Woopidoo! biography: T. Boone Pickens

T. Boone Pickens is a well known American investor, hedge fund manager, and oil billionaire. In 2008 the Texan billionaire developed what he calls "The Pickens Plan" which puts forwards a plan to move the United States from oil dependence to using alternative sources of energy like natural gas, wind, and solar power. Pickens, the BP Capital Management Chairman and CEO, has also been listed as one of the richest Americans by Forbes magazine and has given over $700 million to charity. To read the complete biography click here.