September 2010 Blog Posts (36)

Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens has spent a lifetime in energy: as a geologist, founder of energy firm Mesa Petroleum and as a trader. Throughout the years he has courted controversy and picked fights as well as supported numerous philanthropic causes. His bold attempts to take over major energy firms in the 1980s changed…

Dear Mr. Pickens organizers, I want to contribute to this movement but was dissapointed with the pre formed e-mail and consequently did not send it to my government representative. Why does the e-mail petition only concentrate on the natural gas for trucks issue? My interest in this movement was heightened with the proposals for upgrading the national grid and the employment this would provide. The national electrical grid as I understand it is not currently capable of withstanding a major…

I receive way too many anti government e-mails. Instead of whining and b******* about the different party's inefficiencies let's see if we can get this - or any other party, to do what they are meant to do - implement OUR wishes! We want an oportunity to be employed, we need a solid infrastructure, we need to have a plan for the physical and financial security of this country.

The Pickens plan IS realistic, for too…

Since the oil companies are already storing natural gas why haven't you started converting existing stations to natural gas?

From my vantage point it is useless to wait for the federal goverenment to do anything. Nothing will ever get done until John Q. Public does it.

Instead of talking about it your effort will be better spent on converting stations and vehicles over to natural gas. Less energy wasted.

Mark R. McCumber

A local business owner in NEPA - Mr. Genetti, owner of Genetti Hotel & Convention Center, has sponsored six billboards in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties promoting natural gas vehicles to reduce dependency on foreign oil.

Quote from News Article

"He is a fan of billionaire oil magnate T. Boone Pickens, who is pushing for expanding the use of natural gas-powered vehicles to reduce oil imports. "T. Boone Pickens promoted this idea and it makes sense to me. It should…

Dear Scotts Contracting,…

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Prologue

Beyond Despair

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There is more in our oceans than oily fish and birds: we float there.

Beyond despair over lost wildlife, occupations, and tourism,

The violated waters reveal politics vs the Human…

Army:

This week marks OPEC’s 50th birthday, but instead of celebrating, we’re keeping in mind that OPEC controls oil prices by controlling production, and forcing the rest of the world to drill for the most expensive oil.…

Huffington Post

9/14/10



By T. Boone Pickens



September 14 is OPEC's - the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries - 50th birthday. OPEC was formed in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Since then it has expanded to 12 countries, but its goal is the same: To influence and, if necessary, manipulate the price of crude oil in the world. OPEC accounts for about a third of the world's oil production, so they can, by increasing or decreasing…