All Blog Posts Tagged 'Oklahoma' (270)

The Pickens Plan - What do YOU Think?

The American Consumer.org has asked America what it thinks about the Pickens Plan. Click on the link and tell them what YOU think!!

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 19, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Energy Czar: Carol Browner

As Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head from 1993 to 2001, Carol Browner was perhaps "the greatest administrator [the] EPA has ever had," according to Bill Clinton's former chief of staff (and Barack Obama's current transition co-manager) John Podesta. She brings to the role of energy "czarina" a hefty amount of experience in environmental policy-making and consulting. What appears to be causing more speculation regarding her appointment… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 18, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Inside the Transition: Energy & Environment Policy Team

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President-elect Obama Announces Environment and Energy Team

What do YOU think about President-Elect Obama's new energy team? Let me… Continue

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As Obama's Energy Chief, Steven Chu Likely to Shift Agency's Focus to Renewables

By Kent Garber

Posted December 16, 2008

When Steven Chu, named by Barack Obama to be his energy chief, arrived at California's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2004 to take over as lab director, he had a plan for his new colleagues: focus their research on pressing energy issues, particularly climate change.

"Steve said, 'Let's apply some of our skills to problems of importance to society,' " says… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 17, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Inside the Transition: Meeting with Energy and Environmental Leaders

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 16, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Boone @ Owens Corning

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Pickens, Owens Corning Push Energy Teamwork

Owens Corning has teamed up with the best-known advocate of U.S. energy independence.

"This is a big day for Boone," 80-year-old T. Boone Pickens said at OC's global headquarters in downtown Toledo yesterday as Chief Executive Mike Thaman announced that the firm has signed on to Mr. Pickens' plan to break America's reliance on imported… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 16, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Pickens' Lone Star Shines

Following a 43-year line of prominent Lone Star State natives, billionaire energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has been named Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference.

Self-made billionaire and the world's 368th richest person, T. Boone Pickens will be presented with the award for Texan of the Year in March at the New Braunfels Civic and Convention Center, joining past honorees including first ladies Laura Bush and Lady Bird Johnson, among others. The Texas Legislative… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 14, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Pickens Touts Gas Proposal

By Stacy Shelton

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sunday, December 14, 2008

He’s a Republican who made billions in oil.

Now T. Boone Pickens is stumping for natural gas and wind energy and praising the Democratic president-in-waiting.

At a national conference of state legislators in Atlanta on Saturday, Pickens spent 45 minutes detailing his plan to wean America off… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 14, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Pickens: Obama Administration a Boost to Energy Plan

Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Dave Williams Staff Writer

The incoming Barack Obama administration should give a boost to T. Boone Pickens’ plan to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, the billionaire Texas businessman said Friday.

Pickens, who will be in Atlanta on Saturday speaking to a national convention of state lawmakers, said he expects part of the economic stimulus package being developed by Obama’s transition team will go toward the kinds of renewable… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 12, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Billionaire Pushes Phoenix to Seek Alternatives to Oil

by Ryan Randazzo - Dec. 12, 2008 12:00 AM

The Arizona Republic

Taking bold action to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil is patriotic, billionaire T. Boone Pickens told a crowd in Phoenix on Thursday, drawing a standing ovation.

More than 400 people paid to see the 80-year-old oil and natural-gas expert at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, and they stood to applaud and swarmed him for autographs after his talk.

Pickens was one of several speakers at… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 12, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

American Lung Association Backs Pickens Energy Plan

Tom Bogdon

Published 12/12/2008 - 2:37 a.m. CST

Depending on who you ask, T. Boone Pickens is either a visionary advocate of a clean, sustainable energy future, or a billionaire out to increase his wealth by peddling a self-serving Pickens Plan to the nation.

Unveiled on July 8, 2008 by the 80-year-old Pickens, the Pickens Plan is a detailed solution for ending the United States’ growing dependence on foreign oil.… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 12, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments

“War Without Guns”

Boone debates energy policy with the White House Writers Group. Bring your… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 9, 2008 at 9:52am — No Comments

Oil Rises First Time in Seven Days as OPEC Signals Output Cut

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for the first time in seven days in New York after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ president said there was consensus for a “significant” production cut when the group meets next week.

A “severe” cut may be needed to halt the decline in prices, group president Chakib Khelil told the Associated Press in a Dec. 6 interview. Slowing world economies will trim global demand growth to 0.2 percent next year, the… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 8, 2008 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Energy Goals a Moving Target for States

In hopes of slowing global warming and creating “green jobs,” Congress and the incoming administration may soon impose a mandate that the nation get 10 or 15 percent of its electricity from renewable sources within a few years.

Yet the experience of states that have adopted similar goals suggests that passing that requirement could be a lot easier than achieving it. The record so far is decidedly mixed: some states appear to be on… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 8, 2008 at 9:41am — 1 Comment

Boone Pitches Obama Transition Team

Boone met with Senate Leader Harry Reid and Obama’s transition team to talk energy, the economy and how America can win the energy war. Yes, that’s Bill Gates with Boone outside the Transition Office. Gates told Boone that they would celebrate after the Pickens Plan is made into…

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 5, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Pickens Pushes Plan at Wind Conference

By ROD WALTON World Staff Writer

Published: 12/2/2008 12:00 AM

Last Modified: 12/2/2008 4:13 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY — Wind energy may be cleaner environmentally, T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday, but perhaps its greatest value is that it can make the United States safer internationally.

The combination of two energy policies — widespread use of wind for generating electricity and using natural gas in more large vehicles… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 4, 2008 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Pickens: New Administration Needs Energy Plan

Associated Press - December 2, 2008 4:45 PM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Dallas billionaire Boone Pickens believes President-elect Barack Obama's administration will have an energy plan with renewable resources like wind and solar power.

Pickens today spoke at a wind energy conference in his native Oklahoma.

Pickens says he thinks Obama understands the problem of the nation's dependence on foreign oil.

Pickens expects to see Obama's plan within the next 30… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 4, 2008 at 12:26pm — No Comments

VIDEO: Boone Talks Pickens Plan with White House Writers Group

T. Boone Pickens discussed his plans for the country's energy future with Stephen Moore. Mr. Oliver moderated.

"The Future of America's Energy Security: What the U.S. Government Should Do" was sponsored by the White House Writers Group.

To watch the video, please click here. (After… Continue

Added by Geoff Bailey on December 4, 2008 at 10:51am — No Comments