News and Updates

H.R. 1835 Enjoys Strong Bipartisan Support

  • May 4, 2009

Oklahoma's Dan Boren believes America's abundant natural gas can bolster our economy, decrease our dependence on foreign oil, and promote energy security. Continue Reading

We will play Hardball

  • May 2, 2009

Boone has a busy week in San Diego, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. Watch for him tonight on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People special on Anderson Cooper 360 at 11 PM ET. Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – May 1, 2009

  • May 1, 2009

“It’s here in our own backyard.  It’s really a great way to lessen dependence on foreign oil, and clean up our skies and cities.” Ron Jibson, president and CEO Questar Gas on Natural Gas as a transportation fuel Continue Reading

Time Magazine has released its annual “Time 100” issue. According to the magazine: “In our annual TIME 100 issue, we do the impossible: name the people who most affect our world.” It will come to no surprise to members of the Pickens Plan New Energy Army that T. Boone Pickens is among them! Read the Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.1.2009

Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Pushes Renewable Energy – The Roanoke Times – 5/1/09 T. Boone Pickens Wants To Remake America’s Energy Policy – The St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 5/1/09 (synd. Tulsa World) Biofuel Production: a Drink-or-Drive Issue? – Environmental Science and Technology Journal – 5/1/09 What if the Oil Stops – CuttingEdgeNews.com Could Energy Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 4.30.2009

U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom – The Wall Street Journal – 4/30/09 Energy- What shall we believe? – istockAnalyst – 4/29/09 Ethanol Biofuel Production Has Become a Drink Or Drive Issue – AzoCleanTech.com – 4/30/09 Continue Reading

House and Senate Both Have 21st Century Transmission Legislation

  • April 30, 2009

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash) has introduced legislation to establish federal policy on planning, building and operating a 21st century electricity transmission grid with a special focus on bringing renewable energy sources on-line. Rep. Inslee’s bill is specifically designed to “to increase the production of electricity from renewable energy, to enhance the performance and efficiency Continue Reading

Those First 100 Days

Army! We’re on the march. Every measure of how much President Obama has produced in his first 100 days includes a discussion on how much of the Pickens Plan has been put into place or is well along in the legislative process. You know that I have insisted that a National Energy Policy be a Continue Reading

The Wall Street Journal on the 100 Year Supply of Natural Gas

A major article in the Wall Street Journal echoes what T. Boone Pickens has been saying for nearly a year: There is enough natural gas under the continental United States to serve all of our needs for upwards of 100 years. The piece is headlined: “U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom” and is Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 4.29.09

  • April 29, 2009

Anderson Cooper Helps Time Reveal the World’s Most Influential People – TV Guide – 4/28/09 THE BIG QUESTION, April 28: Obama’s First 100 Days – The Hill’s Congress Blog – 4/28/09 Boom and Bust: T. Boone Pickens Has Seen More Success than Failure – Success Magazine – 4/28/09 T. Boone Pickens is Keynote Speaker at Continue Reading