10 Natural Gas Lobby Challenging Coal – The Hill – 3/1/10 Continue Reading
A Note About Fracking
The astonishing amount of natural gas which is now available in North America is largely due to relatively recent developments in recovering natural gas from shale deposits. Massive shale deposits under the continental United States in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Appalachia contain enormous amounts of natural gas. But until fracking was developed to be a Continue Reading
Boone & Hoffa Meet on Nat Gas
Teamsters general president Jimmy Hoffa and T. Boone Pickens met in Washington last week to discuss the Pickens Plan, the NAT GAS Act, and their impact on heavy-duty vehicle drivers, many of whom are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. According to the Teamsters.org website: Pickens and Hoffa met at the Teamsters’ headquarters. Pickens Continue Reading
Senator Udall on Mad Money
U.S. Senator Mark Udall appeared on the popular CNBC program “Mad Money” with host Jim Cramer Wednesday night, to discuss the growing momentum for the NAT GAS Act. Senator Udall told Jim Cramer that there is a bipartisan coalition in the Senate which is “supporting T. Boone Pickens’ Natural Gas Act and the Pickens Plan.” Continue Reading
Washington Post & Natural Gas
The Washington Post – one of the most influential newspapers in the United States and on Capitol Hill – had an editorial on Sunday titled: “A Natural Choice” which extols the benefits of using natural gas instead of coal for generating electricity. The editorial looks at natural gas from the environmental point-of-view. It begins: “In Continue Reading
A Big Day in DC
While the president had his health care summit, on the other side of town Boone took the case for natural gas to the lawmakers. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.25.10
Mad Money High Noon – CNBC – 2/24/10 Mad Money – CNBC – 2/24/10 Selling Nat Gas to Senators – CNBC – 2/24/10 Market Research on Fuel Cells in Vehicles – Live Trading News – 2/25/10 Bill Barrett Corp’s Sweet Deal to Drill the Rocky Mountains – Huffington Post – 2/24/10 Continue Reading
Udall Emphasizes Bipartisan Support for Pickens Plan
Sen. Mark Udall in an appearance on CNBC spoke about the bipartisan support for the Pickens Plan and said that natural gas legislation is in the works on Capitol Hill. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.23.10
Big 2 Energy Report: Will Washington Grant Pickens Nat Gas Wish? – KMID – 2/19/10 Natural Gas at a Tipping Point, Says ‘Oracle of Oil’ – AOL News – 2/22/10 Obama Mounts a Last-Ditch Attempt to Pass a ‘Hybrid’ Climate and Energy Bill – NY Times’ Climate Wire – 2/22/10 GE and Google Forge an Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.20.10-2.22.10
T. Boone Pickens – A Man on a Mission – San Francisco Chronicle – 2/22/10 T. Boone Pickens Plans for 8 Million Trucks to Run on Natural Gas – SmartPlanet – 2/22/10 Group Pushes Fort Worth as Natural Gas Vehicle Hub – Fort Worth Business Press – 2/22/10 Oil Patch Optimism – San Angelo Standard-Times Continue Reading