Scottsdale, Arizona
Yesterday we were in Bismarck, North Dakota; today we went to Scottsdale, Arizona. From about 13 degrees and nine inches of snow to 80’s and clear skies. All to promote the Pickens Plan. This was a meeting of the Edison Electric Institute – the industry group of the guys who produce electricity. These are the Continue Reading
Montana's Gov. Brian Schweitzer Finds Answers Overseas
You’re living proof that you don’t have to have a law degree to go far in politics. That’s right. I’m an agricultural scientist. I’ve been around the world: 37 countries. I lived in Saudi Arabia for seven years and speak Arabic. The Saudis obviously have their energy needs pretty well taken care of. Name a country outside of Continue Reading
Pickens Army Salutes Veterans & Enlists On The Mall!
DATELINE WASHINGTON: Veterans Day, as America pays tribute to veterans around the world, the Pickens Plan Army sends letters to the new President. Continue Reading
Bismarck, North Dakota
We fired up the T. Boone Express and headed on up to Bismarck, North Dakota to participate in Sen. Byron Dorgan’s (D-ND) annual Great Plains Energy Expo. Senator Dorgan is a very important man in this whole deal. He has been involved in alternative energy idea for a long time. And he’s a senior member Continue Reading
Advice for New President!
Lots of activity in Washington — from the White House and Halls of Congress to the Lincoln Memorial — where people left messages for the new president, and the Pickens Plan Army was there! Continue Reading
T. Boone for President?
(The Politico) T. Boone Pickens mused about the Presidency last night … as he offered his energy expertise to President-elect Barack Obama on CNN’s Larry King Live. “I’d like to have had the job that Obama has now,” the 80-year-old Texas oil tycoon said, adding that he “would do anything for this country.” Pickens, who Continue Reading
Rahm believes in natural gas!
Only three weeks ago, Boone and Congressman Rahm Emanuel held a Chicago Town Hall on the Pickens Plan. Rahm said, ” I am proud to say I agree with Boone on putting more natural gas vehicles on the road.” Good luck Rahm! Continue Reading
New White House Chief of Staff Supports the Pickens Plan!
Big news on the Pickens Plan front! Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) has just been announced as the new White House chief of staff when President-elect Barack Obama is inauguarted next January 20. Rep. Emanuel is a BIG supporter of moving to natural gas generally and the Pickens Plan in particular. He introduced Boone at a Continue Reading
Send a Pickens Plan e-mail to President-elect Obama
Ok. We’ve caught our breath and we’re ready to keep moving forward. Sen. Barack Obama is now President-elect Barack Obama and we need to let him know that we support his efforts to cut down our dependence on foreign oil. I need you – and all of your family, friends and colleagues – to send Continue Reading
Tom Friedman and the Pickens Plan
Tom Friedman, author of the new book “Hot, Flat & Crowded” and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times spoke at an energy/environmental event in Kentucky the other day. According to THIS report by Tom Kimmerer of “Sustainable Kentucky,” Friedman said that Boone is an “American nationalist who is able to grab people’s Continue Reading