U.S. Paid Over $26 Billion for Oil in November Bipartisan NAT GAS Act would Dramatically Reduce Our Dependence on Foreign Oil as World Demand Poised to Increase Pickens says, “We have more than 100 years supply of natural gas in this country and a bill in Congress that will incentivize us to use it to replace imported oil, allowing America to recapture control of its energy policy.” DALLAS----In his twelfth consecutive monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy... Read Full Story
Chairman of Boone Pickens Capital Management T. Boone Pickens speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending a two-day summit to discuss a domestic policy agenda to advance alternative energy for the country's future. (Getty Images) more pics » Last we heard of T. Boone Pickens , he was trying to build a series of wind farms across the American Southwest. Now it seems he's back to... Read Full Story
Billionaire energy magnate T. Boone Pickens says a town-hall meeting planned for his alma mater to promote his "Pickens Plan" for energy independence will be his next-to-last in a university setting. The Oklahoma State University graduate has scheduled the meeting for Thursday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater and says he's hopeful to fill the arena, which seats about 13,600. Pickens has touted his "Pickens Plan" for energy independence since July 2008. The multimedia campaign is designed... Read Full Story
No, we're not announcing that oil's been discovered at Massachusetts' Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort . But, there's something actually much better, for the environment and for skiing resorts in general. As you can see by the pictures and video, we're writing about T. Boone Pickens ' new mania , wind energy. The ski industry is discovering the energy saving advantages of wind turbines - with Jiminy Peak as the first example. It impacts the bottom line directly once the not inconsiderable costs... Read Full Story
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February 10, 2009
T.Boone speaks at TranStar, a consortium responsible for providing Transportation Management and Emergency Management services to the Greater Houston Region
HOUSTON, TX (RushPRnews) 02/10/09- -Today energy expert T. Boone Pickens highlighted the... Read Full Story
In 1970, visions of ' Planet of the Apes ' and ' Soylent Green ' painted a grim picture of the future, when concerns centered on over-population and war. The world population has since doubled, but progress has been made in trash recycling , strengthening the ozone , cleaning and protecting park lands and reducing water and air pollution in urban areas. The essential role of rainforests in the global ecosystem has received greater awareness. At this moment in time, President Obama has... Read Full Story
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“Entertaining…both Adam Smith and Horatio Alger would find something to like in the rise of T. Boone Pickens.” — Wall Street Journa l
“The latest memoir from the Texas oilman…Pickens’ sauciness does entertain.” — Time magazine
“Sassy…breezes along…salted with earthy aphorisms.” — Bloomberg.com
“Self-deprecating and audacious…overall, it’s decidedly informative about the machinations of business.” — Dallas Morning News
“A fascinating, eye-opening book... Read Full Story
Via GreenMarine Productions Congressman John Larson will host a public forum on the Economy and Energy at Goodwin College in East Hartford on Tuesday, November 24th, from 4 - 5:30 pm in Goodwin College Auditorium. Larson will be joined by special guest T. Boone Pickens, energy pioneer and creator of the Pickens Plan. Larson is a co-sponsor of the NAT GAS Act, legislation Mr. Pickens strongly supports, which will make domestic natural gas a more accessible alternative to imported oil... Read Full Story
Oil has "peaked" (peak oil pun intended) my interest again, especially after the fall today and the way it has risen with an irrational market. Today T. Boone Pickens said: Texas oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens on Monday reiterated his prediction that crude oil prices would hit $75 a barrel this year as producers scale back production. Pickens said about OPEC producers: "They told you they want $75 by the end of the year, I would count on that, I believe them." OPEC has scaled back output to... Read Full Story
Boone Pickens bring some common sense to the energy complex. Click here for the Business News Network interview with Boone. There are three parts to the interview that roll one after another. Picken's Plan is to replace some crude oil usage with natural gas. His argument being that natural gas is plentiful in the USA so why not use it instead of crude oil. Makes sense, except the infrastructure is not currently in place to use natural gas for trucks rather than diesel fuel. Another issue is... Read Full Story
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