Conservative Pulse

Obama meets T. Boone Pickens

Likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama met with T. Boone Pickens to discuss energy policy today. The two men would be unlikely allies, as Pickens has been a staunch Republican who heavily funded the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth organization that’s largely credited for destroying John Kerry’s Presidential campaign back in 2004. When asked [...]

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McCain: Bush caused oil price drop

McCain has said that Bush’s removal of a ban on offshore drilling was largely the cause for a recent drop in oil prices that has lowered gas prices by 5 - 10 cents per gallon in many areas of the country so far. Bush recently lifted the executive order banning offshore drilling that his father put [...]

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T. Boone Pickens is no Al Gore

T. Boone Pickens, who last week unveiled a comprehensive and practical plan to reduce foreign oil imports by more than 30%, or $300 billion, in the next 5-10 years, is taking issue with Al Gore’s recent speech.   Today, Pickens released the following statement… “Today, former Vice President Al Gore put forward a framework of a plan [...]

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T. Boone Pickens has the right plan

Oilman and outspoken political activist T. Boone Pickens has the right idea for dealing with America’s energy crisis.  His proposal, backed by a healthy dose of television advertising that has just started, urges Americans to elect leaders that will work to promote energy diversity.  Specifically, Pickens wants to begin using wind generated power to supply 22% [...]

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It’s time for conservatives to embrace energy diversity

As a Republican, I have grown very tired of the mistaken notion that our party is the party of oil and coal.  There is nothing in the platform or doctrine that demands our allegiance to fossil fuels.  Alternative energy and alternative fuels are good for America because they promote energy independence.  We cannot continue to be reliant on [...]

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