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Comment by Jay Lord on August 10, 2008 at 10:58pm

With reguards to the following two items: - Do you agree that we need to have incentives in place to get these technologies installed and operational within 10 years?
- Do you agree that private enterprise should provide the investment and execute the deployment with government clearing the way?
Until there is a complete explanation of what is ment by "incentives" as well as how you invision government to "clear the way" it would be foolish to bring them up in a discussion or a callin show with members of Congress/Senators. Please explain in detail so we can speak intelligently on them, if we concur. Jay .

Comment by Selina Meehleib on August 10, 2008 at 11:35pm

I would like to see a written plan on how to accomplish pushing the pickensplan forward nationally in pieces. I plan to speak Senator Byrd and Congresswoman Capito about these ideas and see how my state of WV can benefit and participate.

Comment by blanche gripper on August 11, 2008 at 7:32am

yes,we need to take a stand now otherwise everything we have will be gone to another country.we have totally fogotten what we stand for."made in usa" will keep our people and country going .encourage our children to hit the books again do math,think,don't be afraid we are their for them.

Comment by Eric Lykins on August 11, 2008 at 1:54pm

So far I have kept up my end of the deal. I have personally recruited 20 people (and counting) to sign up. I have not received any responses from elected officials, but I have gotten some response from our city's Deputy director, Policy and Communications who is working on our city's "Energy and Sustainability Initiative." I also sent a check to the Southern Alliance for Renewable Energy.
There is a very useful link here to email all elected officials who represent you. Type in your zip code, click federal or state (ok, it's really two clicks) and type your message. This week I am writing actual letters to these people as I have found in the past they have a much better chance of response. The last week of August I will be making phone calls.
Keep it up!!! This five week congressional break is actually a good opportunity to get in touch with our elected officials while they are back in their home districts.

Comment by Heather Lauer on August 11, 2008 at 1:57pm

I'm planning to ask my Member of Congress these questions at an event this weekend. I look forward to also hearing what other members of this community are planning to do this month to contact their Members of Congress. This is important everyone - let's track down our representatives and make them accountable! These actions with regard to Congress are what will eventually make the Pickens Plan a reality. Congress needs to hear from us!

Comment by Torrey Shearer on August 11, 2008 at 2:21pm

I just invited 10 friends to help rock the plan in addition to calling my Congressman and my two Senators. All were very supportive!

My Congressman is also holding a town hall next week and I plan to attend and ask him what else he can do to help T. Boone reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Comment by Geoff Bailey on August 11, 2008 at 2:29pm

Great job Torrey!! I just called my Congressman, Sam Johnson and he said he was excited to support the Pickens plan.

Senator Cornyn is holding meet and greets this month and I plan on asking him what he can do to support the Pickens Plan in Congress and end our dependence on foreign oil.

Invite all of your friends, family and neighbors. And have them call their elected officials. Write a letter to the editor of your local or national newspaper. There is so much we can do to support the Pickens Plan! Together we can solve the energy crisis!!

Comment by Andrew Lewis on August 11, 2008 at 3:09pm

If anyone wants to know how to get in touch with their Member of Congress they can use these links:

House:
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml

Senate:
http://senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Let me know if you need any help finding your Representatives.

Andrew

Comment by Art corps on August 11, 2008 at 3:22pm

Thank you for contacting me with your support for T. Boone Pickens' proposal. I appreciate hearing from you.



I took note of Mr. Pickens' plan to lessen America's dependence on oil. I believe that by taking advantage of our abundant wind, geothermal, and solar assets, America can significantly reduce its dependency on oil, especially foreign oil. With northern Nevada's geothermal resources, the solar resources in southern Nevada, and the bountiful wind available throughout the state, Nevada is in a prime position to lead the nation and the world in developing clean renewable resources.

To help spur this development, I introduced the Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act (CREEDA, S. 2076). As you may know, transmission access for renewable energy is a critical barrier that we must overcome to begin delivering renewable electricity to consumers on a large scale. CREEDA would help link transmission lines to renewable energy-rich areas like those in rural Nevada. Most of these areas have insufficient transmission capacity to convey renewable electricity to consumers who are often far away. It would also designate national renewable energy zones around the nation. If no privately funded companies commit to funding transmission infrastructure to bring renewable electricity from those zones to market within three years, the government would provide alternative financing through the Federal power marketing agencies, like the Western Area Power Administration, to pay for the transmission projects.



I also understand the important role that tax incentives play in developing and expanding our renewable energy infrastructure and the green economy, and I am working hard to get the longest possible extension of the solar, geothermal, and renewable tax credits.

I am confident that we can power Nevada with clean renewable energy, bolster a growing local industry, and create thousands of new jobs if we invest in our state's renewable energy resources. Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me.



My best wishes to you.



Sincerely,


HARRY REID

United States Senator

Nevada

Comment by hello on August 11, 2008 at 3:25pm

I went on google and found both of Colorados Senators and all 6 representatives. I sent them all an email explaining who I am, where I live, and that I am concerned about America's addiction to Foreign Oil. I then asked each of Boone's questions. I will post my results as soon as I get a response. If enought of us write in to them - they will have no choice but to listen to our voices. This is our country and they work for us! It's time we pull together. If everyone on PickensPlan would email their Senators and Congress Representatives, it would overwhelm them and cause them to start thinking. This is the bridge to the next 20+ years and if we wait, it will be worse than we've ever seen.

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