News and Updates

Meet the Army – Jon Hand, New York District 5 Leader

  • June 2, 2010

Jon Hand, New York District 5 Leader – Tell us about yourself. My name is Jon Hand and I am a student at Pace University as well as the New York District 5 Leader for the Pickens Plan. I’m majoring in marketing, minoring in environmental studies, and look forward to seeing the NAT GAS Act Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.01.10

  • June 1, 2010

Letters: Another Crucial Gulf War – The Commercial Appeal – 5/31/10 Cooperation Needed For Alternative Fuels – Knoxville News Sentinel – 5/30/10 Officials Eyeing ‘Green’ Projects – Albany Herald – 5/30/10 Under The Ink: Confessions Of An Oil Addict – Sand Springs Leader – 5/29/10 Oklahoma Oil Man Boone Pickens Discusses Gulf Coast Oil Spill Continue Reading

U.S. Gas Field Recognized As World's Second Largest

According to a recently released report from Penn State University, the Marcellus Shale is the second largest natural gas field in the world. Continue Reading

Shell Buys $4.7 Billion Marcellus Shale Stake

  • May 30, 2010

America's enormous domestic reserves of clean burning natural gas are proving themselves to be a new frontier. The most recent confirmation of this comes from Shell's $4.7 billion investment in the Marcellus Shale. Continue Reading

Army Weekly Report

  • May 28, 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 The total number of co-sponsors for the NAT GAS Act (HR 1835): 144 Members of Congress Is Continue Reading

DOE Report: Wind Power Achievable Goal

A new report from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory concludes that America can achieve its goal of producing 20 percent of all electricity from wind power by 2030, and the Western U.S. has a crucial part to play in this plan. According to a report in IEEE Spectrum magazine, which is published Continue Reading

Boone On Larry King Live Thursday Night

  • May 27, 2010

T. Boone Pickens returns to Larry King Live Thursday night on CNN at 9:00 EST (8:00 Central and 6:00 Pacific). The Emmy Award-winning broadcaster will host the legendary energy executive and hear his views on a wide variety of topics including the Pickens Plan to end America's dangerous addiction to foreign oil. Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.27.10

OPEC Controls Us: James Woolsey Talks about Foreign Oil Dependency – The Auto Channel – 5/26/10 Sen. John Kerry: Halt To Offshore Oil Drilling ‘Not Going To Happen’ – Christian Science Monitor – 5/26/10 Natural Gas Takes Breeze From Wind Energy’s Sails – Des Moines Register – 5/27/10 Leading The World’s Green Industrial Revolution – Continue Reading

Ted Turner Champions Clean Energy

  • May 26, 2010

Ted Turner is living proof that success breeds success. The Atlanta-based entrepreneur revolutionized the media industry when he created CNN, the world’s first 24-hour news channel. He’s given over $1 billion to charity. Turner is also America’s largest landowner, owns more bison than any other private citizen, and successfully defended America’s Cup in 1977. Now Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.26.10

T. Boone Pickens: Stop To The Gulf Oil Leak Probably Not Happening Soon – Dallas Morning News – 5/26/10 Marcellus Shale Boosts Economy — New Job Opportunities – Penn Energy – 5/25/10 Intervention: America’s Oil Addiction – High Plains Reader – 5/26/10 Integrating Wind: Western U.S. Could Be 30 Percent Wind-Powered – Energy Wise Blog Continue Reading