T. Boone Pickens

Editorial Reviews Review “Entertaining…both Adam Smith and Horatio Alger would find something to like in the rise of T. Boone Pickens.” — Wall Street Journa l “The latest memoir from the Texas oilman…Pickens’ sauciness does entertain.” — Time magazine “Sassy…breezes along…salted with earthy aphorisms.” — Bloomberg.com “Self-deprecating and audacious…overall, it’s decidedly informative about the machinations of business.” — Dallas Morning News “A fascinating, eye-opening book by one of America’s greatest iconoclasts and entrepreneurs. Boone Pickens’ sense of daring and innovation has never been sharper. Readers will quickly realize that this billionaire’s extraordinary achievements are but a warm-up for what he is about to do ... Read Full Story

Chairman of Boone Pickens Capital Management T. Boone Pickens speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending a two-day summit to discuss a domestic policy agenda to advance alternative energy for the country's future. (Getty Images) more pics » Last we heard of T. Boone Pickens , he was trying to build a series of wind farms across the American Southwest. Now it seems he's back to oil, saying that the U.S. should not leave Iraq without having guaranteed access to their petroleum supplies (though ... Read Full Story

Billionaire energy magnate T. Boone Pickens says a town-hall meeting planned for his alma mater to promote his "Pickens Plan" for energy independence will be his next-to-last in a university setting. The Oklahoma State University graduate has scheduled the meeting for Thursday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater and says he's hopeful to fill the arena, which seats about 13,600. Pickens has touted his "Pickens Plan" for energy independence since July 2008. The multimedia campaign is designed to bring more focus to solving the nation's energy crisis. It calls for developing renewable energy sources and using natural gas as a transportation fuel to help wean ... Read Full Story

November 10th, 2009 | Author: admin T. Boone Pickens' mind and body are as fit as most 40-year-olds. How does he do it? Posted in News | Tags: Dallas , News Read Full Story

No, we're not announcing that oil's been discovered at Massachusetts' Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort . But, there's something actually much better, for the environment and for skiing resorts in general. As you can see by the pictures and video, we're writing about T. Boone Pickens ' new mania , wind energy. The ski industry is discovering the energy saving advantages of wind turbines - with Jiminy Peak as the first example. It impacts the bottom line directly once the not inconsiderable costs of development are amortized. And, despite some environmental concerns about the turbines, it appears that they are becoming more and more accepted ... Read Full Story