A friend, Stas Antons, just commented on investments T. Boone Pickens has been making in water rights and wind power. The water rights article:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.htm?chan=search
The alternative energy article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/08/t-boone-pickens-unveils-n_n_111444.html
Richard Pace 