T. Boone Pickens Statement on Debate
T. Boone Pickens, the architect of The Pickens Plan to achieve greater energy security in the U.S., released the following statement on the energy comments by Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama during last night’s second presidential debate: “After four long years of helping candidates and public officials understand the importance of energy as Continue Reading
How will Barack Obama and Mitt Romney get us off foreign oil?
T. Boone Pickens previews the second Presidential debate to take place on Tuesday, October 16 at 9 pm ET at Hofstra University. For his thoughts on what to watch for in the debate as it relates to energy, read his latest op-ed in Newsday here. Continue Reading
Pickens Op-Ed in New York "Newsday"
T. Boone Pickens had some well-chosen words for New Yorkers on the eve of the second debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney in at Hofstra University on Long Island. Pickens pointed out that the scope of the debate will be both domestic and foreign policy but, he wrote, “If energy isn’t a Continue Reading
States Fuel Switch to CNG
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper are leading a bipartisan group of 22 governors who are intent on using domestic natural gas to power state vehicle fleets. The two have journeyed to Detroit to pitch the buying power of state governments with the Big Three automakers, and now the states are beginning Continue Reading
Pickens Brings Plan To Louisiana
Earlier this week, T. Boone Pickens traveled to Southwestern Louisiana to meet with the editorial board of The Advertiser. Thanks to the considerable oil and gas reserves found in and around the Lafayette region, The Advertiser serves a readership that is well versed in the energy industry, which the founder of the Pickens Plan immediately identified Continue Reading
Pickens Brings Plan to Saint Joe
On Thursday, T. Boone Pickens journeyed to the Show Me State where he was the featured speaker at the 19th annual Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University. The legendary entrepreneur shared insights gleaned from a career spanning more than half a century in the energy industry, including the importance of energy to Continue Reading
Virginia Governor Signs Alternative Fuels Order for State Vehicles
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding that joins a coalition of 22 other states in agreeing to “convert Virginia’s state vehicle fleet to alternative fuels.” In a statement, the Governor’s office said the multi-state effort, which has been spearheaded by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, is designed to make better Continue Reading
Pickens Calls on Candidates to Tell Energy Plans
In the run-up to the first Presidential debate of the 2012 election cycle at the University of Denver, T. Boone Pickens has published an op-ed in the Denver Post calling on the two candidates “to describe his plan for our energy security.” Saying “an energy plan without action isn’t a plan – it’s a speech,” Continue Reading
Trucks Trains & Automobiles … Are Running on Natural Gas
Thanks to its lower cost and ready abundance, cleaner burning natural gas has already gained acceptance as a transportation fuel for cars, trucks, and fleets of vehicles. Now the word from Canada is that locomotives powered by natural gas are being developed by the Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway is testing two natural gas-fired Continue Reading