T. Boone Pickens Testifies On Energy Security On Capitol Hill
Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about alternative energy plans for the United States on July 22, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington. After making billions of dollars as an oil speculator, Pickens wants to promote the use of American technology, including wind turbines, and alternative energy to reduce the U.S. dependency on foreign oil. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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U.S. energy production gains have made it so the country might not need the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, billionaire T. Boone Pickens said.
A Texas Christian University student was charged with evidence tampering in the death of T. Boone Pickens' grandson, court documents said.
The U.S. government's policies regarding the renewable energy sector suggests it's no longer interested in fossil fuels, said T. Boone Pickens.
The 21-year-old grandson of oil and gas businessman T. Boone Pickens died after being driven in a private car to a Fort Worth, Texas, hospital, officials said.
Long-term prospects for the shale natural gas sector in the United States aren't very encouraging, Russian natural gas company Gazprom said.
Minnesota regulators say they've delayed a proposed wind farm since the developer failed to produce an adequate plan to protect bald eagles and other creatures.
All companies drilling for natural gas on U.S. public lands are called on to disclose chemicals they're using during the process, President Barack Obama said.
There's no reason why the United States can't take advantage of what's described as a natural gas revolution, the head of Chesapeake Energy said from Houston.
U.S. addiction to foreign oil subsidizes terrorism and is one of the greatest threats to the country's economic wealth, financial magnate T. Boone Pickens said.
Now is the time for the U.S. consumer to take advantage of domestic resources and start using natural gas vehicles, two lawmakers urged.
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