News and Updates

The Pickens Plan Message hits Meet the Press

  • December 28, 2009

On December 27, during what is called the “Meet the Press Roundtable” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the Pickens Plan case by talking about the need for energy independence. This discussion was in the context of the failed attack on an airliner on Christmas day, but Bloomberg echoed what Boone Pickens has been Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.23.09

  • December 23, 2009

BAF Gets AT&T Order for Natural Gas Conversion – Dallas Morning News Blog – 12/23/09 What Clean Energy? – Portfolio.com – 12/22/09 Three Ways to Profit from Mergers – Moneyweek.com – 12/23/09 Continue Reading

Boone Gives Thanks for a Great Year

Take a final ride on the 2009 Pickens Plan Express as Boone remembers some of the great moments this year and predicts the NAT Gas Act will pass in 2010! Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.22.09

  • December 22, 2009

Why the Copenhagen Accord Boosts the Odds for Senate Passage of Bipartisan Climate Legislation – Grist – 12/21/09 Exxon Prepares for the Future: Best in Class – The Street – 12/22/09 Continue Reading

Canada Looks to Natural Gas for Its Busiest Highway

Abundant supplies of natural gas and a smaller carbon footprint have the Canadian government negotiating to put NG fueling stations on the country's busiest highway. Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.19.09-12.21.09

  • December 21, 2009

How Exxon Mobil’s Purchase of XTO Energy May Affect the Energy Industry – Fort Worth Star Telegram – 12/19/09 The Transition to Natural Gas – Deseret News – 12/20/09 Olive: Turning up the Heat on Business – Toronto Star – 12/20/09 Cash In on These Transportation Trends – Motley Fool – 12/18/09 Continue Reading

Natural Gas Leads the Charge Versus Global Warming

  • December 20, 2009

In the aftermath of the Copenhagen climate conference, the Associated Press has labeled natural gas "the cavalry" in the fight against global warming. Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – December 18, 2009

  • December 18, 2009

Natural gas is, in many ways, the ideal fossil fuel. It is clean, easy to transport, and convenient to use.- U.S. Department of Energy Continue Reading

Meet the Army – Chandrashekar Tamirisa, Maryland State Leader

Chandrashekar Tamirisa, Maryland State Leader -Tell us about yourself? My name is Chandra Tamirisa. I am a public policy and strategy consultant in the Washington, D.C. area and live in the 8th Congressional District of the State of Maryland with my family. I am, by graduate-level training, an engineer, political scientist and applied economist. My Continue Reading

$26 Billion That's NOT Necessary

  • December 17, 2009

Boone delivers the November oil numbers and the figures continue to be staggering. Be sure to talk about it with your family during this holiday season and ask them to join us. Continue Reading