Pickens Plan District Group NY-27

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Comment by Codi Prachar on April 30, 2009 at 10:40am

A major article in the Wall Street Journal echoes what T. Boone Pickens has been saying for nearly a year: There is enough natural gas under the continental United States to serve all of our needs for upwards of 100 years.

Check out the Daily PIckens, where you can read full the article.

Comment by Codi Prachar on April 15, 2009 at 8:51am

Hi Team,

I wanted to let you know that between now and April 19, over the Congressional Easter Recess, we have an opportunity to reach our Members of Congress in their home districts! Having our leaders hear from us, the constituents, makes the biggest impact!

So here's what to do:

The focus is now on 2 new pieces of legislation: NAT GAS Act of 2009 and RES (Renewable Electricity Standard). Boone needs your help to rally local supporters to contact your elected officials during the Congressional Recess.

Here is what you can do:

1) Generate letters, emails and calls to your Members of Congress during the Congressional Recess
2) Set up meetings with your Members of Congress or an aide over the next week while they are on recess
3) Organize local meetings, events, happy hours, receptions with local supporters and urge them to call or email their representative on the spot!
4) Submit Op Eds & Letters to the Editor to local newspapers and media outlets (If you want to do this option, let me know and I will be glad to help! )

Contact info for your Congressmen and Senators can be found at http://www.house.gov/ or http://www.senate.gov/

Finally, please post any updates on activity that you initiate in your district. I report to Boone on a daily basis, and your feedback keeps him up-to-date!

KEEP PUSHING!

Codi

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 31, 2009 at 8:14pm

Boone's ready to march tomorrow--are you?

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 20, 2009 at 7:37am

Boone's latest article, More Momentum for the Pickens Plan, is up on the Huffington Post.

It's a good one to read and comment on! Here's an excerpt about the businesses that are backing the Pickens Plan:

"Now American businesses are starting to jump on board the Pickens Plan bandwagon. And that's going to be key. It started in December when Owens Corning signed on as the first corporate partner of the Pickens Plan. Think about it: better-insulated homes and offices will mean huge savings for American homeowners and businesses and decrease our reliance on imported oil. America's largest automotive retailer, AutoNation, is another big supporter of the Pickens Plan. Last month the company's CEO, Mike Jackson, hosted a Town Hall meeting in Fort Lauderdale. What do fuel-efficient cars require? Less energy. That's good news for car buyers and the environment. Watch out for Wal-Mart. The nation's largest retailer has teamed up with Peterbilt to test two CNG trucks and two LNG trucks to run between their distribution centers and their stores. And then there's American Electric Power, which is committed to developing the type of transmission grid so important to making the most of wind and solar power. Not only will the AEP's 21st-century transmission grid promote our energy security, but it will support the economic development our country needs right now. As I mentioned last week, AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson announced that his company was going to purchase 8,000 trucks that will run on natural gas. AT&T is also converting another 7,000 gasoline-powered vehicles to run on battery power and other fuel sources."

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 14, 2009 at 9:11am

Friends,

You have probably seen information on the Virtual March on Washington, but in case you haven't yet, here's what it is:

The Pickens Plan is organizing a Virtual March on Washington to be held April 1-3, 2009.

We are going to utilize the size and unique capabilities of the New Energy Army to have an enormous impact on the White House and Congress. The Army will focus its energy during those three days on e-mails, calls and faxes to every Member of Congress.

Between now and then we will be engaging in a series of activities to get ready for the event, including:

* Contacting Members of Congress through email and phone calls to encourage support for key aspects of the Pickens Plan.
* Recruiting new members of the Army in every Congressional District.
* Submitting letters to the editor and op-eds to newspapers around the country.
* Holding district meetings and house parties with members of the Army to discuss ways to have an impact.
* Participating in webcast events.

We will be communicating with members of the Army via email, Push, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn to build support and enthusiasm for the event. Make sure you are connected to us on any of these platforms where you have a profile!

Be sure to take photos and videos of your activities over the next couple months - we will soon be inviting you to submit items to be featured here on the Virtual March homepage.

Sign up today to participate in the Virtual March and recruit your friends and family to join you!

(If you are interested in visiting your Members of Congress during the virtual march, please contact your Regional and/or District Leader for more information.)

Comment by Codi Prachar on March 5, 2009 at 7:24am

This Weekly Standard post has information many of you have been curious about. It explains the math that comes with the cost of foreign oil when compared to what we can save using natural gas. Definitely worth reading!
"A Good Thing Obama Could Do"

Comment by Jeff OBannon on January 26, 2009 at 8:16am

We should call a meeting of the WNY members - to organize our effort and work on Jerry's mission statement - My personal feeling is - the most important issue for WNY except the obvious of less dependence on foreign oil is job creation HERE.

Comment by J S Brown on January 20, 2009 at 6:45pm

Top 10 things you can do RIGHT NOW
to help organize of OUR NY-27 Group.

1) Look over your email address book or your cell phone call or text list and try to identify five friends or acquiantences that might be willing to join us.

2) Look up the mail, email, and phone numbers of the Mayor of your city or village, the Supervisor of your town, the Board or Council Members of your city, village or town, your County Legislator, Assembly Member and State Senator and contact them. They all have web sites, phones and mailboxes. If you’re not sure what to say, you can use sample letter or talking points that I would be happy to provide.

3) After you get a call, letter and email or two under your belt, try your hand at drafting a letter that you could suggest to your friends.

4) If you know how to use My Space, Twitter or Facebook, (AND I DON’T) ask your contacts there there to help.

5) If you are on campus at any college or university try to identify clubs, groups or associations that might be willing to hear from us. I’d be happy go with you (or by myself) to meet with them or give a formal presentation if you can identify a receptive contact person.

6) If you are a member of any clubs, groups of associations, ask your fellow members to join with us and with Boone Pickens. Again, I’d be happy to go with you or alone to meet with anyone interest in hearing our story.

7) Consider having a coffee at your house or apartment acquaint your friends or colleagues with the Pickens Plan and to sign ‘em up. I’ll supply the talking points and some hand outs to you. I’ll join you if you like—but you can do this—consider giving it

8) Are any of you willing to help us keep track of our new member efforts and/or communications within and without the group? I’d be grateful for any help you can provide.

9) Are you web savvy. If you are, are you willing to use your skill to drive traffic to the Pickens Plan site. I’m not sure that I even know what that means, but it’s probably a good idea for someone to educate us on that issue.

10) Take a good look at the Pickens plan website and think about what you’d LIKE to do. I’m happy to help you in any way I can.


Jerry

Comment by J S Brown on January 20, 2009 at 6:36pm

Hi all:

I've taken a shot at drafting a mission statement for our group. Here it is. Let me know what you think.

Jerry

Draft Mission Statement for the Pickens Plan
New York 27th Congressional District Group

Mission Statement

The mission of the Pickens Plan NY-27 Group is to reduce substantially the United States’ dependency upon oil imports by the year 2012, to advocate for the development and deployment of renewable energy sources, to demand a timely and substantive response to these issues by federal, state, and local political and business leaders in the United States and, more particularly, in the New York 27th Congressional District, through:

1) Commitment. The Pickens Plan NY-27 Group will provide meaningful support for those seeking to responsibly develop and implement renewable resources within the New York 27th Congressional District thorough political advocacy, positive participation on behalf such development in any Environmental Impact Review or other public processes, and by providing credible information in support of the projects and policies for which we advocate.

2) Leadership and Outreach. The Pickens Plan NY-27 Group shall endeavor to become a leading source of credible information about renewable energy sources within the New York 27th Congressional District by engaging the media in reliable and helpful manner and by identifying like-minded persons and providing them with an opportunity to participate meaningfully in the advocacy and development process.

3) Our Conduct. The Pickens Plan NY-27 Group for the Pickens Plan is and shall remain a non-partisan organization and recognizes that the work of the Group will best be accomplished by working across party lines in support of energy independence. To this end, our Group will strive to interact with each other, with the public, with public officials, with the media and with any other individuals and organizations with which we may interact from time to time, in a professional, courteous, and respectful manner and to place the goal of energy independence ahead of party affiliation.

4) Personal Involvement. We will each, as our circumstances and abilities permit, enlist as many others as possible in support of energy independence, will seek to make our Village, Town, County and State representatives aware of the importance of their active support for energy independence by telephone, by mail, by email or in person and to identify for them concrete steps that each can take to achieve that goal.

Comment by Jim K. on January 19, 2009 at 4:38pm

I too sent emails to our so called leaders of our district but they just gave me a "canned" reply regarding this issue. However I agree with J S Brown that Rep Higgins is on board with the Pickens Plan and now that the Democrats control the house maybe they'll do something about it. If there's one good thing you can say about the city of Buffalo it's that we have a lot of wind.

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