Obama is in Reno this morning and will be speaking at 10:30 am at an invitation only event at Wooster High. Live stream.
Apparently, he's also scheduled to meet with oil man turned wind man T. Boone Pickens, who's also in Reno:
RGJ: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama is in Reno, having arrived last night, and is meeting with oil barron turned renewable energy champion T. Boone Pickens. It was announced late last night that Pickens would be in Reno. No word yet if he's here for any other reason than to meet with Obama. A photo op with the national press is scheduled.
I'm ambivalent about billionaire T. Boone Pickens. He's spent so much money promoting his PickensPlan that he gets the ear of powerful people. You know he wants incentives to do what he wants to do. But what's good for him might not be good for the U.S. But it could be. I'll be looking into his plan.
What Pickens had to say:
Pickens, in a statement released after today's meeting, said he ``assured Senator Obama that this is a nonpartisan campaign and that I will do everything in my power to work together with leaders who are willing to solve our immense energy problems.''
``Any credible domestic energy policy must reduce our dependence on foreign oil by at least 30 percent in the next 10 years,'' Pickens said. Obama, he said, ``was very engaged'' in their discussion and ``understands the issues and is interested and excited by the work we are doing.''
