News and Updates

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.18.10

  • May 18, 2010

Pickens: U.S. Spent $31B On Foreign Oil In April – Dallas Business Journal – 5/17/10 US Invested More Than $30B In Foreign Oil In April – PennEnergy – 5/18/10 Washington Report – Heavy Duty Trucking – May 2010 Powering Up Incentives – Herald Tribune – 5/17/10 Senate Climate Bill Draws Both Praise and Ire from Continue Reading

Boone and Ted Turner's Excellent Adventure!

Boone and Ted Turner spoke the energy truth to some of the nation’s leaders at the Milken Global Conference Continue Reading

Ritter Awards Almost $800,000 for Natural Gas Fueling

  • May 17, 2010

On Monday, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced grants totaling nearly $800,000 to increase the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel. The grants, which are funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, are meant to foster job creation, positively impact climate change, and increase domestic energy independence. “Fueling fleets and heavy-duty vehicles Continue Reading

U.S. Spent Over $30 Billion for Foreign Oil in April

In his monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy expert T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. imported 65 percent of its oil, or 369 million barrels in April 2010, sending approximately $31 billion, Continue Reading

Imus Joins the Pickens Plan Army

  • May 14, 2010

Boone congratulates his army’s latest recruit, Don Imus, live on his morning show. Welcome Don! Continue Reading

Natural Gas Trucking Revolution

  • May 13, 2010

Joshua Brown thinks the media is missing the real story on the American Power Act, a bill that was introduced in the Senate yesterday by Senators Kerry and Lieberman. Brown is a money manager who also blogs for Forbes, and he went through the bill with a fine-tooth comb. One of his principal observations centers Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.13.10

Clean Energy CEO on New Climate Law – CNBC – 5/12/10 Senate Climate Proposal Would Boost Drilling, Cut CO2 (Update3) – Bloomberg – 5/12/10 Senate Climate Bill: Greentech Reactions, Programs to Watch – Earth2Tech – 5/12/10 The Natural Gas Trucking Revolution Is Coming – The Reformed Broker – 5/13/10 Climate Change Bill Includes Incentives For Continue Reading

Senator Kerry talks about the American Clean Energy and Security Act

  • May 12, 2010

Clean Skies News interviewed Senator Kerry yesterday about the American Clean Energy and Security Act. While talking about the legislation Senator Kerry said, “this bill will move America to energy independence, strengthen national security and create millions of jobs.” He also said that he believes this bill will “define America’s economy for years to come Continue Reading

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 5.12.10

Climate Bill Fights For Daylight – Forbes.com – 5/12/10 Bill Would Allow States To Veto Offshore Drilling – Associated Press – 5/12/10 Pickens: Where’s Our Iraqi Oil? – Forbes.com – 5/11/10 Kerry Unveils Climate Bill – Reuters – 5/12/10 Experts Offer Oil Addiction Remedies – National Journal – 5/12/10 AMR Announces the Supply Chain Executive Continue Reading

Obama Voices His Support for the American Clean Energy and Security Act

In a statement released by the White House today, President Barack Obama urged passage in the Senate of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to reform our country’s energy economy: “I applaud Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman for their tireless work in drafting this important legislation.  This legislation will put America Continue Reading