To celebrate the one year anniversary since launching the Pickens Plan, ol' T. Boone himself has declared today, July, 8, "Energy Independence Day."
It nice to know that all it takes is befriending a few powerful congressmen and about $100 million to name your own national "independence" day honoring yourself. (See our take on Pickens' plan).
Pickens made this declaration earlier today on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. alongside influential lawmakers including Senate Majori