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January 28, 2014

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T. Boone Pickens’ Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address and The Call for Expanded Use of Natural Gas in U.S. Transportation

“The goal for me is and always has been to get our country off of OPEC oil and onto our own natural resources – including natural gas, with a focus on heavy-duty trucks.

“I’ve lived through a lot of energy crises in my life. We shouldn’t wait for a crisis to act. We should act now. I’m encouraged by the President’s focus on natural gas and transportation. But remember, a plan without action isn’t a plan, it’s a speech. I look forward to seeing how the President and Congress follow through.”

About the Pickens Plan
Unveiled on July 8, 2008 by T. Boone Pickens, the Pickens Plan is a detailed solution for ending the United States’ growing dependence on foreign oil. That year, when oil prices reached $140/barrel, America was spending about $700 billion for foreign oil, equaling the greatest transfer of wealth in history. America’s dependence on OPEC oil represents a continuing national security and national economic threat. The plan calls for expanding the use of domestic renewable resources, such as wind and solar, in power generation and using our abundant supplies of natural gas as a transportation fuel alternative to OPEC oil.

More than 2 million people have joined the Pickens Army through the website www.pickensplan.com, which has had over 20 million hits. For more information on the Pickens Plan please visit our website www.pickensplan.com. Boone can be followed on Twitter @boonepickens.