Category Archives: Natural Gas

PICKENS ENCOURAGED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CALL FOR A MORE SECURE AMERICAN ENERGY FUTURE

Dallas, TX – March 30, 2010 – T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in response to remarks by President Obama at Georgetown University, where he outlined his plan for America’s energy security: “Today the President articulated the national … Continue reading

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Energy Security – Are We Ready?

Today, President Barack Obama spoke to students at Georgetown University to challenge the next generation to meet the challenge of reducing our dependence on foreign oil.  He put forth a plan to reduce our daily import of foreign oil by … Continue reading

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Is Methanol the Silver Bullet?

In our quest to find sources of energy to replace petroleum, it is hard not to look at other fossil-based resources that haven’t been over-utilized and are abundant in the United States and the Americas. Natural gas definitely fits the … Continue reading

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Oil Addiction: Who Runs Bartertown?

I’m a Mad Max movie buff so I couldn’t resist writing a post comparing the energy embargo scene in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome to our current world oil addiction.  Beyond Thunderdome is set in a post-apocalyptic world where we’ve destroyed … Continue reading

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Voters Guide to Picking Candidates

Before you go to the voting booth this year, make sure you do a little research on the candidates and understand where they stand on reducing our dependence on petroleum.  If asked, all candidates will answer, “I support reducing our … Continue reading

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Pickens Plan for Energy Independence

Today, we used 21 million barrels of oil in the US.  Actually, we do this every day.  That accounts for 25% of global production.  We import 13 million barrels of oil per day of which  5 million barrels come from … Continue reading

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