All Blog Posts Tagged 'pickens' (200)

Wall Street is listening!

I was just listening to CNBC when my attention was grabbed by a business news article they were about to do on the smart grid. I'm not an expert on the stock market but I believe this is both good and positive news for us all. It appears that an ETF(exchange traded fund) has been created to trade in companies that are in smart grid businesses. The stock symbol for the fund is GRID and it will create a basket of 29 companies that work with smart grid infrastructure, equipment and components for t… Continue

Added by allen bauman on November 18, 2009 at 8:24am — No Comments

VISIONS OF 2012 DOOMSDAY

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Added by James Everitt on November 3, 2009 at 9:30am — 9 Comments

Pickens 10 Questions from Oct.31, 2008 TIME

Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 10 Questions for T. Boone Pickens Do you envision an energy plan that will eventually lead to the U.S. no longer being dependent on fossil fuels? Paul Frost, IONIA, MICH. That'll be a long time off. What I envision is we're going to have to use every resource we have. I want to get off of foreign oil. When I say off foreign oil, I'm O.K. with Canadian oil. I'm O.K. wit… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on November 3, 2009 at 9:20am — 1 Comment

Why allow offshore drilling in the U.S.? One answer is obvious...

A reason why Obama needs to allow offshore drilling in the U.S despite strong financial ties to Lobbyists against it: It's a Mercedes Benz owned by an Abu Dhabi oil billionaire (naturally). Featuring the newly developed V10 quad turbo with 1,600 horsepower and 2800nm of torque; 0-100km/h in less than 2 seconds, 1/4 mile in 6.89 seconds.; Running on biofuel! It is NOT made of stainless steel, people; it is made of WHITE GOLD. Continue

Added by Chris Bylander on October 28, 2009 at 7:29am — 1 Comment

THE FAILING OF THE PICKINS PLAN

I FIND THE PICKENS PLAN A GREAT CONCEPT FOR TALKING BUT A DISMAL FAILURE FOR ACTION. AS FAR AS I KNOW NOT EVEN 1% OF THE MEMBERSHIP HAS MADE AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THEIR ELECTRIC POWER BILL BY 25% TO 50%. THAT WOULD HAVE SAID SO MUCH MORE. I WOULD HAVE HAD SO MUCH MORE RESPECT FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT TOOK ACTION TO LOWER THEIR CARBON FOOT PRINT. Continue

Added by DANIEL B FROMHOFF on October 1, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

At THIS MOMENT 11% OF MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE

WHAT I WOULD DO IS BE IN CONTACT WITH THE MEMBERSHIP, CHECK ON MEMBERS PAGES GIVE THE PERSONAL ADVICE AND BE THE GLUE THAT HOLDS US TOGETHER, I KNOW I AM VERY ACTIVE AND REMAIN SO, MIGHT JUST SOUND OFF TO A FEW BUT THAT IS LIFE.....................CHECK WEB SITES ONE BY ONE, Continue

Added by Jeffrey Michael Paganini on September 30, 2009 at 8:47pm — No Comments

MARVIN DAVIS IS A CSA CERTIFIED CNG FUEL SYSTEM AND TANK INSTALLER AND INSPECTOR # U4357A in Oklahoma!!!!!!!!!!

In August 2009 I became a certified CSA CNG fuel system and tank installer/inspector in Oklahoma! CSA is the highest certifcation on the planet and has world wide credentials and leway! My cert.# is U4357A and my website is WWW.MARVINSCNG.COM and my Cell# is 405-412-9844. I'm running a T.Boone Pickens discount if you mention him when requesting a conversion at WWW.MARVINSCNG.COM . Thank you Mr.Pickens for this site and wealth of imense talent you have here. Thanks for returning my phone calls to… Continue

Added by Marvin Davis on September 30, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Does improving energy efficiency actually increase the carbon footprint.

This is a very thought provoking article about how increases in energy efficiency may lead to increases in energy use: The Jevons Paradox It is followed by some interesting commentary. The Jevons Paradox How Efficiency Improvements May Be Undermining Sustainability Posted on Sep 4 by Martin Holladay U.S. energy consumption continues to rise. In spite of continuing efficiency improvements that allow manufacturers to reduce the energy required per unit of production, we’re using more ene… Continue

Added by allen bauman on September 4, 2009 at 11:16pm — No Comments

New Federal Grants Will Allow J.B. Hunt To Deploy 262 Liquid Natural Gas Trucks

The nation’s supply chain is getting an energy-efficient shot in the arm that will make transporting goods more cost-effective, energy efficient and environmentally friendly. A series of cost-sharing grants from the Department of Energy, totaling $300 million, should help 25 separate projects add more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles. The grants also w… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on August 28, 2009 at 8:44am — 10 Comments

Dynamic Duo: Pickens and Turner

Replacing Coal Plants by Natural Gas & Renewables by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 08.17.09 Culture & Celebrity, TreeHugger.com In an opinion piece in Sunday's edition of the Wall Street Journal, T… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on August 18, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Underwear for Understanding

Today, I saw a fantastic article on Yahoo! Green, discussing one environmentalist groups recent campaign. The group was upset about a particular companies sale of pesticides overseas which is outlawed here in the US. The pesticides are linked to numerous health issues in humans as well as malformations in animals. However, with some clever thinking the group came up with an innovative "solution." They decided that they would all send a pair of old underwear to the companies headquarters until it… Continue

Added by Tyler Baker on August 13, 2009 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Natural Gas Fuel; A Bridge To....What?

Last year T. Boone Pickens brought the concept of natural gas as a vehicle fuel into the national stream of consciousness when he launched his “Pickens Plan”. Since then the concept has evolved to the point where there are several pieces of legislation making their way through Congress (Natural Gas Act of 2009)and the Senate which will encourage the more widespread implementation of this “green” fossil fuel. Recent estimates of the natural gas reserves in the United States indicate that we have… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on August 3, 2009 at 8:24am — 7 Comments

Sobering new report on the decline in the World's oil output.

Just puts a little extra "oomph" behind what we are doing, IMO. Worth a read. This would be an excellent reference for a letter to the editor. Continue

Added by Mike Mott on August 2, 2009 at 8:41pm — No Comments

Fantastic way to submit Letters to the Editor!

Hey Gang, Mike Pickens sent me this link. You really won't believe how easy this site is as a way to submit those letters. Please check it out & bookmark it. I guarantee it'll come in handy :). Publish a letter Continue

Added by Mike Mott on July 29, 2009 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

U.S. natgas rig count climbs 10 to 675 for week

U.S. natgas rig count climbs 10 to 675 for week Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:06pm EDT NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States rose 10 this week to 675 after sinking last week to its lowest level in more than seven years, according to a report on Friday by oil services firm Baker Hughes in Houston. U.S. natural gas drilling rigs have been in a mostly steady decline since peaking above 1,600 in September, and now stand at 880 rigs, or 57 percent, belo… Continue

Added by Mike Pickens on July 26, 2009 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Senator Bernie Sanders supports "Energy Revolution"

We Need an Energy Revolution The United States today spends some $400 billion a year importing oil from countries like Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Mexico, Russia, and Venezuela. Think for a moment what an incredible impact that same $400 billion a year could have on our country if that money were invested here and not abroad, in such areas as weatherization, energy efficiency, sustainable energies like wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, public transportation and automobiles that are energy efficient… Continue

Added by Mike Pickens on July 24, 2009 at 9:33am — No Comments

One year later: Pickens Plan impacts energy debate

One year later: Pickens Plan impacts energy debate BY WILL BRACKETT July 20, 2009 Recently, T. Boone Pickens observed the one-year anniversary of the launch of his campaign to transform energy usage in America with the primary goal of reducing our nation’s reliance on imported oil. Pickens celebrated “Energy Independence Day” on July 8 with the introduction of the NAT GAS Act in the U.S. Senate (Senate Bill 1408) with the measure’s sponsors, U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Robert Menendez, D… Continue

Added by Mike Pickens on July 20, 2009 at 7:14pm — No Comments

Natural Gas moves Cars

Natural Gas Moves Cars Location: New York Author: Ken Silverstein Date: Monday, July 20, 2009 Telecommunications giant AT&T says that it will renovate its gasoline-powered fleet of vehicles so that they can use alternative fuels such as natural gas. Over the next five years, it will convert 8,000 of those cars. It then hopes to have 15,000 clean-burning vehicles on the road by 2019. It is part of a trend that began in the mid-1990s when the federal government enacted mandates to require go… Continue

Added by Mike Pickens on July 20, 2009 at 6:59am — No Comments

Is Hydrogen the Best of the Green Fuels?

Special thanks to Mr. Mike Johnston for contributing to this article Currently, the U.S. and most of the world is in what would be called the fossil fuel economy. The majority of our power source is from oil, natural gas, coal, and petroleum products. We need energy to keep our world and society running; however, fossil fuel energy also creates problems such as… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on July 20, 2009 at 5:33am — 1 Comment

Forbes: Twenty Dollar Per Gallon Gasoline

Christopher Steiner, 07.16.09, 06:00 PM EDT How the rising price of oil will change our lives. What does it mean to be middle-class? It means to have a home, to have a regular income, to have consumer freedom, to drive a gas-burning vehicle, and in general, to consume. And when people consume, they consume oil. It takes oil to power your car, to produce your plastic yogurt cup, to harvest the grain that makes your bread, to transport the livestock that will be your meat. It takes fuel to shi… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on July 17, 2009 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment