Answer:T. Boone Pickens was an American business magnate and financier who advocated for energy independence in the United States. He wanted the United States to be more independent of foreign oil because he believed that the country was too reliant on oil from OPEC countries. He believed that some of the money the United States paid for oil financed terrorist groups such as the Taliban. He also believed that reducing U.S. reliance on OPEC oil would help secure the country’s energy future and reduce air pollution and lower emissions of gases that cause global warming.