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Comment by Lorrie Lee on May 4, 2009 at 5:29pm

Geoff Bailey's Challenge to District 5!!
We are still pushing hard on HR 1835 – The Natural Gas Act of 2009. I wanted to issue this challenge, if you get a third party organization, business or elected official (City Council Member, Mayor, State Rep, State Senator) to write a letter to your member of Congress and Senators, urging them to support
HR 1835, I will have Boone autograph a Pickens Plan bumper sticker and send it to you!!

Having people participate is as easy as 1-2-3:
1. Call a local Third Party Organization (Sierra Club, Environmental Group, Oil & Gas Association etc), Business (Natural Gas Company, Drilling Company etc) or Elected Official (City Council Member, Mayor, State Rep, etc).
2. Tell them who you are and tell them about the Nat Gas Act of 2009. (One Pager Attached). Ask them to help you “urge your Congressional Delegation to support this vital legislation” and ask them to send a letter.
3. Let me know and I will write a letter for them to edit and tailor as they see fit. (For them it’s really easy, we send them the letter for them to edit and they send out on their letter head).

And for you, an autographed Pickens Plan bumper sticker from Boone! I know, I know, you’d much rather have my autograph – but I feel like one from Mr. Pickens would be a much a better keepsake.

Keep those updates coming. We have had some great Op-Eds printed in the past few weeks. If you need help writing an Op-Ed, please let me know and I will send you one! Mr. Pickens loves hearing about what is going on out in the field. If I don’t hear your reports, I can’t tell the big guy about your hard work!

Also, have you ever wondered if your calls and emails and letters to Congress make a difference? Check out the interview with Congressman Dan Boren (Author of HR 1835). He says that calls from Pickens Army members have totally changed the tone, debate and attitude of Congress toward ending our dependence on foreign oil! AWESOME!

Comment by Lorrie Lee on April 13, 2009 at 7:03pm

I've got a free Pickens bumper sticker for everyone that lets me know they emailed all 3 Oklahoma Congressmen (Tom Coburn, James Infofe, Mary Fallin) about the NAT GAS ACT - HR 1835, explaining why they hope he/she will support it!

Comment by Geoff Bailey on April 5, 2009 at 6:59pm

YOU DID IT!

Because of YOUR calls, faxes and emails, Senator Inhofe signed the Pickens Pledge! We got his signed pledge on Friday! GREAT job! This is proof positive that our efforts really do make a difference in Washington. Let Senator Inhofe know that you appreciate his leadership!

Now we focus our attention on Senator Coburn. Boone wanted me to tell you all how proud he is of your hard work!

Geoff

Comment by Mary Putnam on April 3, 2009 at 9:34am

America needs a comprehensive energy plan and we are looking to our leaders in Washington to help provide one.

To make this work, we have to move in three areas.
Part 1: Electric Grid
Part 2: National Renewable Electricity Standard
Part 3: Green Bank - I am against this one as it is drafted today

Part one is legislation that will establish a national electric transmission grid. Giving FERC same authority as it has for siting gas lines.

Part two is an achievable national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that would include tradable renewable energy credits as part of the transmission and grid effort. A national RES should be phased in as transmission becomes available to bring power from renewable sources to multi-state regions. Having the government do this makes it easier for generators and power companies. I would expect they should include urban generators in the mix, not merely commercial generators.

Oklahoma does not currently have an RES, we need one. But we dont need a federal agency dictating the rate a generator can sell at. Example, Oklahoma could make the energy cheaper in state than out of state. The constitution set governance of State production under the states, not the federal government.

Part three is an Energy Bank. Congressman Chris Van Hollen has introduced the Green Bank Act of 2009 as of March 25, 2009. This is not the Energy Bonds we strategized at Pickens Plan. This is the creation of a Bank wholly owned by the US Government, funded at 10 billion. The Board of Directors are the Presidents cabinet members. Loans can be made to any energy method that reduces C02, this would include "Clean Coal", Nuclear, new generation Bio Fuels, new methods of processing petroleum. These are not renewable energy. Once this bank is established, the government will have set a precedent for nationalizing banks.

The American people are looking for leadership in making a long-term commitment to renewable energy.

Kindest Regards
Mary Putnam

Comment by Geoff Bailey on April 2, 2009 at 11:42am

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 1:27pm

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 22, 2009 at 8:18pm

AWESOME shirts Lorrie!! Very creative.

Geoff

Comment by Lorrie Lee on March 21, 2009 at 8:43am

Here it is folks: Our beautiful specially designed Tees by District 5 member-Janess Farmer. The picture is not perfect and there will be some minor adjustments but this gives you a good idea what they will look like. The backs of each shirt will just say, " pickensplan.com"
The slogan was contributed by Barbara Muchiri. Thanks to Janess and Barbara!
Here is the pricing which will vary depending on how many we order but even if our order is small, they will be cheaper than the ones you can get thru the Picken's store. Those are $15.99. Ours are $13.50 if we order 24-99 and they will be $11.50 if we order 100 or more. These prices include an extra $3.00 on each tee to help cover the screenprinting costs which is $125. I will pay for the shipping and handling. These are good quality tees and MADE IN THE USA!
The company we're using is right over on NW 30th and May-IPGI. They have all sizes S,M, L, XL on up to 3X. I will be placing the order very soon, so please let me know quickly how many you want and what size so I can figure our costs and tell you where to send your check, okay? You can email me directly with your order so you dont have to join District 5 to communicate with me! Thanks guys! We're gonna look great! lorrielee@rocketmail.com

Comment by Lorrie Lee on March 11, 2009 at 5:28pm

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU, AT&T!

Comment by Geoff Bailey on March 4, 2009 at 2:19pm

In this video, Oklahoma House of Representatives Leader Chris Benge talks about using natural gas to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

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