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Comment by Jim Gigoux on February 2, 2009 at 10:00am

Jim Gigoux
425 Pimentel Way
Sacramento, CA 95831
916 427-8913l jjoux@aol.com
Fax: (415) 393-0710
Senator Feinstein, Senior Senator
United States Senate, State of California
One Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104

Dear Senator Feinstein (same letter to Boxer)

The American Renewal and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) was passed last week by the U. S. House of Representatives. I am interested in those aspects of H.R. 1 that include the promotion of alternative energy-wind and solar; the building out of the USA’s antiquated, 20th century electrical transmission grid; and tax credits for public transportation and trucking companies whose primary delivery range is out in the morning and back to their common motor pool that night for refueling. I submit these considerations should be a primary focus of the U.S. Senate‘s forthcoming stimulus hearings. All are basic, economic stimulus that could begin to create jobs immediately and also significantly reduce green house gas emissions!

Fleet operators whose vehicular fleets or in and out for the day can immediately meet the economic justification and financial feasibility test, in the short run, for the conversion of their fleet of light and heavy duty trucks running on diesel to indigenous sources of natural gas.

Wind power generation is a proven, economically viable, alternative source of electrical power generation. (Exhibit 1). Accelerating the expansion of wind power generation in H.R. 1, via a prioritizing amendment commitment of tax credits and funding, should be a priority consideration by the U. S. Senate. American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) President Denise Bode, “The U.S. wind energy industry’s performance in 2008 confirms that wind is an economic and job creation dynamo, ready to deliver on the President Obama’s commitment in his inauguration speech to accelerate renewable energy production to reduce importation of Middle East crude oil.

The financial toll of the USA’s economic doldrums, due to lack of project financing, has already curtailed the construction of new wind power and solar energy projects for which planning, design and environmental impact statements have already secured local governmental approval. The HR 1stimulus package financing could create a short term increase in new construction jobs.

I submit and sincerely believe that the promulgation of extensive tax credits in H.R. 1 would accelerate the conversion of diesel powered trucks to CNG, construction of wind power electrical generation farms, the design and construction of an upgraded electrical grid system and create massive, high income job opportunities. A “win/win” situation via not only reducing the USA’s dependence upon crude oil imports from the politically volatile Middle East, but also significantly reduce green house gas emissions and create jobs.

Thank you for your consideration.



Jim Gigoux

Comment by Jim Gigoux on January 31, 2009 at 11:15am

Jim Gigoux
425 Pimentel Way
Sacramento, CA 95831
916 427-8913l jjoux@aol.com


To: CA-5 PickenPlan Volunteers:
From: Jim Gigoux, District Leader

Subject: Call to Arms!
Thanks for your help with contacting members of Congress regarding last week's House vote on the stimulus bill. Due to projected Senate vote next week, please fax-provided you have a fax, Senators Feinstein and Boxer requesting their commitment and support of President Obama’s stimulus bill. A personal letter, in your own words is preferred. If you do not have a fax, post your letter to their California offices as any mail posted to Washington D. C. is shuttled to a terrorist inspection warehouse and can take several days or weeks for processing and transfer to their Senate office on Capitol Hill.

Inform Senators Boxer and Feinstein of your support of the PickensPlan renewable energy provisions included in the economic stimulus bill. Emphasize the justification of the economic stimulus impact on the acceleration of sources of alternative energy, especially windpower to replace coal and natural gas powered electrical generation, which will permit the re-allocation of our natural gas resources to vehicular transportation. A “win/win” situation by not only reducing the USA’s dependence upon crude oil imports from the politically volatile Middle East but significantly reduce green house gas emissions.

A quote you could include in your letter:
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) President Denise Bode, “The U.S. wind energy industry’s performance in 2008 confirms that wind is an economic and job creation dynamo, ready to deliver on the President Obama’s commitment in his inauguration speech to double renewable energy production and reduce importation of Middle East crude oil.”

The financial toll of the USA’s economic doldrums, due to lack of project financing, has already taken a serious toll for those new wind energy projects for which planning, design and environmental impact statements have secured local governmental approval. The stimulus package financing could create an immediate increase in new construction jobs.

TIME IS OF ESSENCE!
Contact information:
Senator Feinstein: Fax: (415) 393-0710 Mail: One Post Street, Suite 2450 San Francisco, CA 94104
Senator Boxer: Fax: 916 448-2563, Mail: 501 I Street, Suite 7-600 Sacramento, CA 95814

Personally, I sincerely believe that a personal in your own words fax or posted letter transmits more consideration impact than a phone call or e-mail, but you decide what you deem to be the more expedient.
For those of us residing in Sacramento personally delivering our letters to Senator Boxers office in the new Federal building on I Street in downtown Sacramento would provide the most impact.

Regards,

Jim Gigoux

Comment by Jim Gigoux on January 17, 2009 at 11:14pm

To: CA-5 Friends
It seems that I have been unsuccesful in getting any response from the Sacramento Bee and or acknowldegment of my request to meet with Rep. Matusi nor Senator Boxer. I would appreciate your help by contacting both Matusie and Boxer requesting their becoming a signatory to the PickensPlan.'

Thanks

Jim Gigoux

Comment by Micah Lauer on January 14, 2009 at 6:58pm

Jim,

Thanks for your letter to the Sac Bee!

Micah

Comment by Jim Gigoux on January 7, 2009 at 4:27pm

Posted the following to the Sac Bee.

Have you written Representtive Matusi or Senator Boxer requesting that they become a signatory to the PickensPlan? The more personal letters they get in your personal statement of why you support the PickensPlan is more influencial than 200+ form letters!

Jim

January 6, 2009

To: Tom Couzens, News Editor
Sacramento Bee
From: Jim Gigoux, Retired

Subject: PickensPlan: A newsworthy story for the Bee and McClatchy newspaper publishing empire?
Petition: Permission to attend and participate in one of the Bee’s weekly Dr. Risk confabs.

President Elect Obama has pledged:
"For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East" Recently, T. Boone Pickens met with President Elect Obama to brief him on how his proposed PickensPlan could facilitate and help the President Elect expedite his commitment to end the USA’s dependence on crude oil imported from the volatile, Middle East. Congress, nor major oil refiners have proposed no plans to reduce our dependence!

In October 2008, as an advocate of the PickensPlan, I signed on as one of T. Boones’ 1.5 million legion of volunteers. PickensPlan volunteers are committed to promoting the accelerated development of the USA’s vast, indigenous, underutilized windpower resource and undeveloped natural gas deposits. A major component of the PickensPlan is the increased use of natural gas for vehicular transportation power. Two exemplary methods of reducing our increasing dependence on imported foreign crude oil and an infinite reduction in greenhouse gas emissions..

In December I was designated as the PickensPlan’s volunteer Leader/Coordinator for the U. S House of Representatives, California District 5. As Congressional District 5’s PickensPlan program Leader I was delegated several responsibilities. However, my primary responsibility: Solicit and hopefully enroll California’s Honorable Doris Matusi as a Congressional signatory to, and become a vocal, PickensPlan energy policy proponent in the U.S. House of Representatives.

I submit an in-depth Bee article detailing the PickensPlan, augmented by a BEE editorial endorsement, could help me secure a commitment from Representative Matusi and her Northern California’s U. S. House of Representatives colleagues. I posted a letter December 20 to Ms. Matusi requesting a meeting when she next visits Sacramento.

As a personally informed and knowledgeable individual, for both CNG powered vehicles and small wind powered turbines for homes and small businesses, I would welcome the opportunity to personally elaborate in more detail and answer any questions you, your news staff and Bee Editorial Board may have about the details and merits of Boones’ PickensPlan energy policy. To document the veracity of my briefing credentials, I take the liberty of attaching a bio of my CNG, wind power and historical professional employment qualifications prior to my retirement.

In summary, Sacramento’s and the Bee’s advocacy of Bones’ PickensPlan energy policy is presently buttressed by the economic justification and financial feasibility of Sacramento’s pioneering replacement of their diesel buses with CNG powered buses and SMUD’s extensive Suisun Bay windfarm. I submit you can also personally relate to the difference in riding behind a diesel powered bus on a hot August day in Sacramento, contrasted with following a CNG powered bus. PickensPlan will not only reduce the USA’s dependence on foreign crude oil, but significantly reduce our accelerating greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline powered vehicles and coal fired electrical generators.

Thank you for your consideration. I would welcome, at your convenience, the opportunity to answer your questions about the merits and the environmental and economic justification relevancy of how the PickensPlan can facilitate and help expedite President Elect Obama’s 10 year objective of ending the USA’s dependence on imported Middle East crude oil.

Comment by Micah Lauer on January 4, 2009 at 7:49pm

Hello CA-05;

Your leader, Jim Gigoux, can use your help. Congress is meeting this week and Inauguration day will be here before we know it!

Now is the time to get involved and help us accomplish our district goals of a.) new member recruitment (500 new members being our target), b.) getting letters to the editor and op-ed articles in support of the Pickens Plan placed in newspapers, and c.) getting the U.S. Senators/Representatives for CA-05 to sign the pledge.

I look forward to all your efforts!

Micah Lauer
Regional Leader

Comment by Micah Lauer on January 4, 2009 at 6:29pm

Jim,

Thanks for your letters and efforts. And thank you for bringing your expertise to the Pickens Plan. I look forward to working with you.

Cheers,

Micah Lauer
Regional Leader

Comment by Jim Gigoux on December 21, 2008 at 9:55pm

J. .J. Gigoux
425 Pimentel Way Sacramento, CA 95831
916 427-8913 jjoux@aol.com
December 20, 2008

Honorable Doris Matusi, U. S. House of Representatives
California Congressional District 5
501 I Street, Suite 12-6000
Sacramento, CA 95830

Dear Ms. Matusi:

President Elect Obama has PLEDGED: "For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. Recently, T. Boone Pickens met with President Elect Obama to brief him on how his proposed PickensPlan could help the President Elect expedite his commitment objective to end the USA’s dependence on crude oil imported from the volatile, Middle East.

In November, 2008 I signed on as one of T. Boone Pickens’ legion of volunteers promoting the development of our indigenous, underutilized windpower resource and the USA’s expanded use of natural gas as two exemplary methods of reducing our accelerating and increasing dependence on imported foreign crude oil.

This week I was designated as the PickensPlan’s volunteer Leader/Coordinator for U. S House of Representatives, California District 5. As Congressional District 5’s PickensPlan program Leader I was delegated several responsibilities. My primary responsibility: Solicit, brief and hopefully enroll California’s Ms. Doris Matusi as a Congressional signatory to Boones’ PickensPlan energy policy and become a staid, vocal proponent in the U.S. House of Representatives.

To initiate that objective I request. provided you are so disposed and your hectic schedule permits, the next time you are back in Sacramento after January 1 that you schedule 15-20 minutes for me to personally brief you on the details of the PickenPlan and answer your questions.

As an informed and knowledgeable individual for both CNG powered vehicles and small wind powered turbines for homes and small businesses, I would welcome the opportunity to brief you on the details and merits of Boones’ PickensPlan energy policy. To document the veracity of my briefing credentials, I take the liberty of attaching a bio of my CNG, wind power and historical/professional employment qualifications prior to my retirement.

In summary, your personal advocacy of Bones’ PickensPlan energy policy would be buttressed by Sacramento’s pioneering replacement of their diesel buses with CNG powered buses and SMUD’s extensive Suisun Bay windfarm. You also personally know the difference in riding behind a diesel powered bus on a hot August day in Sacramento, contrasted with following a CNG powered bus.

Thank you for your consideration. I would welcome the opportunity to answer your questions about the merits and the environmental and economic justification relevancy of how the PickensPlan can facilitate and help expedite President Elect Obama’s 10 year objective of ending the USA’s dependence on imported Middle East crude oil.

Respectfully,


J. J. Gigoux

Comment by Jim Gigoux on December 21, 2008 at 9:47pm

J. .J. Gigoux
425 Pimentel Way Sacramento, CA 95831
916 427-8913 jjoux@aol.com
December 20, 2008
Honorable Barbara Boxer, U. S. Senate
501 I Street, Suite 7-600
Sacramento, CA 95830

Dear Ms. Boxer:
President Elect Obama has PLEDGED: "For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. Recently, T. Boone Pickens met with President Elect Obama to brief him on how his proposed PickensPlan could help the President Elect expedite his commitment objective to end the USA’s dependence on crude oil imported from the volatile Middle East.

In November, 2008 I signed on as one of T. Boone Pickens’ legion of volunteers promoting the development of our indigenous, underutilized windpower resource and promoting the USA’s expanded use of natural gas as two exemplary methods of reducing our accelerating and increasing dependence on imported foreign crude oil.

As a PickensPlan’s volunteer and designated Leader/Coordinator for Sacramento’s California Congressional District 5, one of my primary delegated responsibilities is to inform Representative Matusi, you and Senator Feinstein of my and the multitude of Boone’s legion of California volunteers of their support of his PickensPlan energy policy.

To initiate that delgeated responsibility I request. provided you are so disposed and your hectic schedule permits, the next time you are back in your Sacramento or San Francisco office after January 1, that you schedule 15-20 minutes for me to personally brief you on the details of the PickenPlan and answer your questions.

As an informed and personally knowledgeable individual for both CNG powered vehicles and small wind powered turbines for homes and small businesses, I would welcome the opportunity to brief you on the details and merits of Boones’ PickensPlan energy policy. To document the veracity of my knowledge of CNG, windpower technology and my oil industry briefing credentials, I take the liberty of attaching a bio my historical/professional employment qualifications prior to my retirement.

In summary, your personal advocacy as a California U.S Senator and a signatory to Bones’ PickensPlan energy policy would be buttressed by Sacramento’s pioneering replacement of their diesel buses with CNG powered buses and SMUD’s extensive Suisun Bay windfarm. The significant difference in riding behind a diesel powered bus on a hot August day in Sacramento, contrasted with following a CNG powered bus, is oblivious and proof positive of the environmental advantages of CNG powered vehicles; without any consideration of the impact on the importation of Middle Ease Crude Oil. SMUD’s low electrical energy cost, contrasted with PG&E, is also proof positive of the ROI associated with SMUD’s massive investment in wind power generated electrical energy.

Thank you for your consideration. I would welcome the opportunity to answer your questions about the environmental merits and economic justification relevancy of how the PickensPlan can facilitate and help expedite President Elect Obama’s 10 year objective of ending the USA’s dependence on imported Middle East crude oil.

Respectfully,



J. J. Gigoux

Comment by Jim Gigoux on December 16, 2008 at 8:27am

Hello, CD-5 members. I have a 26 year tenure in the oil industry from Colorado oil shale research, to being and independent oil marketer/distributor/retailer in Grand Junction, Colorado, to retiring as the California indepdent Oil Markets association Executive Vice President.

I installed the USA's first commercial, 24/7 unattended, computer controlled CNG fueling station in Grand Jct in 1982. I converted my GMC suburban to a flex fuel CNG/gasoline vehcile.

I am a firm believer and supporter of PickensPlan of CNG/LNG fueling.