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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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- 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.
HOUSTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- 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.
DALLAS, May 12 (UPI) -- 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.
WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- 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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DALLAS, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The United States imports more oil than any other country in the world to the tune of $600,000 every minute, energy mogul T. Boone Pickens warned.
DALLAS, July 15 (UPI) -- A nationwide switch to gas as the principal fuel for heavy road traffic could save the United States tens of billions of dollars and also reduce politically volatile dependence on foreign oil, billionaire campaigner T. Boone Pickens said Wednesday.
DALLAS, April 1 (UPI) -- Energy magnate T. Boone Pickens welcomed U.S. plans to expand offshore drilling but stressed domestic natural gas was needed to ease foreign dependency.
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DALLAS, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government in 2009 sent more than $500,000 every minute to foreign governments to pay for oil, energy mogul T. Boone Pickens said.
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