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Added by David Apperson on June 30, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

T. Boone Pickens Highlights U.S. Oil Dependence for Sixth Consecutive Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: T. Boone Pickens Highlights U.S. Oil Dependence for Sixth Consecutive Month U.S. Sent $21.6 Billion Overseas and Imported 366 Million Barrels of Oil in May 2009 Dallas – June 5, 2009 –Today energy expert T. Boone Pickens provided his sixth consecutive monthly update on the level of United States’ oil importation. 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… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on June 5, 2009 at 6:38am — No Comments

AP: Pickens Left Indelible Mark on Obama

Pickens Left Indelible Mark on Obama – Associated Press – 6/3/09 By Jeff Latzke With a black Sharpie marker, T. Boone Pickens mapped out for Barack Obama the way to U.S. energy independence — right there on a white tablecloth. It was a demonstration he wouldn't soon forget. After Pickens' wife encountered Obama at a function this week in Las Vegas, she relayed word that the president was still astounded by her husband's indelible markings. But as he tours the country promoting his "Pickens P… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on June 4, 2009 at 8:17am — No Comments

GreenBiz: T. Boone Pickens' Roadmap for Green Entrepreneurs

T. Boone Pickens' office in Dallas is 15 minutes from my front door, but our lives are worlds apart. He is a billionaire energy magnate with a plan to get America off foreign oil. I am a sustainability consultant and writer with a desire to reduce America's CO2 emissions. Our worlds collided when I interviewed Boone for my upcoming book. As it turns out, our missions aren't so different after all. We both want to gain independence from foreign oil, revitalize the economy, protect the environmen… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on June 2, 2009 at 10:54am — No Comments

USNWR: T. Boone Pickens: Break Our Foreign Oil Addiction With Natural Gas

T. Boone Pickens: Break Our Foreign Oil Addiction With Natural Gas By T. Boone PIckens Posted May 26, 2009 "America is at a crossroads" sounds like tired campaign rhetoric, but when it comes to energy policy, we are in the middle of the intersection. Since July 8, 2008, when I launched the Pickens Plan to reduce our escalating dependence on foreign oil, I have talked about that dependence as the greatest threat to our economy and our national security. Our consumption is out of whack—25 percen… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 27, 2009 at 12:38pm — No Comments

National Journal experts discussion on energy

Interesting discussion over on the National Journal blog. Mr. Pickens provides the question and energy experts respond. Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 20, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

T. Boone Pickens: Widened Trade Gap Due to Rise in Oil Imports Strong Reminder of Urgent Need for Energy Reform

T. Boone Pickens: Widened Trade Gap Due to Rise in Oil Imports Strong Reminder of Urgent Need for Energy Reform U.S. Spent Nearly $500 Billion on Foreign Oil in 2008 as Economy Crumbled Dallas – May 12, 2009 – Energy expert T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in reaction to news that the U.S. trade deficit on oil imports widened for the first time in eight months during March, as the price of imported oil continued to climb: “Today’s news that the trade defic… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 12, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

HuffPo: The Oil Price Roller Coaster is on the Upswing

The latest column from Boone at the Huffington Post: The Oil Price Roller Coaster is on the Upswing It has been nine months since oil hit its high of $147 per barrel and the price of gasoline at the pump in the United States topped $4 per gallon for regular. In California, gasoline topped out at an average of $4.43 per gallon. Since then, the worldwide recession dampened worldwide demand and oil fell to about $39 per barrel in February of this year. But, guess what? OPEC has been fairly… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 11, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Pickens meets with PP district leaders at wind conference

I hope there will be another conference that's closer to our region soon! In the meantime, you may enjoy reading this coverage of the conference in the Daily Pickens along with seeing photos of a few Midwest district leaders who met with Boone. Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 7, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Pickens talks to full-house Mizzou crowd on Earth Day

Pickens talks to full-house Mizzou crowd on Earth Day Posted on April 22, 2009 by Karen Pojmann

Photos by Shane Epping Mizzou couldn’t have custom-ordered a more perfect Earth Day. The sun shined over an impeccable green Francis Quadrangle in Wednesday’s 75-degree weather. Ins… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 4, 2009 at 9:57am — No Comments

Texas oil tycoon pitches wind power at Washington and Lee University

From WDBJ-TV: Washington and Lee University has hosted a lot of well known speakers recently. They include the NFL Commissioner and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The latest is a famous billionaire who has a message for all Americans. T. Boone Pickens has been criss-crossing the country trying to sell his alternative energy plan. His latest stop was here on the campus of Washington and Lee. Pickens told the crowd of more… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 4, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

WSJ article on natural gas echoes Pickens statements

"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. The piece is headlined: “U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom” and is written by reporter Ben Cassleman who follows oil and gas issues for the Journal..." Read… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on May 1, 2009 at 3:32am — No Comments

Boone's take on the first 100 days

"In his first 100 days, President Obama moved aggressively to push a stimulus plan that jump-starts our nation’s move to renewable energy, particularly wind and solar. That’s great, and I’m optimistic that he recognizes the need to address the economic and national security threat of foreign oil. "He has promised to end imports from the Middle East within 10 years, and the only way he can do that is to replace foreign oil/diesel in transportation with domestic fuels, and the only way that can b… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Keep up the momentum during Congressional recess this week!

Thanks again to all of you in the Southeast who took action by participating in the Virtual March on Washington. We're now in the congressional recess/district work period, and we have a great opportunity to keep up the pressure and turn the support we generated during the march into action in Congress. The next step in the fight for energy independence will center around two legislative initiatives: the Natural… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 14, 2009 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Pentagon looks at alternative fuel sources

Folks, this is article has some interesting points to consider in the context of American security and cost of oil/fuel. Great to see DoD looking at alternative sources for their operations. Pentagon Prioritizes Pursuit Of Alternative Fuel Sources By Steve Vogel Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 13, 2009; A13 For the D… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 13, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Boone's latest column on HuffPo: The Pickens Plan Marches on Washington

The Pickens Plan Marches on Washington – The Huffington Post – 4/9/09 By T. Boone Pickens $18 billion. Sound like a lot of money? It sure does to me. The worst part is that's how much Americans shelled out last month to import 386 million barrels of oil. Think about the impact those dollars could have made right here right now as our country works its way out of this recession. In less than six mo… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 10, 2009 at 6:58am — No Comments

Coverage of Pickens town hall in Topeka: Pickens strikes with hot iron

Mr. Pickens led a town hall meeting in Topeka, Kans. yesterday. The Dole Institute at KU has video of it, and below is local print coverage. Pickens strikes with hot iron Topeka Capital-Journal LAWRENCE — Billionaire entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens expressed confidence Wednesday new federal investment in wind and solar power will lead to adoption of a national energy strategy that trims the nation’s addiction to foreign oil. “The iron is hot,”… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 9, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Pickens Highlights March Foreign Oil Dependence Numbers Amid Historic Virtual March on Washington

T. Boone Pickens Highlights March Foreign Oil Dependence Numbers Amid Historic Virtual March on Washington U.S. Sent $18 Billion Overseas and Imported 386 Million Barrels of Oil in March 2009 Washington, DC-- April 2, 2009 –On the second of the three day Pickens Plan Virtual March on Washington, energy executive T. Boone Pickens provided his fourth consecutive monthly update on the level of United States’ imports of foreign oil. Speaking directly to his New Energy Army and partici… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 2, 2009 at 7:03am — No Comments

Pickens Statement on Introduction of H.R. 1835-- the NAT GAS Act of 2009

T. Boone Pickens Statement on Introduction of H.R. 1835-- the NAT GAS Act of 2009 Washington, DC, April 1, 2009 – T. Boone Pickens offered the following statement of support for H.R. 1835, the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act, which was introduced today by Congressmen Dan Boren, John Larson, and John Sullivan. “I applaud Congressmen Boren, Larson, and Sullivan for introducing the NAT GAS Act today. In doing so, they’re showing that a bi-partisan a… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, T. Boone Pickens and John Podesta Release Letter to President Barack Obama Urging Action on Clean-Energy Infrastructure

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, T. Boone Pickens and John Podesta Release Letter to President Barack Obama Urging Action on Clean-Energy Infrastructure Center for American Progress Action Fund Issues Policy Paper “Wired for Progress 2.0: Building a National Clean -Energy Smart Grid” Builds on February 23, 2009 National Clean Energy Project Summit Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), energy executive T. Boone Pickens and Center f… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 1, 2009 at 9:24am — 1 Comment