It's Time For an Energy Revolution
U.S. News & World Report's Mortimer Zuckerman writes that shale gas is causing a seismic shift in America's energy portfolio. But will our country's leaders put it to good use? That's what's got Zuckerman worried. Continue Reading
Newspaper Laments Lack of National Energy Plan
After watching Washington send out a long series of conflicting signals about energy, the editorial board at The Oklahoman has thrown in the towel. Continue Reading
Oil Breaks $100 Mark This Week
T. Boone Pickens warned a Pittsburgh audience that rising energy costs and America’s continued dependence on imported oil means that billions of hard-earned dollars are being sent overseas. His comments earlier this week coincided with a rise in the price of oil above $100 per barrel for the first time since July. Pickens noted that Continue Reading
Your U.S. Senators need to hear from you today
Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate introduced the NAT GAS Act (S. 1863), a bi-partisan, fully-funded bill which will help cut oil dependence by jump starting the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the United States. Your U.S. Senators need to hear from you now. Click here and email them today to let them Continue Reading
State Department Takes A Closer Look at Energy
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a new bureau at the State Department has been created that will focus exclusively on energy and energy-related topics. The new Bureau of Energy Resources, which opens shop Wednesday, is designed to help shore up stable supplies of affordable energy for the U.S. and avoid crippling effects of Continue Reading
Boone on CNBC's Squawk Box
T. Boone Pickens was the guest host on CNBC’s popular business program “Squawk Box” this morning. Among the items Boone discussed was the Pickens Plan, our vast domestic supplies of natural gas, and the introduction of the NAT GAS Act (S. 1863) in the Senate this week. At the conclusion of the hour, Boone was Continue Reading
T. Boone Pickens Applauds Introduction of NAT GAS Act in US Senate
It is so encouraging to see Republicans and Democrats come together to put America first. I salute Senators Menendez, Burr, Chambliss and Majority Leader Reid for recognizing that we need a fiscally responsible energy policy that cuts dependence on foreign oil while creating American jobs, lifting our economy, enhancing our national security, and protecting our Continue Reading
T. Boone Pickens Applauds Introduction of NAT GAS Act by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Today, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) introduced the NAT GAS Act of 2011 to encourage the use of domestic natural gas to fuel vehicles. The legislation is the Senate’s version of the H.R. 1380, which has broad bi-partisan support in the House Continue Reading
Pickens Op-Ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The highly respected Pittsburgh newspaper, the Post-Gazette, published an essay by T. Boone Pickens entitled “In Search fo the Perfect Fuel.” In that op-ed, Boone described the activity of the U.S. Department of Energy as spending “billions of dollars trying to find the perfect fuel.” He said the Department’s focus has been “30 years from Continue Reading