AMERICANS UNITE TO VIRTUALLY MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
T. Boone Pickens to Lead “Pickens New Energy Army” and Other Americans In Effort to Make One Million Impressions on Congress and Obama Administration; Seizing Unprecedented Opportunity to Make the U.S. Energy Independent and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil
March 10, 2009 – Oil executive T. Boone Pickens today announced that he is organizing a Virtual March on Washington D.C. for Energy Independence on April 1-3, 2009. In three days that will change America forever, Pickens is calling on the “Pickens New Energy Army” and other Americans to reach out to Congress, asking them to take action now to develop a comprehensive U.S. energy plan that will make the country energy independent and reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. During this period, virtual marchers will call, email, fax and personally meet with members of Congress and their staffs with the goal of taking over one million actions to stress the importance of a comprehensive national energy reform that will encourage energy conservation and efficiency, and make the nation safer, cleaner and energy independent.
Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials systems and glass fiber reinforcements, American Electric Power (AEP) owner of the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), representing hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world, AutoNation, the world’s largest automotive retailer, selling nearly 450,000 vehicles a year and servicing 5 million customers, Genmar Holdings, Inc, the largest privately held recreational boat manufacturer in the world, and FLW Outdoors, the world’s largest and most prestigious tournament fishing organization, along with a dozen other organizations, will support Pickens in the virtual march on Washington.
“Achieving energy independence and reducing our dependence on foreign oil are not partisan problems; they are American problems, and the Pickens New Energy Army is committed to supporting a national energy plan that will help save this nation and rebuild our economy,” Pickens said. “Americans are united and the Pickens New Energy Army is motivated and passionate about delivering the message that after 40 years, the time is now to put a plan in place and to end America’s staggering addiction to foreign oil. Along with our partners, we are going to rally Americans to deliver that message to Congress. There has never been a virtual march of this magnitude and we are certain it will leave a strong impression on Washington. The time to act is now.”
The Pickens New Energy Army has a large, active supporter base on its own social network, http://push.pickensplan.com, as well as other social networking websites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more information about the Virtual March, please visit https://pickensplan.com/virtualmarch/.