News and Updates

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry Leads the Way With Renewable Energies

  • December 23, 2008

From biomass fuels to wind energy, the Sooner State is poised to profit from the impending energy boom, as Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry points out. Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.20-12.22.08

  • December 22, 2008

RADIO/TV Consumer News: Foreign Oil – WDEF – 12/22/08 NEWSPAPER/PRINT Isakson Signs Pickens Energy Independence Pledge – The Beacon – 12/20/08 Gordon Signs Pickens Pledge – The Arizona Republic – 12/21/08 Financial Meltdown Slowing Wind-Power Boom – Associated Press – 12/21/08 Year’s Best: These Books Meant Business in 2008 – USA Today – 12/21/08 CEOs Continue Reading

Pickens Plan On My Mind!

  • December 19, 2008

Atlanta, Georgia played host to Boone at the National Conference of State Legislatures. State legislators take a leadership role in pushing for the end of America’s addiction to foreign oil. Welcome new Army members. The time is now! Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.19.08

RADIO/TV Congressman Costello on FutureGen – WSIL – 12/19/08 NEWSPAPER/PRINT Owens Corning Joins the Pickens Plan – Energy Tribune – 12/18/08 EDITORIAL/OPINION Pioneer Editorial: Lehmann Pushes for ‘Green’ City – The Bemidji Pioneer – 12/19/08 Nuclear Recovery – The American Spectator – December 2008/January 2009 INTERNET ‘Pickens Wind Plan’ On Hold, Not Cancelled – Wisconsin Continue Reading

Oil Import Map

Here’s an interesting website published by the Rocky Mountain Institute which allows you to track oil imports and dollar outflows over time – from 1973 to the summer of 2008. RMI includes some theories on how to cut our dependence on foreign oil including energy efficiency, alternative fuels, and using domestic natural gas instead of Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.18.08

  • December 18, 2008

NEWSPAPER/PRINT LOCAL UPDATE: Mayor Brown’s ‘Pickens Pledge’ – Grand Forks Herald – 12/18/08 Business Books: Reading to Brighten the Holiday Mood – Reuters – 12/18/08 EDITORIAL/OPINION Demand in US tails Off – The Times (UK) – 12/18/08 INTERNET AND BLOGS Pickens Investors Pull 65% From Hedge Fund – Fin Alternatives – 12/18/08 Thinking Big Is Continue Reading

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Signs the Pickens Pledge

United States Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas is the latest member of the U.S. Senate to sign the Pledge for Energy Independence. She joins 58 Members of the United States House and Senate, more than a dozen Governors, 200-plus Members of State Legislators, and over 170 Mayors who have joined with T. Boone Pickens and Continue Reading

Mayor Mick Cornett Positions Oklahoma City to Become One of the Nation's Energy Capitals

  • December 17, 2008

Long a central hub of the oil and gas industry, Oklahoma City has the potential to achieve even greater heights by establishing itself as a leader in renewable energies says Mayor Mick Cornett. Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.17.08

NEWSPAPER/PRINT Isakson Signs Pickens Pledge – The Daily Citizen – 12/17/08 Pickens’s BP Capital Says Equity Fund Withdrawal Rate at 65% – Bloomberg – 12/17/08 Perfect Water World – Waurika News-Democrat – 12/17/08 EDITORIAL/OPINION David New: Buy American; it’s Good for Your Pocketbook, Society, the Earth – Idaho Statesman – 12/17/08 Good Energy? – Free Continue Reading