Iowans Determined to End Grip of Foreign Oil
It's official - Iowa is an alternative energy powerhouse and has passed California to become the nation's second ranked state for wind energy production. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.29.09
Man with a Plan – The Daily O’Collegian – 10/29/09 T. Boone Pickens Bringing His Town Hall Meeting To Stillwater – KOTV – 10/28/09 Natural Gas Shut Out of Debate – The Oklahoman – 10/29/09 Tiberi was Right to Support Natural Gas Act of 2009 – Newark Advocate – 10/29/09 Pickens to Speak at OSU Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – October 29, 2009
“The move from $33 to $68 a barrel — during a time of surplus — offers just a whiff of what will happen when supply tightens again. If the recession passes and scarcity sets in, the return of energy angst will make for giddy prices in the oil market.” – Edward Silver, energy analyst and Continue Reading
Join me for a Pickens Plan Town Hall – this afternoon!
Army: Today I return to my alma mater, Oklahoma State University, for my first town hall meeting on campus since launching the Pickens Plan almost a year and a half ago. This event means a lot to me – it’s in my homestate, it’s at the university where I studied geology and began my career Continue Reading
Let’s get to 120 by 11/20/09
Army: What a couple of weeks it’s been and I have lots to report and something very important to ask. There’s a new Natural Gas Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives which is headed by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK). The more than 40 bi-partisan members of the caucus held Continue Reading
Big D Takes Big Step
The City of Dallas took a major step forward when it voted on Tuesday to replace its existing fleet of diesel-powered buses with almost 600 new natural gas-powered ones. Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – October 28, 2009
“In a time when fiscal resources are strained and the country is seeking energy security, natural gas vehicles are the right fit. We look forward to watching them become a mainstay of society here in the United States.” David Parker, president and CEO of AGA. Continue Reading
Meet a few of the Pokes who will be at tomorrow's OSU Town Hall
Students in the School of Journalism at Oklahoma State University have been doing a FANTASTIC job this week of raising awareness about tomorrow’s Town Hall meeting with T. Boone Pickens. Click here to read the press release about their efforts. And check out the following video they put together to promote the event, which includes Continue Reading
Meet the Army – Mike Johnston, Pennsylvania State Director
Mike Johnston, Pennsylvania State Director -Tell us a little about yourself. I’m Mike Johnston, a State Director for the Pickens Plan in Pennsylvania. I started my career writing op-ed pieces for several newspapers in the mid 1990s, most commonly writing about the environment, alternative energy and the arts. In the early part of the new century, Continue Reading
President Obama Pledges Billions for Smart Grid
President Barack Obama has pledged $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation’s power grid. According to an Associated Press article written by reporter Chuck Babbington, the President “likened the effort to the ambitious development of the national highway system 50 years ago. He said modernization would lead to a Continue Reading