Owens Corning Supports T. Boone Pickens' Virtual March on Washington
March 27 2009 - 2:52PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company Encourages Employees and Suppliers to Promote Energy
Efficiency in Homes and Commercial Buildings to Achieve U.S. Energy
Independence TOLEDO, Ohio, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens
Corning, a world leader in building materials and glass fiber
reinforcements, today announced its support for T. Boone Pickens'
Virtual March on Washington April 1 - 3, an effort to achieve
energy efficiency and independence while reducing America's
dependence on foreign oil. Owens Corning, the first official
corporate supporter of the Pickens Plan, will encourage its U.S.
employees and suppliers to participate in the Virtual March,
encouraging them to call, e-mail, fax, and meet with members of
Congress about the immediate need for developing a comprehensive
U.S. energy plan -- that includes energy efficiency in homes and
commercial buildings. For three days, virtual marchers in Pickens'
"New Energy Army" will contact members of Congress with the goal of
making more than 1 million impressions to stress the importance of
comprehensive national energy reform. By embracing the principles
of the Pickens Plan, including energy efficiency in buildings, the
United States would dramatically reduce or eliminate our reliance
on foreign oil, making our nation safer, cleaner and energy
independent. "T. Boone has sent a rallying cry to America to demand
a new energy policy and achieve energy independence -- and we are
behind him 100 percent," said Frank O'Brien-Bernini, chief
sustainability officer of Owens Corning. "Owens Corning believes
that energy efficiency in homes and buildings is critical to the
achievement of true energy independence." Homes and buildings
consume more than 40 percent of the nation's energy and more than
70 percent of electricity -- more than industry and more than every
car and truck on the road today. With over 80 million U.S. homes
under-insulated, there is a great and immediate need to make the
nation's buildings more energy efficient. Pickens' Virtual March on
Washington is a demonstration of the collective will of the
American people to ensure the country's energy independence and to
protect the world's climate and environment. Owens Corning is doing
its part by urging the American public to ensure their homes are
properly insulated. By improving energy efficiency in our nation's
buildings, and switching to alternative fuels as encouraged by the
Pickens Plan, the United States will move to cleaner sources of
energy, use less of it and completely eliminate the need for
foreign oil. For more information about the Virtual March and how
you can participate, visit
http://www.pickensplan.com/virtualmarch/. About Owens Corning Owens
Corning (NYSE:OC) is a leading global producer of residential and
commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and
engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company
for 54 consecutive years, Owens Corning is committed to driving
sustainability through delivering solutions, transforming markets
and enhancing lives. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a
market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $6
billion in 2008 and 17,000 employees in 26 countries on five
continents. Additional information is available at
http://www.owenscorning.com/. DATASOURCE: Owens Corning CONTACT:
Investor & Media Relations: Scott Deitz, +1-419-248-8935 Web
Site: http://www.owenscorning.com/
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