Colorado Governor Raises Natural Gas Flag
Gov. Bill Ritter was the closing speaker at the annual Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s annual three-day conference. In an article written by Cathy Proctor in the Denver Business Journal, Ritter said, “Natural gas is a vital part of the New Energy Economy. It is a permanent part of the New Energy Economy. It’s not Continue Reading
Boone Named One of Dallas’ "Most Interesting People"
No surprise to those of us in the Pickens Plan Army, but the NBC affiliate in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market has named Boone Pickens one of the 25 most interesting people in Dallas. His blueprint for America to reduce foreign oil dependence and utilize natural resources-a.k.a. the Pickens Plan-has been his biggest project as he Continue Reading
Thank YOU for the Energy Independence Day Victory!
Our first Energy Independence Day was a hit because of you! Now that we have the legislation introduced in Congress to break our foreign oil addiction, we wanted to take a moment to say thank ALL OF YOU for your work on this day and for the last 365 days. America will win because of Continue Reading
Boone and the Capitol of the United States
Rodney White posted a blog on Powerline.com which those of us in Pickens World understand. Here’s how it started: Surrounded by a scrum of journalists in the US Capitol’s LBJ Room, 81-year-old Texas entrepreneur T . Boone Pickens defined what it means to be unflappable. While all about him are seemingly losing their cool, Pickens, Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – July 10, 2009
“Natural gas is here now to help America reach her energy goals. It’s not only a clean fuel for electricity, but it’s also a proven, clean alternative fuel for transportation… And because 98 percent of the natural gas used in the U.S. is produced in North America, every gallon-equivalent of natural gas used in American Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – July 9, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates by 2030 as much as 20% of the nation’s electricity could be wind-produced, thus reducing CO2 emissions by 825 tons annually. Continue Reading
Members Join Boone in Anniversary Photo
More than 35 Members of Congress joined T. Boone Pickens for a photo on the steps of the United States Capitol to celebrate the first anniversary of The Pickens Plan, July 8, 2009. These Members of Congress represent the nearly 70 co-sponsors of H.R. 1835, the NAT GAS Act. Shortly after this photo was taken, Boone was Continue Reading
Frieghtliner Hits the Natural Gas Highway
According to a story by Reuters reporter Zaher Karp, truck manufacturer Freightliner has announced the production of a new line of heavy and medium duty trucks designed to run on natural gas. According to the company, switching to natural gas can save up to $6,000 per vehicle annual in fuel costs. Karp also mentioned the Continue Reading
Boone on CNN
Here’s a link to Boone’s interview on CNN with Ali Velshi following the introduction of S. 1408 – the NAT GAS Act. The interview starts with Mr. Velshi asking Boone about the news that the wind farm project in Pampa, Texas will be delayed. Boone points out that because of the recession, financing is a Continue Reading