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Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.25.09

  • March 25, 2009

Pickens Brings Energy Conservation Message to Columbus – Columbus Business First – 3/24/09 The T. Boone Pickens Alt-Energy Show Rolls Across America – Minneapolis City Pages – 3/25/09 Oilman Makes Case for Renewable Energy; AEP Embraces Pickens’ Plan for More Wind Energy, Natural Gas – Columbus Dispatch – 3/25/09 My First Close Encounter with a Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.24.09

  • March 24, 2009

Guests Line Up for T. Boone Pickens Book Signing – Houston Chronicle – 3/22/09 Costly Alternatives May Drive Up the Price of Oil – The National – 3/23/09 Letter: Try Tapping Sewage Plant for Cleaner Power – The Salem News – 3/24/09 Obama Pledges Billions for Renewable Energy Projects – The Guardian – 3/23/09 Laz Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.20.09-3.23.09

  • March 23, 2009

Five Steps Toward Clean Energy – The Star Gazette – 3/22/09 The Viability Of Future Nuclear Reactors – The Abilene News Reporter – 3/22/09 Even With Solar, Power-Line Battles Loom – The Arizona Republic – 3/22/09 Get Ready: Here Comes The ‘Prosumer Economy’ – The San Francisco Chronicle – 3/22/09 PSC: Seek New Energy Sources Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – March 23, 2009

“The development of wind energy stimulates the whole economy, particularly at times of crisis.” Marcin Korolec, Secretary of State for the Ministry of the Economy in Poland Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – March 20, 2009

  • March 20, 2009

We believe natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are the best solution available today for this effort.  We like plug-in hybrids, but are concerned about the cost.  We believe the plug-in will be viable once more advancements are made in battery technology.  Obama’s goal to “Get 1 Million Plug-In Hybrid Cars on the Road by 2015” is Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.20.09

Pickens picks up Texan of the Year award – The Herald-Zeitung – 3/20/09 T. Boone Pickens honored as year’s top Texan – Associated Press – 3/19/09 (synd. Houston Chronicle, Fort Worth Star Telegram, El Paso Times, Dallas Morning News, Tulsa World, San Marcos Daily Record, Waco Tribune Herald) T. Boone Pickens honored as Texan of Continue Reading

Boone named "Texan of the Year"

T. Boone Pickens was honored last night at the 43rd annual Texas Legislative Conference, in New Braunfels, Texas as the 2008 “Texan of the Year.” Texas Governor Rick Perry presented the award and said that Boone is “a Texas legend of almost untold stature.” “The energy plan he laid out … could change the world Continue Reading

The Virtual March is less than two weeks away!

  • March 19, 2009

Army, Nine months ago we started marching toward a goal that no one believed we could reach:  We made America’s dependence on foreign oil a major (and until the economy collapsed, the central) topic in the campaign for President of the United States, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Congress. Every candidate was talking about sending $700 Continue Reading

Fact of the Day – March 19, 2009

According to information at www.fuelingthefuture.org and www.naturalgas.org, natural gas vehicles generate 69 to 83% fewer greenhouse gases and non-methane hydrocarbon emissions, which result in fewer toxins to be inhaled.  They also create 32 to 73% fewer nitrogen oxides which mean potentially fewer asthma attacks. Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.19.09

Legislators Descend Upon New Braunfels – The Herald-Zeitung – 3/19/09 T. Boone Pickens To Receive Award Tonight – The Herald-Zeitung – 3/19/09 Support for tycoon’s energy plan heats up in R.I. – The Providence Journal – 3/19/09 America Has No Energy Plan, But These Entrepreneurs Do – peak oil – North Denver News – 3/18/09 Continue Reading