T. Boone now teams up with Nancy Pelosi on Pickens Plan
Posted by Mike The Highwayman on August 13, 2008
T. Boone Pickens has a huge financial stake in his Plan. We know this. But now, word has come out, via Michelle Malkin and Rush Limbaugh, that Nancy Pelosi has a stake in this too.
Specifically, Nancy Pelosi has a couple thousand shares in Clean Energy Fuels Corp, which is T. Boone’s company that sells fleet natural gas refueling services. Right now, the stock has been doing ok, especially when compared to the rest of the market: Google Finance chart of CLNE since inception
Since T. Boone has said that he wants a federal mandate of ALL fleet (public and private sector) vehicles to be powered by natural gas, this would become a HUGE financial windfall for T. Boone. But now there is another player who would benefit immensely from this: the Speaker of the House.
Increasingly, it looks like this is a money grab by Pickens who is using government power to increase his financial ends. And it will come at the expense of taxpayers and electricity users.
Athanasius said
So when is the media planning on exposing Pelosi’s conflict of interest. She doesn’t allow a vote on drilling because she’s heavily invested in the Pickens’ plan. Come on!
George said
What’s the surprise here? T Boone made his money not in oil but by green mailing companies with threatened hostile takeovers. The fact Pelosi is involved is no surprise, she only cares about herself and power, not about the American people, and to keep her power costs her money so she makes deals with Pickens
Pat Jack said
Pelosi On Pickens Plan
Do we want powerful stockholders like Nancy Pelosi within the key industries that determine the outcome of Pickens Plan by purchasing stock in the most important company for the Pickens Plan and disregarding, or refusing to sign the Pickens Plan Pledge?
Bill Richardson doesn’t own any stock in these companies to my knowledge and he signed. What is making Nancy Pelosi so shy?
4 Governors and at least 15 senators and congresspersons have signed the Pickens Plan pledge, are they all stockholders in key industries that the Pickens Plan depends upon?
Nancy Pelosi hs no presence on the Pickens Plan and has caused some controversy alread by purchasing a substantial amount of stock in CLNE which will directly profit from the Pickens Plan and legislation that supports the Pickens Plan. Nancy Pelosi holds great sway over the legislation that will harm or will benefit the Pickens PLan.
I believe Nancy Pelosi’s behaviour is unethical and confusing. I believe her behaviour is damaging to the Pickens Plan and to this nation’s desire to tear the stranglehold of foreign oil dependence from the breast of this great nation.
I mean come on folks, this is backroom political boondogery and I don’t like this. It’s elitist and contrarian to the plan.
Nancy Pelosi I encourage you to sign up and sign in and sign the pledge.
I am an official Pickens Plan ambassador, http://push.pickensplan.com/group/delegates, I’m the ambassador with the violin under my chin, and I’m playing ‘my heart cries for you’ Nancy Pelosi.
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/delegates.
Pat Jack, Official Pickens Plan Ambassador
richard wanamaker said
I no longer wish to hear from T.Boone Pickens as long as Nancy Pelosi owns stock in T. Boone Pickens stock.