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Army Weekly Report

  • July 16, 2010

Each week we’ll be reporting on some of the activities of our army members across the country. If you are interested in getting involved in your state, visit the State and District Leaders page here: https://pickensplan.com/district-leaderboard/ Legislative Update One co-sponsor was added to HR 1835 this week, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 146 Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.16.10

T. Boone Pickens Puts Polish On Plan To Curb Oil Imports – The Oklahoman – 7/16/10 Pickens Says Natural Gas Only Diesel Replacement; Biodiesel Says Wha….? – Domestic Fuel – 7/15/10 What Market Watchers Are Saying This Week – Globe and Mail– 7/16/10 Pickens Says Technology is Ready for 18-Wheelers to Switch to Nat Gas Continue Reading

MIT Professor Urges Natural Gas Use

John M. Deutch, a professor at MIT is former under secretary of the Department of Energy and former director of the CIA. In an essay published in the Wall Street Journal this morning, Deutch argues for a “natural gas revolution.” He points out that: As recently as two years ago Continue Reading

Pickens Media Coverage 7.15.10

Senate Democrats to Pursue a Smaller Energy Bill – New York Times – 7/15/10 Natural-Gas Plan Backed By Pickens Seen Added To Senate Bill – Dow Jones – 7/14/10 Part Of ‘Pickens Plan’ Looks To Ride In On Senate Bill – NASDAQ – 7/15/10 Pickens Updates White Board Presentation – Huffington Post – 7/15/10 Pickens Continue Reading

Oil Imports Remain High in June

T. Boone Pickens has announced that the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that the U.S. imported 62 percent of its oil, or 362 million barrels in June 2010, sending approximately $27.3 billion, or $631,255 per minute, to foreign countries. In addition to our two largest oil trading Continue Reading

Here's my new whiteboard presentation

Army! As promised, you can view my new whiteboard presentation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhrEbRscIhs As I mentioned on Tuesday, this is an update to the whiteboard presentation I gave to the Army when I launched the Pickens Plan two years ago this month. While some things have changed since then, what hasn’t changed is our need to Continue Reading

Boone goes back to the whiteboard

Share| When we first reported for Pickens Plan duty on July 8, 2008, we set out with one goal – reduce our dependence on foreign oil. You may remember Boone’s white board presentation explaining how the whole plan fit together. Two years later, here’s Boone’s update to the presentation. Continue Reading

New Senate Energy Bill to Feature Pickens Plan

The New York Times reports that the Pickens Plan has emerged as a central component of an energy bill supported by the White House that will be introduced in the Senate later this month. Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.14.10

  • July 14, 2010

Crude Oil Rises to 2-Week High After U.S. Inventory Decline – Bloomberg – 7/14/10 John Kerry on Energy Independence – The New Yorker – 7/5/10 Westport Inks Deal With Volvo For Biogas And Natural Gas Engines – Business in Vancouver – 7/13/10 3 Potentially Undervalued Stocks – The Motley Fool – 7/13/10 Continue Reading