Vote on the "Idea" for Pickens Plan

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Permalink Reply by Eric Lykins on February 23, 2009 at 3:28am

Has anyone done biodiesel feasibility research on "grass?"

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Permalink Reply by sammy wight on March 10, 2009 at 3:35am

I wanted to believe that Mr. Pickens' ideas were good ones, but since the election is over, it doesn't seem that any of his ideas have been implemented, in fact, they have been ignored, and Obama and The Democratic Congress are laughing at T. Boone to his face over all this. Yes, great ideas, but no power to put them into reality. These ideas will be like all the other great ideas through recent history, that just get pushed aside and forgotten about, because the Political machine of Power, Greed, and Money will do what they want, and feed their own pockets with profits, and to hell with Americans! I would like to believe that Mr. Pickens could make a difference, but it is not going to happen in this lifetime. How many months have gone by and something has been done to change energy wants and needs? 6 months or more? Just spinning our wheels with all this. Prime example is how Obama and Pelosi/Reid ignore doing the right things, and choose destructive plans that are ruining our existence in America. I believe we are going to have to fight back harder, get in their faces, and make them make changes they should have from the start.

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Permalink Reply by Ken on April 22, 2009 at 11:26pm

"Employment in the wind industry rose 70 percent from a year ago to 85,000, the trade association said."
Above is a clip from the story.
To contact the reporters on this story: Christopher Martin in New York at cmartin11@bloomberg.net; Jim Polson in New York at jpolson@bloomberg.net.
American Wind Energy Association, via Bloomberg, April 12, 2009
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Americans will support any plan that provides IMMEDIATE employment opportunities for American citizens. If we do not talk and deliver on the employment objective you can totally hang up the plan.
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Permalink Reply by Mark McLean on March 11, 2009 at 5:09am

The Citizen's Briefing Book is closed and no longer available for use.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Lykins on May 25, 2009 at 4:03pm

The following idea was submitted by arsather at this week's (May 21-28) Open Government Brainstorming Session announced at WhiteHouse.gov.
Small Business/Residential Energy Efficiency
I believe that a combination of tax credits, rebates, low interest start up loans and federal subsidies, and an effort to encourage state and local compliance and cooperation should be used to help small, independent businesses with the goal of improving residential home energy efficiency.

Helping residences get up to date weatherization, improve the efficiency of the appliances, perhaps adding solar panels and/or other alternative, sustainable energy sources will help the homeowners reduce their yearly energy costs, help the contractors provide employment, help the manufacturers by creating a demand.

Tax credits or rebates should be made available for residential alternative energy installations, even when the new installation won't pay for itself in the short run. Every kilowatt hour not provided by the existing grid helps our country break its dependence on foreign oil, as does every house that improves its weatherization, appliance efficiency, etc.
Why Is This Idea Important?
1) Helps average people update their homes, saving money and adding value. 2) Helps small contractors who are hurting in the housing slump - enough demand will even encourage employment of more workers. 3) Helps retail and wholesale building suppliers who are hurting in current slump. 4) Encourages manufacturers of solar panels and other alternative energy devices to step up their factory runs. 5) Will help energy efficiency testing and certification companies by encouraging demand.
Idea # 374Public-Private Partnerships, energy, home owners, alternate energy

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