t boone pickens

Green news harvest: Electric kites, China's clean-tech muscle

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 08/04/2008 - 9:01am

Plus: the godfather of the plug-in hybrid; Energy Department's clean-energy guru moves on; Indian VCs look at clean tech; questions for T. Boone Pickens.



 

Boo hoo: Pickens took a loss on Yahoo

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 12:01pm

T. Boone Pickens reportedly dumped his 10 million shares and ripped Yahoo management for its dealings with Microsoft.

Hey, Mr. Pickens look in the mirror. It’s your loss and frankly you got what you deserved. For the record, Pickens has a pretty interesting energy plan that might just work.

And Pickens knows his oil.



 

Pickens urges energy action

CNN Money  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 9:20am

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens told Congress Tuesday that the government must act quickly to curb the nation's dependence on foreign oil.



 

T. Boone Pickens Proposes National Energy Plan

Donklephant  Tue, 07/08/2008 - 12:30pm

It’s called the Pickens Plan and he lays it out pretty succinctly in this video…



 

John McCain’s Swift Boater Needs To Go

Donklephant  Mon, 06/30/2008 - 5:10pm

Okay, I’ve finally heard some of things that Bud Day said on the conference call, and McCain better get rid of this guy or he has no right getting upset about what Clark said.



 

Legendary Oil Man Invests Heavily In Wind Power

Donklephant  Thu, 05/29/2008 - 10:59am

T. Boone Pickens is a guy who has one of those names that sounds made up, but his fortune is very real. Now he’s diversifying his portfolio with green energy tech.

Here’s more from Contrarian Profits:

Crude oil soared as high as US$135 a barrel last week - more than double the price of a year ago.

But big oil firms like ExxonMobil WILL NOT be cashing in on the next phase of the energy boom.



 

Investing legends circle Yahoo; Does a breakup make sense?

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Tue, 05/20/2008 - 12:09pm

The Microhoo saga has attracted a who’s who list of investors to Yahoo in a big bet that Carl Icahn will force some sort of “shareholder value.” The latest investing star to enter the Microhoo sweepstakes is T.

Boone Pickens, a legendary oil investor, has bought 10 million shares for giggles.



 

Hedge fund, corporate raider sign onto Yahoo-Icahn battle

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 05/20/2008 - 10:51am

Third Point and T. Boone Pickens are snapping up millions of Yahoo shares and throwing their support behind Carl Icahn's proxy fight.



 

T. Boone Pickens Places $2 Billion Bet On Democratic Congress

Austin Political Report  Fri, 05/16/2008 - 3:38pm

The Associated Press says Texas oilman T.

Boone Pickens is stepping up his ongoing efforts to get his $2 billion wind-turbine business off the ground — including an acknowledgment that his investment relies on federal tax incentive to survive.