T. Boone Pickens

T. Boone Pickens at TED Conference, advocates for alternative energy plan

Environment

Energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has a plan to end America’s dependency on foreign oil, he says. At the 2012 TED conference in California, Pickens outlined his “Pickens Plan,” a vision to boost the American economy by investing in domestic clean energy sources.

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Don’t Mess with Texas Wind

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The World

Don’t mess with Texas wind

Environment

Eighty-year-old Texas oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens is feeling the green breeze — he’s putting 12 billion dollars into what will be the world’s largest wind farm, will power one million homes, and help with U.S. energy.