Former Apollo Astronaut says “Let Boone Do it”
The Houston Chronicle reports on a survey run by the James A. Baker III Center at Rice University which asked former Astronauts whether NASA should shift its mission from space exploration to helping with the environmental and energy problems. Astronauts from Sally Ride to John Glenn were interviewed for the study. Gene Cernan pointed out Continue Reading
The youngest members of the Pickens Plan Army
Check the Daily Pickens blog regularly for updates about the Army’s activities around the country. If you organize, participate or attend a Pickens Plan function, be sure to blog about it – and take video or photos – and you might be featured here on Daily Pickens. I wanted to share my experience today. I Continue Reading
January Oil Import Numbers: A $17B Giveaway to Foreign Governments
Boone reports January’s Oil Import numbers from Houston, the “oil capital of the United States.” According to the Department of Energy that’s a 7 % increase over December. This must stop! Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – February 6, 2009
About 85,000 people are employed in the wind industry today, up from 50,000 a year ago. American Wind Energy Association Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.6.09
T. Boone Pickens Pitches Energy Plan at Houston Transtar – KHOU – 2/6/09 Philanthropy Squeezed by Downturn – Wealth Bulletin – February 2009 U.S. is Making Headway in Fight to Cut Oil Imports – Houston Chronicle – 2/6/09 Risky Business – The Star-Ledger – 2/6/09 Fueling the Move to Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars – Seeking Continue Reading
January Oil Import Numbers
We hitched up the T-Boone Express and took it into Houston for our monthly announcement of how much oil we have imported. I got a briefing from Transtar’s Dinah Massey who is their public information officer. After that I did the press conference with State Rep. Beverly Woolley who has been very helpful to her Continue Reading
Gov. Strickland's Plan for Ohio a Blueprint for America's Energy Future?
Thanks to Ted Strickland's leadership, Ohio has instituted a broad-based portfolio of renewable energies, aggressively diversified its energy sources, and nurtured some of the most successful new start-ups in the country. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 2.5.09
Green Energy: Our Future Depends on It – BusinessWeek – 2/4/09 Sen. Harry Reid and T. Boone Pickens Team Up – The Ely Times – 2/4/09 Wind Energy Can Produce Revenue For Those Who Pay Up Front – – 2/4/09 Will Natural Gas Cars be the Answer to Ridding World of Oil Dependence? – Alibaba Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – February 5, 2009
The new wind projects completed in 2008 account for about 42% of the entire new power-producing capacity added nationally last year and will avoid nearly 44 million tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of taking over 7 million cars off the road. America Wind Energy Association Continue Reading
Fact of the Day – February 4, 2009
In model year 2006, three EPA-certified natural gas urban bus engine models were available. These engines are equipped with relatively simple emission control systems, including engine modifications, electronic controls, oxidation catalysts, and oxygen sensors. On average, they are certified at a 77% lower PM emission rate and a 47% lower NOX rate than the diesel Continue Reading