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Comment by Codi Prachar on April 30, 2009 at 10:38am

A major article in the Wall Street Journal echoes what T. Boone Pickens has been saying for nearly a year: There is enough natural gas under the continental United States to serve all of our needs for upwards of 100 years.

Check out the Daily PIckens, where you can read full the article.

Comment by Codi Prachar on April 15, 2009 at 8:53am

Hi Team,

I wanted to let you know that between now and April 19, over the Congressional Easter Recess, we have an opportunity to reach our Members of Congress in their home districts! Having our leaders hear from us, the constituents, makes the biggest impact!

So here's what to do:

The focus is now on 2 new pieces of legislation: NAT GAS Act of 2009 and RES (Renewable Electricity Standard). Boone needs your help to rally local supporters to contact your elected officials during the Congressional Recess.

Here is what you can do:

1) Generate letters, emails and calls to your Members of Congress during the Congressional Recess
2) Set up meetings with your Members of Congress or an aide over the next week while they are on recess
3) Organize local meetings, events, happy hours, receptions with local supporters and urge them to call or email their representative on the spot!
4) Submit Op Eds & Letters to the Editor to local newspapers and media outlets (If you want to do this option, let me know and I will be glad to help! )

Contact info for your Congressmen and Senators can be found at http://www.house.gov/ or http://www.senate.gov/

Finally, please post any updates on activity that you initiate in your district. I report to Boone on a daily basis, and your feedback keeps him up-to-date!

KEEP PUSHING!

Codi

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 31, 2009 at 8:16pm

Boone's ready to march tomorrow--are you?

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 20, 2009 at 7:38am

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 9:08am

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 Scott Baker on March 5, 2009 at 7:54am

I'm withholding my support for the Pickens Plan until I hear a credible answer to dealing with the pollution and water usage issues involved in "fraking" NG out of the ground. With 60% of the country in drought, and NG drilling being one of the most water intensive processes around, and with our own Marcellus shale area in New York being up for grabs, just miles from the vulnerable NYC watershed, and credible stories of pollution in at least 9 western states (see Propublica news site), I can't in good conscience promote the NG part of the Pickens Plan.
Instead, I will spend my energy backing the admittedly harder WE plan to go to renewables in 10 years. I also believe, unlike Pickens, that alternate systems can power an 18 wheeler. After all, there are plenty of electric locomotives - granted, we have to do something about battery storage, or perhaps team them up with quick-to-spin flywheels, or fuel cells. For too long, Big Oil has suppressed alternate technologies, buying up struggling startup companies at critical points, such as G.M.'s technology for electric cars when gas got cheap at the beginning of the decade. What have Chevron-Texaco done with that technology since then? Nothing. Now, G.M. may not survive long enough to reinvent battery-powered cars again.

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 5, 2009 at 7:26am

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 Charlie on December 15, 2008 at 7:14pm

Guys, the Modern Whig Party has endorsed the Pickens Plan. I suggest you go check it out: modernwhig.org

Comment by Charlie on December 11, 2008 at 12:56pm

You may or may not believe in global warming, but we seriously have to put an end to this ridiculous issue.

Comment by Harrison on December 11, 2008 at 11:26am

What the guy below wrote. This country can't afford (literally) to be enslaved by foreign oil anymore.

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