Pickens Plan Media Coverage 9.30.09
Boren Upbeat on Future of Natural Gas Vehicle Bill – Associated Press – 9/29/09 Fuel Incentives Bill Waits on Health Care Deal – Associated Press – 9/30/09 Boren, Pickens say Passage of Bill Encouraging Use of CNG Vehicles Remains Possible – Associated Press – 9/29/09 It Can be Done – Houston Chronicle – 9/29/09 A Continue Reading
Illinois Freshman Congressman Signs Pickens Plan Pledge
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill) has become the 59th Member of Congress to sign the Pickens Plan Pledge for energy independence. Schock signed the pledge during a meeting with Pickens Plan founder, T. Boone Pickens. Rep. Schock is the youngest member of the U.S. Congress, having been born in 1981. (The Constitution requires that Members Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 9.29.09
T. Boone Pickens Calls For A New Fuel – KAMR – 9/28/09 State Makes Strides toward NAT GAS Act – Fort Collins Coloradan – 9/29/09 Realtor Selected for Texas Business Honor – Houston Chronicle – 9/29/09 Wind Power: Generating Electricity and Employment – REVE – 9/29/09 Nuclear Energy: The Only Solution – MensNewsDaily.com – 9/28/09 Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – September 29, 2009
“Any gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle can be modified to use propane or natural gas… With the proper use of alternative fuels, we can enjoy increased energy security, increased employment in an emerging sector and decreased emissions.” – Ralph Perpetuini, Icom North America CEO Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – September 28,2009
The Tulsa Transit Authority is expecting more than $13 million in stimulus money, which will be used to begin converting the fleet to compressed natural gas. ‘CNG is something we’ve been looking at for a while now,’ Tulsa Transit CEO Bill Cartwright said. Cartwright says CNG is cleaner than diesel and the switch will help Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 9.26.09-9.28.09
Guest Commentary: Natural Gas is America’s Fuel – Daily Camera – 9/26/09 Advance Natural Gas Legislation to End Our Dependence on Foreign Oil – Carlsbad Current-Argus – 9/26/09 Natural Gas Industry Demanding a Bigger Energy Spotlight – Fort Worth Business Press – 9/28/09 Don’t Depend on Foreign Oil – Houston Chronicle – 9/25/09 Reduce Need Continue Reading
NPR Reports Natural Gas Key to Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
National Public Radio reports on the increased supply and enormous benefits of using natural gas, a cheaper, cleaner burning domestic fuel. Continue Reading
Natural Gas Producers in a Big Push on Energy
In an article in the Fort Worth Business Press, reporter John-Laurent Tronche writes that the natural gas industry has formed a group to “make sure natural gas has a voice in the discussion going forward.” The group, America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) is a partner of the Pickens Plan. ANGA’s members, according to Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – September 25, 2009
“In 2008, natural gas vehicles displaced 250 million gallons of petroleum in the United States. With adequate support, by 2020, that number could grow to 10 billion gallons. Because natural gas is a domestic fuel, funding natural gas vehicles will help lessen our dependence on foreign oil.” David Parker, president and CEO of American Gas Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 9.25.09
What about the Grid? – Le Mars Daily Sentinel – 9/24/09 NPR Focuses on The Little Guys Who Bring You Domestic Natural Gas – The Energy Collective – 9/25/09 Continue Reading