Natural Gas: Nation Needs to Greatly Expand Uses
In an op-ed in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Boone Pickens points out how America's matchless supply of domestic natural gas can save us from spending $26 billion to import 346 million barrels of oil as Americans did in September. Continue Reading
Georgia State Leader Sam Fleet meets T. Boone Pickens
Georgia State Leader Sam Fleet traveled to the Pickens Plan Alabama Town Hall Meeting last week and had the chance to meet T. Boone Pickens. She shared her experience with us below. Thanks Sam! Monday, October 18th was an exciting day for me. I meet Mr. T. Boone Pickens for the first time. You see, Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.27.10
Business Leaders For Texan Of The Year? – Dallas Morning News Blog – 10/26/10 McAuliffe: The Race for Future Clean-Energy Jobs – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 10/27/10 Courage of Conviction – Gold Seek – 10/26/10 Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.26.10
Truck Standards Stall Hopes For Some Groups – National Journal – 10/26/10 Dan Kairis On The Environment – Chicago Sun-Times – 10/25/10 How to Profit From the Greatest Engineering Feat in History – Street Authority – 10/25/10 Continue Reading
Virginia Governor's Energy Conference
“I’m a real simple guy. I’ll take everything that’s American.” Boone gives his perspective on what America needs to do if we’re going to reduce our reliance on OPEC oil at Governor Bob McDonnell’s recent energy conference in Virginia. Continue Reading
Washington to Require Fuel-Efficient Trucks
On Monday, the Obama administration announced that it will set fuel-economy standards for commercial trucks, buses, and tractor trailers. One reason that heavy-duty trucks are a prime target of these new regulations is because larger trucks make up just 3 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet yet they consume 15 percent of the fuel. Just Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.23.10 – 10.25.10
Energy Creates New Opportunities For Students – The University of Alabama Crimson White – 10/25/10 Trucks Face Tougher Fuel-Efficiency Standards – Associated Press – 10/25/10 Natural Gas Stirs Hope and Fear in Pennsylvania – National Geographic – 10/22/10 Recreation, Reactors Keys Factors In 3rd Congressional District Race – Greenville News – 10/24/10 Boone Pickens: I Continue Reading
Natural Gas Wastewater Now Being Recycled
For over half a century, wildcatters such as Boone Pickens have been drilling gas wells on the Great Plains, and not once has there been a reported instance of contamination of the Ogallala Aquifer. It’s a point that Pickens brings up to counter critics of developing America’s enormous natural gas reserves. Now the very water Continue Reading
Pennsylvania Natural Gas Tax Fails
Gov. Ed Rendell announced on Thursday that Pennsylvania’s attempts to develop a natural gas extraction tax have been shelved. Rendell began pushing for a shale-gas tax earlier this year and made specific mention of his intention in his 2010-11 state budget speech in February. But General Assembly leaders were unable to agree on key elements Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 10.22.10
How To Use Less Foreign Oil – Tampa Tribune – 10/22/10 Pickens: ‘I Know What The People Want’ – Mother Nature Network – 10/21/10 Pickens’ Biggest Mistake – CNBC – 10/22/10 Beating OPEC Oil – Bisnow.com – 10/21/10 Continue Reading