OPEC Cuts Oil Production to Raise Prices
Hey, Army! Get this! If we ever needed a lesson in why we need to cut down on our dependence on foreign oil our “friends” over at OPEC gave it to us today. They have announced they are going to cut oil production by some 2.2 million barrels per day. They are doing that so Continue Reading
Boone's New Partner
Live from Owens Corning headquarters: Boone announces the Pickens Plan’s first corporate partner, Owens Corning. At the Toledo town hall with CEO Mike Thaman, hundreds of employees join Mike in signing the Pickens Plan pledge. Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.16.08
RADIO/TV Texas Tycoon T. Boone Pickens in Toledo – WTVG – 12/15/08 NEWSPAPER/PRINT Pickens in Toledo for Owens Corning Signing – Toledo Free Press – 12/15/08 Pickens, Owens Corning Push Energy Teamwork – Toledo Blade – 12/16/08 Pickens Talks Energy Independence in Ohio – Associated Press – 12/16/08 Obama Makes Appointments to Energy, Environment Posts Continue Reading
Boone and the Pink Panther
The Pickens Plan is moving ahead. Last week we teamed up with the American Lung Association. This week we got a great partner when the Owen Corning company came on board. We hitched up the T. Boone Express and took a ride to Toledo, Ohio where they are headquartered. You know Owens Corning; they’re the Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.13.08-12.15.08
NEWSPAPER/PRINT Pickens: Obama Administration a Boost to Energy Plan – Atlanta Business Chronicle – 12/12/08 Tycoon Pickens to Talk about Energy Plan at Owens Corning – Toledo Blade – 12/13/08 Pickens Touts Gas Proposal – Atlanta Journal-Constitution – 12/14/08 Pickens’ Lone Star Shines – Forbes – 12/14/08 Energy Unit Looms Large in Assessing GE’s Outlook Continue Reading
Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina Discusses the Strategic Importance of the Pickens Plan
Security, sustainability and the strategic importance of developing an energy plan are some of the topics addresed by Gov. Mark Sanford. Continue Reading
Senator Isakson and the Book Tour
After we finished up with the State Legislators I spent a few minutes with the U.S. Senator from Georgia, Johnny Isakson. We talked about the energy deal, the bailout deal, and some of the other issues the 111th Congress will be facing starting on January 6th when the new Congress opens. Then, Sen. Isakson signed Continue Reading
The National Conference of State Legislatures
No college football this weekend, so we hitched up the T. Boone Express and headed over to Atlanta for a meeting with the National Conference of State Legislatures. There was an article in the Los Angeles Times about the California Air Resources Board voting unanimously for a measure to “retrofit or replace older heavy-duty trucks Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.12.08
NEWSPAPER/PRINT American Lung Association Backs Pickens Energy Plan – KC Tribune – 12/12/08 Billionaire Pushes Phoenix to Seek Alternatives to Oil – The Arizona Republic – 12/12/08 EDITORIAL/OPINION Editorial: Pretend Gas Prices are $4 a Gallon – Grand Junction Free Press – 12/12/08 BLOG An Advice Club for the Super Rich – Tech Flash – Continue Reading