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Comment by Codi Prachar on March 26, 2009 at 8:12am

T. Boone Pickens to Speak at University of Missouri System's First Energy Summit
Monday, March 23, 2009 :: Staff infoZine

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, architect of the "Pickens Plan" to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, is the keynote speaker for a statewide Energy Summit hosted by the University of Missouri's four campuses April 22-23 in Columbia.

Columbia, MO - infoZine - Pickens' keynote address is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 (Earth Day) in Jesse Hall Auditorium on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The speech is free and open to the public, but due to limited seating, registration is required. To register, visit www.missourisummits.com.

Missouri University of Science and Technology Chancellor John F. Carney III is chair of the Missouri Energy Summit.

Pickens is the founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, one of the nation's most successful energy-oriented investment funds. His Pickens Plan calls for revamping U.S. energy policy to harness domestic energy alternatives while promoting the development of new technologies for alternative energy.

Pickens elevated energy reform into the national debate during the 2008 presidential campaign, with both candidates using direct facts and statistics provided by the Pickens Plan on the campaign trail. Many aspects of the Pickens Plan were included in President Obama's stimulus package, including incentives for advancement of wind, solar, and other alternative energy sources and a new transmission grid. Taking advantage of abundant domestic alternative fuels like natural gas to reduce our country's staggering dependence on foreign oil, which has reached nearly 70 percent, remains a top priority of Mr. Pickens as he continues his call for a comprehensive energy plan.

University of Missouri System President Gary Forsee announced in December that the Energy Summit would be one of two statewide economic development forums spearheaded this year by the university's four campuses. The second summit, slated for Oct. 7-8 in Kansas City, will focus on biological and life sciences.

"We want to bring together our state's best researchers, faculty, companies, entrepreneurs, investors, federal and state agencies, students and others who can help our state assume a leadership role in achieving energy and health advances for this century," Forsee said. "Cultivating renewable energy sources and improving human health are important goals in their own right, but they also can play a huge role in advancing our state's economy by creating more jobs."

Pickens' speech kicks off an afternoon lineup of leading national energy experts at the Energy Summit. First-day speakers include:

* Dale Klein, chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
* Joan Woodard, Ph.D., executive vice president and deputy laboratories director, nuclear weapons program, Sandia National Laboratories
* Gary Rainwater, chairman, CEO and president, AmerenUE
* Fredrick D. Palmer, senior vice president, Peabody Energy
* Richard Sayre, director, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
* Bob Dixon, incoming chair, Alliance to Save Energy Board
* Bob Kruse, executive director of global vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries, General Motors
* Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy
* Michael Chesser, chairman and CEO, Great Plains Energy and KCP&L
* Research officers from the University of Missouri System's four campuses



Day two of the Missouri Energy Summit will feature presentations and panel discussions by researchers invited from public and private universities across the state, governmental and nonprofit agencies, energy companies, and others.

More information about the event is available online at www.missourisummits.com

Source: Missouri University of Science and Technology

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 20, 2009 at 9:36am

Boone's latest article, More Momentum for the Pickens Plan, is up on the Huffington Post.

It's a good one to read and comment on! Here's an excerpt about the businesses that are backing the Pickens Plan:

"Now American businesses are starting to jump on board the Pickens Plan bandwagon. And that's going to be key. It started in December when Owens Corning signed on as the first corporate partner of the Pickens Plan. Think about it: better-insulated homes and offices will mean huge savings for American homeowners and businesses and decrease our reliance on imported oil. America's largest automotive retailer, AutoNation, is another big supporter of the Pickens Plan. Last month the company's CEO, Mike Jackson, hosted a Town Hall meeting in Fort Lauderdale. What do fuel-efficient cars require? Less energy. That's good news for car buyers and the environment. Watch out for Wal-Mart. The nation's largest retailer has teamed up with Peterbilt to test two CNG trucks and two LNG trucks to run between their distribution centers and their stores. And then there's American Electric Power, which is committed to developing the type of transmission grid so important to making the most of wind and solar power. Not only will the AEP's 21st-century transmission grid promote our energy security, but it will support the economic development our country needs right now. As I mentioned last week, AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson announced that his company was going to purchase 8,000 trucks that will run on natural gas. AT&T is also converting another 7,000 gasoline-powered vehicles to run on battery power and other fuel sources."

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 14, 2009 at 11:04am

Friends,

You have probably seen information on the Virtual March on Washington, but in case you haven't yet, here's what it is:

The Pickens Plan is organizing a Virtual March on Washington to be held April 1-3, 2009.

We are going to utilize the size and unique capabilities of the New Energy Army to have an enormous impact on the White House and Congress. The Army will focus its energy during those three days on e-mails, calls and faxes to every Member of Congress.

Between now and then we will be engaging in a series of activities to get ready for the event, including:

* Contacting Members of Congress through email and phone calls to encourage support for key aspects of the Pickens Plan.
* Recruiting new members of the Army in every Congressional District.
* Submitting letters to the editor and op-eds to newspapers around the country.
* Holding district meetings and house parties with members of the Army to discuss ways to have an impact.
* Participating in webcast events.

We will be communicating with members of the Army via email, Push, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn to build support and enthusiasm for the event. Make sure you are connected to us on any of these platforms where you have a profile!

Be sure to take photos and videos of your activities over the next couple months - we will soon be inviting you to submit items to be featured here on the Virtual March homepage.

Sign up today to participate in the Virtual March and recruit your friends and family to join you!

(If you are interested in visiting your Members of Congress during the virtual march, please contact your Regional and/or District Leader for more information.)

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 5, 2009 at 9:22am

This Weekly Standard post has information many of you have been curious about. It explains the math that comes with the cost of foreign oil when compared to what we can save using natural gas. Definitely worth reading!
"A Good Thing Obama Could Do"

Comment by douglas dowler on January 23, 2009 at 4:26pm

The goverment [ U S Legalators ] need to think about Energy [ Renwable, Clean power [ Solar Electric and Solar water heaters. Wind generators ] ]

I know IF we all think about it, WE an solve the energy stalemate.

Comment by douglas dowler on January 23, 2009 at 4:17pm

We the people of the plan, need to ask the goverment to enact laws for energy systems [ wind and solar ] renewable energy, for the good of the United States and the world

We should ask when we can afford NOT TO ! !

Comment by Andy of pbmo on January 14, 2009 at 9:46am

Re: Video: The President-elect's planTuesday, January 13, 2009 10:46 AM
From: "ml anderson" Add sender to Contacts To: info@change.govI am sorry, but I do not think that thronging good money after bad will help in the long run. What will help is to, give reason for the US businesses to hire new employs.

1.) To do this we need to develop markets outside the US to buy our products.

2.) Help the small farmers, have a better income from their farms. By small I mean farms less than 1000 acres.

3.) Stop the big businesses from moving out of the USA, By placing a tariff on goods made in countries out side the USA. Right now 80% of the items are made in china that I Buy. Why do I buy them, because I cannot find that item made in the USA.

4.) Companies in the USA need to build better products, getting away from this stupid through a way society. If products were made so that they could be repaired, easily, it would create a new job opening, for people to work at. We have two many junk piles that are ruining our water supplies.

5.) Give incentives to people who recycle, make improvements to their homes, and put in energy producing equipment. We need to get away from oil produced outside the USA.

6.) Bailing out Big Business, is like giving our SSI to drug addicts, it just helps them get more in trouble.

7.) Remove the restrictions on the amount of money that can be earned by the healthy person in the family where one is disabled and draws medicade, That way He or She can make more money and pay more taxs. In time They may be able to make enough to get their partner off the welfair role. (No One wants to be Poor, and if they Love their partner, they sure don't wish to be told thay have to get a devorice.)

That is my seven steps to getting the USA back on its feet. It is called, "Making The People in Charge Accountible".

M. L. Anderson
(573) 785-3820
startraderus@yahoo.com

I sent this yesterday to the Oboma group.

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