News and Updates

Take a Bow!

  • October 11, 2008

Army: We have now reached the ONE MILLION MARK in New Energy Army members. That was the goal I set last July when we started the Pickens Plan movement. I want to thank each of you for getting us here.  We are making a difference for America. — Boone Continue Reading

Congratulations! We are One Million Strong!

The army has grown to over one million. They can’t ignore us now. Thank you for your hard work. This is only the beginning. Continue Reading

Boone talks to Mike Gallagher

  • October 9, 2008

Boone live on the Mike Gallagher radio show rating the debate and the amount of time spent on energy issues. Continue Reading

Boone Blog: At the University of Texas

We moved the town hall operation down to Austin to talk to the students at the University of Texas.  As I always do, I laid out the problem – $700 billion a year being sent to countries who may not be our friends – so we can import 70 percent of the 21 million barrels Continue Reading

Boone Blog: 996,557!

Army, We’re really close. Let’s get to 1,000,000 members today. Sign up just one more person at PickensPlan.com. — Boone Continue Reading

Sierra Club's Pope says debate was "historic"

  • October 8, 2008

Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club and Boone’s partner for the Pickens Plan e-Rally, says it was exciting to finally see the candidates talk about energy even though they didn’t lay out a plan. Continue Reading

Boone Blog: America LIKES the Pickens Plan!

Here’s some news which will not surprise you, but may surprise some of our friends in the media. We had a survey done – a bi-partisan survey – by two well-known Washington, DC polling firms. Continue Reading

Boone Blog: The Third Debate & the E-Rally

Well, the third debate is over and done with. We’ve had two Presidential debates and the one with Governor Palin and Senator Biden. Continue Reading

Thank you Army

  • October 7, 2008

Carl Pope and I loved talking to you about the candidates energy positions at our first Pickens Plan e-Rally. It is always good to hear from the troops! We will give your comments to the candidates. Let’s push them for answers now. Continue Reading

Today in Endorsements

This just in from the Atlanta Business Chronicle: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., pledged Tuesday to push for congressional passage of an energy independence plan being pushed by billionaire Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens. Chambliss said Pickens’ proposals to develop new domestic sources of energy while expanding proven American technology share much in common with Continue Reading