T. Boone Pickens Testifies On Energy Security On Capitol Hill
Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens (R) is greeted by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) and ranking member Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) before testifying July 22, 2008 in Washington, DC. After making billions of dollars as an oil speculator, Pickens wants to promote the use of American technology -- including wind turbines -- and alternative energy to reduce the U.S. dependency on foreign oil.
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