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« Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.13.08-12.15.08
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 12.16.08 »

Boone and the Pink Panther

The Pickens Plan is moving ahead. Last week we teamed up with the American Lung Association.

This week we got a great partner when the Owen Corning company came on board.

We hitched up the T. Boone Express and took a ride to Toledo, Ohio where they are headquartered.

You know Owens Corning; they’re the guys who do insulation and have the Pink Panther as their mascot.

We were both pretty happy about the deal!

Owens Corning is helping us expand the Pickens Plan from our focus on energy production into the area of energy conservation. According to the CEO of Owens Corning, Mike Thaman, adding insulation to existing homes and buildings can save millions of dollars a year in imported oil - especially in the Northeast - and in natural gas in homes heated by gas or electricity.

Either way, that translates into less foreign oil and I’m for less foreign oil.
Mike Thaman invited me to do a town hall with the staff at the Toledo headquarters. But listen to this: They hooked up the video deal to 78 U.S. locations, five in Europe and two in Asia.

This is what the scene looked like from the control booth.

The important thing is that with the American Lung Association and Owens Corning this deal is gathering steam.

Barack Obama announced his energy and environmental team yesterday. Dr. Seven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics, will be Energy Secretary. Carole Browner will be the person in the White House who oversees energy and the environment which tells me that Dr. Chu will run the labs but the policy will come out of the White House.

That’s a good thing for us. You remember I met with Carole Browner a week or so ago when she was heading up the Energy Transition Team.

A good day for the Pickens Plan, army. We’re marching forward!

– Boone

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 at 7:06 am by T. Boone Pickens in In the News, Pickens Plan.
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Comments8 Responses to “Boone and the Pink Panther”

December 16th, 2008 at 8:25 am

James Everitt


The Energy and Environment Team Monday, December 15, 2008 "The future of our economy and national security is inextricably linked to one challenge: energy," President-elect Barack Obama said at a Chicago press conference today announcing the leaders who will guide his administration's policy on energy and the environment. "The team that I have assembled here today is uniquely suited to meet the great challenges of this defining moment. They are leading experts and accomplished managers, and they are ready to reform government and help transform our economy so that our people are more prosperous, our nation is more secure, and our planet is protected." The nominees include Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator; Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change; and Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change. President-elect Obama acknowledged that he is not the first leader to promise dramatic efforts on climate change and American energy independence -- but "This time must be different," he said. "This is not a challenge for government alone – it is a challenge for all of us. The pursuit of a new energy economy requires a sustained, all-hands-on-deck effort because the foundation of our energy independence is right here, in America." Pictures from the event and President-elect Obama's remarks Click Here. <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ERNWRPaZ22A

December 17th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Bill O'Grady


With O C on board,maybe more of the the other Fortune 500 will join ranks and join the Pickens Plan

December 17th, 2008 at 1:40 pm

Patrick W OConnor


Owens-Corning should take a look at buying up a small company called Axial Vector Engine Corp. which has just launched a couple of new products that will enhance the capabilities of wind-powered generators

December 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Ken


Owens Corning just gave a great holiday gift to the USA and the world!!!!!!!1 Thank you OC!

December 17th, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Bernadette Kinzer


WOW! Great news! It feels like the stars are finally in alignment and people are acting to move forward for the greater good - worldwide. I am so impressed with Boone's pro-active "let's get it done attitude". It's contagious and I am feeling excited and hopeful for the first time that this is actually going to work. Thanks for the update and "Go team go!"

December 17th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Michael Hester


I am all for this alliance, but honestly, insulation is a great portion of the pollution in home construction and demolition. A properly insulated building, no matter the structure, is an energy saver and that is a great thing. But I would really like to see Owens Corning become the leading giant in natural and biodegradable insulation forms. Materials that keep their insulating ability while in your walls and ceilings and floors, but which can break down and be more environmentally friendly in disposal of unused bits in a roll, or when buildings get demolished, as will eventually happen. I say, make that a major goal for O.C. and show some real results toward achieving that goal, and I'll back Owens 100% as a member of the Pickens Team.

December 17th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

Dennis Finch


Boone, Very nice work. OC is a strong partner who can help spread the word and lend even more credibility to the cause. Now, I have one comment, made with all respect...please do not stand with your hands in your pockets during a business meeting. It shows a lack of confidence...note the guy standing behind the speaker in the attached video...he looks confused, intimidated and out of place...watch his hands and facial expressions.. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1842760405/bctid4561767001 I wouldn't buy a car from him (or anything else, for that matter). Submitted with respect. Happy Holidays, Dennis Finch

December 18th, 2008 at 8:58 am

david epps


T. Boone Pickens says " We use more energy to heat, cool and light our homes and offices than we do to power our factories or even to drive our cars and trucks.Our country can save over 1 million barrels a day just by making our homes and offices more efficient. That's 1 million barrels we won't have to import from overseas. That's a big step in the right direction" See PROOF at http://push.pickensplan.com/group/technicalaspectsofthepickensplan/forum/topic/show?id=2187034:Topic:1617193 Owens Corning insulation products Owens Corning Fold Form ICF R25 (includes concrete) http://www.owenscorning.com/foldform/index.asp Owens Corning Basement finishing system R11 (does not include concrete and below grade R values) http://franchising.owenscorning.com/bfs/ Owens Corning rigid foam insulation http://insulation.owenscorning.com/homeowners/insulation-products/foamular-150.aspx Owens Corning fiberglass batts http://insulation.owenscorning.com/homeowners/insulation-products/r-38-fiberglass-insulation.aspx Use an injected foam product to 1 inch thickness to seal cracks and openings then lay down the insulating batts and/or the rigid foam insulation. Soy foam, tiger foam, tripolymer are good products.to stop the air infiltration and then the Owens Corning products are used to get the desired R value at the lowest cost. I say that with an aggressive home and office energy efficiency strategy. Which includes 1. Made In America Insulation, R24 walls and R50 ceiling 2. Made In America products to Eliminate air infiltration 3. Made In America products to increase thermal performance improvements, (windows, attic venting, window shading) are made. 4. Made In America Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) with solar thermal assist and/or 5. Made In America products to active and passive Solar Thermal (ST) whole house heating. 6. Made In North America Energy Star appliances and solar thermal hot water A typical homes energy consumption can be reduced by 85%. http://push.pickensplan.com/group/geosourcesolarthermalandenergyefficiency An 85% reduction in home and commercial energy use our country can save over 17 million BOE a day. Owens Corning products are Made in America, by Americans, for Americans. By aggressive home and office energy efficiency strategy, I mean investing about $11,000 or 1/3 of a typical 5KW installation of todays PV costing about $35,000 and conserve more energy than todays PV generate. Cudo's to T. Boone Pickens and Owens Corning. Smart thinking by smart men.. David PS Let's get these associations on board http://www.naima.org/ http://www.igshpa.okstate.edu/index.htm http://www.forms.org/

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