<a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=T.+Boone+Pickens&family=editorial&specificpeople=1971005 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>T. Boone Pickens</a>, founder and chief executive officer of BP Capital LLC, listens during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Billionaire investor <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=T.+Boone+Pickens&family=editorial&specificpeople=1971005 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>T. Boone Pickens</a> said the U.S. is on a path to energy independence, without the federal help he wanted Congress to provide. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images