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Comment by Geoff Bailey on August 19, 2009 at 3:58pm

Letters to the editor are some of the most effective ways of communication today! Op-Eds and local LTE are terrific marketing tools that allow you to convey your thoughts and ideas to your friends, family and neighbors. They are fun, make an impact and, best of all, FREE!

Help Boone spread his message of ending our dependence on foreign oil.

Do you want to have a letter to the editor you write published in your local newspaper? If so, message me on Push or email me at Geoffrey@pickensplan.com and I can help you come up with a LTE of your own.

It's the little effort we make today that makes the big difference tomorrow!

Geoff
Geoffrey@pickensplan.com

Comment by Geoff Bailey on August 19, 2009 at 3:57pm

Good Afternoon!

We are smack dab right in the middle of August Recess. Members of Congress (MOC) are back in their districts, holding events and Town Hall meetings. This is our time to shine army! While the majority of the current Town Hall meetings are focusing on Health Care, other issues are covered as well. I would encourage you to attend your MOC Town Hall and ask them a few quick questions:

1. What is your plan to end our dependence on foreign oil?
2. If you don’t have a plan, do you support the Pickens Plan?
3. If so, would you sign the Pickens Pledge?
4. Are you a Co-Sponsor of HR 1835, “The Natural Gas Act of 2009?” It’s a vital piece of legislation that, for the first time, gives the right incentives for natural gas to become a viable transportation fuel alternative to foreign oil. It currently has 77 bipartisan Co-Sponsors in the House – split almost evenly between Republicans and Democrats.

To find out where your MOC is having their next Town Hall meeting, visit their website and email/call their office for more information. You can do that here: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml or by calling the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

Also, don’t forget about your Senators! S 1408 is the sister bill of HR 1835 and we need to make sure all 100 members of the United States Senate have signed up as Co-Sponsors! You can check out where your Senators are having Town Halls in your area by emailing/calling their offices for dates and locations. You can do that here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm or by calling the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

Together, we can end our dependence on foreign oil. But it is going to take all of us working together. The effort we put in today will give us the secure energy future we want for tomorrow!

Geoff
Geoffrey@pickensplan.com

Comment by Geoff Bailey on April 7, 2009 at 9:19am

Yesterday, Boone held a Pickens Plan Town Hall at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Over 750 people packed the auditorium, spilling over into three overflow rooms. Boone talked about his plan to end our dependence on foreign oil and took questions from the crowd.

It was really something special!



To watch the Town Hall in its entirety, please click here.

Comment by Geoff Bailey on April 2, 2009 at 11:43am

VIRTUAL MARCH DAY 2 - Boone Needs YOU

The Department of Energy has released the oil import figures for the month of March 2009. The data shows we imported 386 barrels at a cost of $18 billion. While we are importing less oil because of the recession, the percentage of oil we are importing is remaining disappointingly stable. The March numbers show we imported 65% percent of the oil we used.

Over the past 12 months, America has had to import nearly two-thirds of the oil we need. In 2008 that amounted to $475 billion dollars. Keep in mind, this is not a one-time payment like a stimulus package or a bail-out bill. This is an annual cost of over $400 billion per year.

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY AND ASK THEM TO TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN OIL.

Geoff

Comment by Geoff Bailey on April 1, 2009 at 1:29pm

As you know, today is the start of the Pickens Plan Virtual March on Washington. I included some messages below that you should feel free to use when trying to get friends and family to participate.

This is going to be my Facebook status over the next three days:

“Boone Pickens, Rock the Vote and I urged policy makers to pass energy legislation. You can too: http://tinyurl.com/c6b53s”

This is what I emailed my friends, family and neighbors – and then sent to all of my Facebook friends:

“Join me, Boone Pickens and Rock the Vote in telling Congress and the President: Help improve our environment, economy & bring us toward energy independence by passing energy legislation now! Be heard today! http://tinyurl.com/c6b53s”

April 1-3 is going to be an exciting time for the Pickens Plan and everyone involved! We have over 4.5 million people participating in this March with us. The more folks who contact Congress, the more impact we have on the debate.

For the first time in our nation’s history, we have millions of people converging on Washington, speaking with a unified voice, and demanding a viable, sustainable energy policy that ends our dependence on foreign oil.

It’s Go Time! Contact your member of Congress today!

Boone is counting on you. Visit http://www.pickensplan.com/virtualmarch/ today and let your voice be heard!

Geoff
Geoffrey@pickensplan.com

Comment by Geoff Bailey on March 14, 2009 at 5:10pm

I wanted to give you a little heads up, insider info on what’s about to happen in Arkansas. Boone has a special job for us!

Earlier this week, we launched a program targeting Senator Lincoln regarding the Renewable Electricity Standard.

We will target her using:

• Paid phone calls to constituents in their states encouraging them to call their Senator
• Emailing members of the army in Arkansas, asking them to send an email via the Pickens Plan website

We'd like to augment this with activity from our District Groups. In addition to generally pushing the groups to participate in the email program, we'd also like to do the following:

- Get you and members of the AR-04 to make phone calls to Senator Brownback
- Get letters to the editor placed in as many AR-04 papers as possible

We will begin running our new ad, Wind Power, throughout Arkansas. The ads and phone calls will be running for the next three weeks, so that gives us a limited amount of time to get everyone on board.

Senator Lincoln Contact Info:
355 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510-0404
Phone: (202) 224-4843

A little background on the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES):

America has the best wind power in the world. North Dakota alone has the potential to provide power for more than a quarter of the country! But we need a long-term national commitment – including a national renewable electricity standard – to spur the investment needed to tap this great energy resource.

A renewable electricity standard (RES) is a policy that calls for electric utilities to obtain a certain percentage of the electricity they supply from renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar power. 28 U.S. states already have RES policies. A national policy would enable all states to enjoy the benefits of renewable energy development. A national standard of 25% renewable electricity by the year 2025 offers a least-cost, market-friendly way to ensure that we meet an increasing share of America’s growing electricity needs with clean, domestic energy resources.

A national RES can be a boon to America’s economy and to your personal wallet. By making a national commitment to renewable energy, we will be giving businesses the certainty they need to invest in new wind energy manufacturing facilities, and to expand current ones - creating tens of thousands of new American jobs. Also, adding fixed-cost renewables to the electricity mix will help shield consumers from spikes in energy prices, potentially saving us as much as $100 billion in lower electricity and natural gas bills.

There are now bills in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives calling for 25% renewable electricity by 2025. A particularly important vote on a renewable electricity standard is expected to come up in the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee in late March or early April. Please contact your Senators and Representative to express your support for a national RES and to ask them to co-sponsor the leading RES proposals.

Comment by Geoff Bailey on January 26, 2009 at 10:39pm

Evening,

I just wanted to remind everyone about Boone’s call to arms. He has asked each member of the army to call our member of Congress and ask them to support the alternative energy components of the stimulus plan.

Here are some helpful talking points:

Urge them to tell House Leadership that their constituents support the wind energy elements included in the Stimulus Bill which will build upon 2008's successes in the wind energy sector:

o Extension of the Production Tax Credit

o Implementation of a renewable infrastructure loan program

• We hope they're willing to doing more on the natural gas side and provide the incentives that will greatly expand the use of domestic natural gas as a vehicle fuel in America. Expanded use of Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) will help wean us off of foreign oil and create new American jobs. These incentives include:

o Increasing the vehicle tax credit to make natural gas trucks more accessible for heavy and medium duty truck operators

o Extending the fuel tax credit

• The Pickens Plan works best as a whole plan—wind and natural gas—and we hope Members of Congress will support that. The Stimulus Bill is a strong start but there's more we can—and should—do.

When you've made your call, please post a response to this discussion so I can keep track of how many calls have been made for each district!

Boone is counting on us. You can find the numbers to your elected officials below. Making a call is really quick, easy and satisfying. Make your calls today so I can report your hard work to Boone!

Congressman Mike Ross (202) 225-3772

Senator Blanche Lincoln (202) 224-4843
Senator Mark Pryor (202) 224-2353

Geoff Bailey
Regional Leader
Geoffrey@pickensplan.com

Comment by David Cohen on January 23, 2009 at 3:29pm

Cynthia,

Thanks for posting a comment.

If you have not already used the buttons to write congress and President Obama, I would appreciate you taking a minute to do so. The more voices the hear the better our chances of accomplishing something in the near future. If you have the time to make a few phone calls to our congressmen and senators would be wonderful.

David

Comment by David Cohen on January 23, 2009 at 3:25pm

I could use some help organizing some events in our district. Do I have any volunteers?

Comment by Cynthia Zeiler on January 23, 2009 at 8:18am

Hello fellow PP member army. My main residence is in Oklahoma, but we also have family land in your district, and as payer of both property and state taxes in Arkansas I hope you don't mind if I joined your group. My hope is to one day live completely off the grid. It strengthens my heart to see all the exploration in natural gas going on in the Arkhoma Basin. We can be a leader in wise and sustainable use of this wonderful resource. I have many things on my plate, but am of the mind that you have time for what is important. Please let me know how I can help, and if I can or am in the area I will.

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