Fact of the Day – June 17, 2009
Analysts at Goldman Sachs raised their forecast for U.S. benchmark oil by 31 percent to $85 a barrel for the end of 2009 and predicted further gains next year as demand recovers and supplies shrink. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.17.09
Pickens Expects Energy Legislation By End of Year – Pickens Plan – Peak Oil – Cherry Creek News – 6/16/09 Parmer Eyes World’s Windiest Wind Farm – Amarillo Globe-News – 6/17/09 Spiking Prices Fuel Alternatives Debate – KUSA – 6/17/09 The Economics of Advancing Alternative Energy in the United States – Citizen Economists Blog – Continue Reading
OPEC: 5 x 5 Years!
Boone Visits Biloxi and Little Rock and packs out the house(s) with conversations about the abundance of U.S. Natural Gas. The numbers continue to be staggering as oil prices rise and we send more money to other countries. Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 16, 2009
The state legislature in North Carolina is considering a bill that would provide a tax credit of 30% for infrastructure of biodiesel, E85, natural gas, propane and electric refueling infrastructure and a $2,000 tax credit for vehicles that operate on natural gas, propane and electricity. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.16.09
Ex-N.J. Gov.: Americans are in Denial on Energy – CNN Money – 6/15/09 Move to Energy Independence Needed for U.S. – The Daily Leader – 6/15/09 Bottom Line – The Hill – 6/15/09 Treasury Secretary Geithner Discusses WaPo Op-Ed – Media Bistro – 6/15/09 Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 15, 2009
Based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imported 65 percent of its oil, or 366 million barrels, in May 2009, sending approximately $21.6 billion, or $484,087 per minute, overseas to foreign governments. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.13.09-6.15.09
Collected Wisdom: Boone Pickens – The Oklahoman – 6/14/09 Real Wheels – WashingtonPost.com – 6/12/09 Can We Be Honest About Energy That Will Last? – North Star Writers Group – 6/15/09 From the Top – Elmira Star Gazette – 6/14/09 Natural Gas: The Next Big Thing – Seeking Alpha – 6/15/09 NIST Presently Setting Grid Continue Reading
Boone on Boone in the Daily Oklahoman
An interview with T. Boone Pickens in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper by Barry Tramel is worth reading – even if you think you’ve read or heard everything Boone has had to say. In the interview about his support for his alma mater, Oklahoma State University, Boone – tongue-in-cheek – proclaimed that some people are Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – June 12, 2009
Danotek Motion Technologies is opening a 40,000 square foot wind turbine manufacturing center in Canton, MI, potentially creating hundreds of jobs at Danotek and its parts suppliers Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.12.09
Pickens Talking Propane – Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 6/11/09 Propane: A Key Element of the Pickens Plan – Oil Voice – 6/12/09 Going Nuclear: GOP Energy Plan Draws Heavy Flak – WSJ Blog – 6/12/09 Give Wind Power Some Momentum – Erie Times-News – 6/12/09 Group Honors Geology Camp’s Roots – Canon City Daily Continue Reading