You should make an appt with Barack Obama and insist that you sit on the Energy Board. Barack mentioned you first on television...None of the other candidates mentioned you...

General Electric as a major producer of wind energy would also make a great corporate partner. I am all in favor of corporate support in addition to government support.

Conservation is good, as is insulation IF you factor in air quality. We went through a big program back in the 80's nationwide, insulating millions of houses and changing the windows. BUT there was not nearly enough attention paid to the affects it had on indoor air quality. The results were deadly mold and other harmful things. Air to air heat exchangers, while a part of the original formula, were never used, nor even installed in most places. Creating new sources for generating electricity is a good, but not if it will double the monthly bill of the average person. I have asked you before, several times now, what the cost is of the energy you want to produce from all those windmills you want to build and I am still waiting for an answer. I like geothermal and Yellowstone is by far the best place to tap, but I've never heard it mentioned anywhere. Not many realize that Yellowstone is in fact a super volcano, largest in the world, that there used to be a mountain there. The last eruption was so huge it left only a valley. But the potential for energy, electrical, production is also huge. And the end/retail cost to the consumer should be far less than from a windmill. They same type of potential exists on the Pacific Coast, from northern California up into Alaska. And speaking of conservation, what are you doing in the area of Co-Generation? Do you have any idea how much usable energy there is to be found in that arena? I know your big focus in on windmills, and windmills are great in many ways, but don't trip over dollars just to pick up pennies because they are shiny and look good. We could also be powering millions of vehicles using nothing more than mechanical systems, gears, and flywheels, the technology is already proven and has been around for years, decades.

There's power in numbers. I'm very encouraged that Owens Corning is a corporate partner. Joe Rogers Fitzgerald, Georgia

Well today OPEC cut production again, even though the world is in economic turmoil. This should make all of us realize that OPEC is not concerned about the world ression. This should reinforce our need to be independent from foreign oil. It should make all of us angry including our elected officials on how they control us with there oil. We didn't see any emergency meetings when it was at $147 dollars a barrell. I can't wait until the day we tell them to choke on there oil. steve may

i am so happy that owens corning is getting with the PICKENS PLAN...we must NOT lose sight of this new direction that we want to go in.. It will be tempting for many folks to ignore trying to get off oil, since the prices are CURRENTLY DOWN, but as we ALL know, its only a matter of time ,before the oilcountries have us AGAIN in a strangle hold with the oil prices going up again.. we MUST SUCEED THIS TIME! SANDI UMBLE. HOLDEN, ME.

Congratulations T. Boone and Corning. Let this be the beginning of many more such partnerships. This should be a great infusion into the movement. Chad

well that is good news, we all know that the more we produce the cheaper it becomes, If we wait until renewable sources of energy become "CHEAPER" than oil, coal and natural gas, we will never get out of this rut. The first computers were a lot more expensive and less usable than now, what if we had waited?

Spectacular, Thank You Mike Thaman. Our Country and our Children will truly benefit from the actions we are taking today.

I don't care if oil goes to $10.00 a barrel. Screw those guys over in OPEC. We also can stop the pollution by using CNG. Tell OPEC to take a bath in it. We need to think forward.

Hello: I agree with the above comment. We must build asap on the grassroots movement that put Obama in office. Americans are still excited and hopeful about change and ready to move forward. I am not very technical and tend to resist relying on technology to save the planet, but if communicating in real time would help our movement build a winning strategy, then let's give it a try!

Fantastic, we need a consolidated effort to relieve our dependency on foreign oil and I believe corporate sponsorship is a great step forward in the successful implementation of our dream. Now let's make our dream a reality as we assemble one of the most resourceful teams in the world. I'm waiting for Academic sponsorship to help offer the research "brain power" to augment our team. Great job Mr. Pickens, keep up the inspiring work and I welcome Owens Corning and the leadership of Mr. Mike Thaman to our army. Happy Holidays! Now let's make 2009 a great leap forward in our efforts...

Owens Corning has a lobby in Washington, let's look sharp. If this is just the beginning of corporate partners then the voices will be from the the aisle and the lobby, then maybe the politicians will be shown what to do.

Clean Energy Should Be Our Cause! America needs a cause, an uplifting and nonpartisan mission, which harnesses our courage, patriotism, innovation and willingness to sacrifice to build a better future for our kids. A Blueprint for American Energy Renewal: http://www.thestreet.com/tsc/common/images/pdf/renewamerica_bonds2.pdf We are tired of rote partisanship and long for a defining cause greater than consumerism. We are in awe of and inspired by the World War II generation and the Civil Rights crusaders that came together, sacrificed and defeated common enemies and left a legacy of pride and prosperity for their children and grandchildren. We need to declare our independence from oil, rebuild our industrial economy and reestablish our national prestige. We can do this with our own savings, and profit handsomely from the economic transformation. The idea that I'm advocating, conceived together with my friend, H.B. Mertz, a small business owner from McMurray, Pennsylvania, is a special government bond like the war bonds issued during World War II. This time, the cause supported by the bonds would be Clean Energy http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/main.html. The Renew America Bonds http://www.nreca.org/Documents/PublicPolicy/CleanRenewableEnergyBonds.pdf we propose are, in essence, 30-year, zero-coupon U.S. government bonds, with principal redeemable at maturity or convertible to a payout based on the long-term performance of America's clean energy economy. The Renew America bonds would be marketed like War bonds were in World War II, from the President, through Wall Street, down to the classrooms across America. The proceeds of these bonds would be invested in the equity of companies that develop and commercialize new energy technology, through intermediaries like venture capital firms and new clean energy banks. The intermediaries would need to match the public investment, thus leveraging its impact. Bondholders would have a direct economic stake (through the conversion feature) in the outcome of America's energy and industrial renewal which would be catalyzed by the bonds. Purchasing the bonds would be both an act of patriotism and of economic rationality. Productive investment of the bond proceeds would help fulfill our generational duty to leave this country, and the world, better than we found it. Click here to see our detailed plan for the Renew America Bond Program http://www.thestreet.com/tsc/common/images/pdf/renewamerica_bonds2.pdf. Live from Owens Corning headquarters: Boone announces the Pickens Plan’s first corporate partner, Owens Corning. At the Toledo town hall with CEO Mike Thaman, hundreds of employees join Mike in signing the Pickens Plan pledge. John Floegel 7 Madison Avenue Summit, NJ 07901 (908) 358-4016 j-floegel@comcast.net H.B. Mertz 3311 Washington Road McMurray, PA 15317 (412) 628-1689 hbmertz@verizon.net

Yes, I agree with your Plan. I believe that T. Boone Pickens Team is well educated on the issue! [New Economy- Energy Plan for American people in 21st Century]. American's need a new Economic Revolution as well as a reconstruction period for a new energy Plan, Such as Jobs in America. I also hope that the new President-elect Barrack Obama and his Energy Team will work with congress on these issues, and T. Boone Pickens Plan. Louielamson2000 December 25, 2008

Will American people continue dependence on foreign oil? If so, I believe American Energy Downturn will be not fixing. Without Energy Independence, Americans will not have future economy goals. Neither for short term or long term… Will Americans people, Congress, and new President-Elect work with T Boone Pickens Plan to fix this problem? Absolutely America needs Pickens Plan. “It’s never too late to learn, or to fix a problem. It’s only too late when you do nothing, or ignore the problem. Jan 17, 2009 Louielamson2000

Readers may be reminded there's a cheaper, more plentiful fuel for trucks and aircraft. It's tested, safe, and produced by running electricity (generated by local-source renewable wind or solar sources) through water. Read about a proved-and-working alternative-energy plan that predates the Pickens Plan by two decades and is still a more-modern plan, from former Presidential candidate Harry Braun, through the Phoenix Project Foundation links from http://phoenixprojectfoundation.us