Pickens Plan

Time to Pass the Natural Gas Bill

Daniel Dicker | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Congress, Natural Gas, Fracking, Barack Obama, Pickens Plan, Natural-Gas-Bill, Politics News
Daniel Dicker

Have you had enough of paying $4 a gallon for gas? Do you wonder what you're going to do if gas prices go to $5 a gallon this summer? You're not alone.

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Get With the Plan

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: T. Boone Pickens, U.S. Constitution, Constitution, T Boone Pickens, Pickens Plan, War on Terror, Osama Bin Laden, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

Absent a plan of their own, critics of my plan for energy independence are for the status quo, which is to continue sending billions of dollars to OPEC nations, many of which, in return, are helping to fund terrorism.

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T. Boone Pickens' New Energy Plan

Roll Call | Ambreen Ali | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Foreign Oil, John Sullivan, T. Boone Pickens, Opec, NAT GAS Act, Wind Energy, Bruce Hamilton, Dependence on Foreign Oil, Natural Gas Drilling, Natural Gas, Oklahoma, American Wind Energy Association, Wind Turbines, Sierra Club, Pickens Plan, Green News

T. Boone Pickens has a new plan -- but fewer allies -- in his quest to curb America's dependency on foreign oil....

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T. Boone Pickens: Climate Change Bill Is Coming, 'It's Too Important For The Security Of America' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Obama Climate Bill, T. Boone Pickens, Natural Gas Tax Credits, Milken Institute's Global Confernce, Natural Gas, Climate Change, Natural Gas Act, Climate Change Bill, Pickens Plan, Boone Pickens, Business News

T. Boone Pickens, the legendary oil investor and, more recently, a devout champion of ending America's reliance on fossil fuels, said on Tuesday that ...

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Will Natural Gas Save Us?

Michael J. Newport | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Newport, Pickens-Plan, Clean Energy, Mainland Resources, Oil Imports, Natural Gas, Green News
Michael J. Newport

While our country has enough natural gas reserves to fuel us for many generations, we need to keep our eye on the prize -- environmentally sound energy solutions not tied to natural resources.

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Putting Natural Gas to Work for America

George Pataki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Oil, Energy, Gas, Natural Resources, Green Energy, Pickens Plan, Natural Gas, Green News
George Pataki

While we will have great sources of renewable fuel down the road, we need something now. And what is available now, and proven to be in great abundance in the United States, is natural gas.

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My New Year's Resolution

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NAT GAS Act, T. Boone Pickens, Barack Obama, Pickens Plan, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

As soon as health care wraps up in Congress, Washington's number one public policy issue must become winning approval of a plan to end our dangerous and costly dependence on foreign oil.

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Calling It Like I See It

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Natural Gas, T. Boone Pickens, Wall Street Journal, Pickens Plan, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

Do you think the U.S. can afford to spend half a trillion dollars on imported oil? I sure don't. Yet that's how much we spent in 2008.

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Propane and the Pickens Plan

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Air Quality, Propane Gas, T. Boone Pickens, Propane Market, Global Warming, Climate Change, Pickens Plan, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

There is another domestic fuel that is part of the alternative fuel mix, but has not been as widely discussed -- and that is propane. It's an important part of the Pickens Plan.

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Swimming in Natural Gas

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NAT GAS Act, Hugo Chavez, Barnett Shale, T. Boone Pickens, H.R. 1835, Haynesville Shale, Pickens Plan, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

Just a few years ago energy experts were writing natural gas off. Now, it's almost as if divine intervention has occurred. We're swimming in it.

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More Momentum for the Pickens Plan

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Oil, T. Boone Pickens, Randall Stephenson, Owens Corning, American Electric Power, AutoNation USA, Alternative Energy, AT&T, Imported Oil, Peterbilt, Pickens Plan, Mike Jackson, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

Ending our addiction to foreign oil was my goal when I launched the Pickens Plan on July 8. Do you want to guess who got my plan right off the bat? The American people.

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Stimulus and Energy

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Russia, U.S. Economy, Congress Stimulus, Congress, T. Boone Pickens, Obama Stimulus, Opec, Economy, Economic Crisis, Clean Energy, Obama Economy, Congressional Budget Office, Stimulus, Ukraine, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Vehicles, Wind Power T. Boone Pickens, Ukraine Gas, Pickens Plan, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

We have the capacity to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 50% overall and reduce to zero the amount of oil we import from the Middle East, Africa and Venezuela. We don't have to be at the mercy of OPEC.

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In Fight For Energy Independence, Pickens Has New Weapon

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Foreign Oil, Oil Addiction, T Boone Pickens, Oil, Energy Independence, Pickens Plan, Green News

WASHINGTON — Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens is adding a new wrinkle to his push for U.S. energy independence: monthly updates to remind Americans...

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Pickens Plan Floundering, But Has Helped Raise Grid Awareness

Wall Street Journal | NEIL KING JR. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Natural Gas Cars, Energy, Gas Prices, Energy Grid, T Boone Pickens, Cars, Pickens Plan, Trucks, Green Infrastructure, Oil Prices, Green Energy, Wind Turbines, Green Technology, Natural Gas, Green News

Mr. Pickens is also amassing a nationwide cadre of supporters, including a "Pickens Army" of 1.3 million online adherents. One such foot soldier is Ry...

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For the Pickens Plan to Work, People Have to Misunderstand It

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Energy Policy, Wind, Transportation, Energy Play, Solar, Pickens Plan, Natural Gas, Oil, Foreign Oil, Global Warming, Natural Gas Vehicles, Climate Change, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Green News
Josh Nelson

Nobody who knows what they are talking about really thinks it makes much sense to replace our dependence on one dirty fossil fuel with another.

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Pay It Backward--The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Budget Deficit $490 Billion, Obama Housing Crisis, T. Boone Pickens, John McCain, Mccain Housing Crisis, Judaism, Bush Tax Cuts, Thomas Friedman, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Housing Crisis, Bush Economy, Bush Administration, National Debt Soars, New York Times, Financial Crisis, Wealth Transfer, Pickens Plan, Business News
Larry Gellman

For the last 20 years, I've been hearing that we're in the midst of the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History. The slogan has remained the same but both the beneficiaries of the wealth have changed.

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Boone Pickens Caught in Several More Lies on Frontline

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pbs, T. Boone Pickens, Energy Independence, Politics, Heat, Natural Gas, Pickens Plan, Foreign Oil, Green, Global Warming, Energy, Boone Pickens, Climate Change, Green News
Josh Nelson

It is starting to look like Pickens has a bad habit of telling a few whoppers in every public appearance. Lie #1: Democratic candidates don't know how reducing CO2 emissions by 60-80% is possible.

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T. Boone Pickens Takes His Energy Plan On The Road

Chicago Tribune | David Greising | Posted 05.25.2011

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The stock market had opened down nearly 800 points Friday morning, then bounced back by 500, and T. Boone Pickens paused from describing his big idea ...

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Sarah Palin and Boone Pickens: Birds of a Feather

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Policy, T. Boone Pickens, Wind Power, Politics, Todd Palin, Pickens Plan, Green, Drill Baby Drill, Oil Drilling, Natural Gas Vehicles, Global Warming, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Josh Nelson

As has been pointed out repeatedly, Sarah Palin does not "get" the energy situation. Truth be told, she probably "gets" the energy situation about as well as Pickens himself gets global warming.

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Picky About the Pickens Plan

Christiana Wyly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, George Bush, Energy Prices, Clean Coal, George W. Bush, Energy Crisis, Clean Energy, Big Oil Profits, Green Energy, Energy Policy, T. Boone Pickens Wind Turbines, Texas, Corn Prices, Oil Drilling, Green Technology, 2008 Presidential Race, T.Boone Pickens, Oil, Oil Prices, Natural Gas, President Bush, Pickens Plan, Green News
Christiana Wyly

"Son, I used to be IN the Oil Lobby! We don't have to worry about them. We the people are more powerful than any lobby any day of the week."

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Pickens Ad Rejected By NBC And Other Highlights From T. Boone At The DNC

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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T. Boone Pickens, Carl Pope and John Podesta walk into a big tent. OK, OK, the "isn't it weird that these guys agree?" joke is getting a little tired...

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Ralph Nader Says Geothermal Is The Way, Pickens Is A Good Starting Point

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Pickens Plan, Geothermal Energy, Energy Policy, Ralph Nader, Green News

While the Democratic National Convention took control of Denver this week, a reported 4,000 people showed up to a Ralph Nader campaign rally at the Un...

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America Hungry For More Pickens Boldness

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Al Gore, T. Boone Pickens, Green Psychology, Climate Change, Green, Mccain, Obama, Psychology, Pickens Plan, America, Robert Redford, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Could it be that the timid approach to climate change is missing the boat? Leaders are failing to recognize what will most likely move us -- a challenge at the measure of our appetites.

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Will Anyone Seriously Question T. Boone Pickens at the Big Tent?

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Nrdc, Dnc, Crooks and Liars, T. Boone Pickens, The Big Tent, Democratic National Convention, Adam Siegel, Democratic National Convention Denver, Pickens Plan, Big Tent, Natural Gas Vehicles, Greenwashing, John Podesta, Carl Pope, Democratic Convention, Green News
Josh Nelson

Will John Podesta and Carl Pope a) greenwash a Republican operative oil man who funded the swift boat vets and has plans to make billions selling natural gas and exploiting our water supply? or b) do the right thing?

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Pickens Says "Drill, Drill, Drill" (VIDEO)

Climate Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Oil Drilling, Green News, Drilling, Green, Environment, Boone Pickens, Pickens Plan, Offshore Drilling, Green News

In his first TV ad, conservative billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens said "This Is One Emergency We Can't Drill Our Way Out Of." Although Pickens clea...

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