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Comment by Geoff Bailey on August 19, 2009 at 11:11am

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 August 19, 2009 at 11:10am

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 April 2, 2009 at 10:56am

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 Joseph P Hogan on March 29, 2009 at 11:24am

Just wanted to make a comment about burning alternative fuel. A lot of the good ole' red neck boys have been running their pickups on propane for years. Also when I lived in Chicago, the CTA was running some of their busses on propane. That was 60 years so the Japaneese and Europeans are not necessarily always ahead of us.

Comment by Bill Shaw on March 29, 2009 at 9:13am

Karl,
I hear what you're saying. We have the potential to lead, but Americans do fight change. Most think diesel is still dirty. We have a Jetta TDI,which is the green car of the year. I was stationed in Germany ('70-'72) and they had flash water heaters even back then! By the way, in GBC right now, unless you're gettin' some kind of bargain rate on propane (or have a flash heater[mine is a Bosch]), electric is actually cheaper. This may be a little 'off subject', but I believe when the gas/oil prices spiked it may have actually " helped" some people realize how dependent we are on foreign supply.

Comment by Karl Hyzer on March 29, 2009 at 8:32am

I like the idea of natural gas trucks, than cars. But it will have to be a while for me, as I don't have natural gas available at my house, were propane. But I guess it might work. If I remember, 20 years ago when I was in Japan, they had cars that ran on propane, or was it natural gas. And when I was in Germany, they had flash-heaters for their hot water, that was also 20 years ago.

Why is is we are so far behind the Europeans and Japanese in energy technology? I thought we were the world leaders? Guess not.

Let's make ourselves world leaders again. I'm in.

Comment by Geoff Bailey on March 3, 2009 at 7:45am

Steve,

Great questions!

The Pickens Plan is concentrated on heavy duty vehicles. While an individual may burn 3 gallons of gas per day, 18 wheelers and service trucks burn more than 10,000 gallons a year. Getting heavy duty trucks to switch to clean, cheap, domestic natural gas greatly reduces our imports.

On the personal side, it is far more efficient to purchase a new natural gas car, than to convert it yourself. And that is why the up coming Virtual March is so critical! WHEN we get Congress to give incentives to build the infrastructure, manufacturers will build the stations and Detroit will be forced to meet the market demand for new natural gas vehicles.

Geoff

Comment by Steve Guyton on March 2, 2009 at 6:24pm

Is the use of natural gas aimed mainly at big trucks and public transportation vehicles? This would be a huge step in the right direction, I think, but what about the typical everyday vehicles? Where can you find information about possible retrofit, or new cars ready to use CNG?
thanks

Comment by Geoff Bailey on February 28, 2009 at 10:08pm

TX-05'ers,

Please come to a Town Hall meeting with T. Boone Pickens where he will discuss the Pickens Plan and take questions from the audience.

Doors Open at 4:00 PM CT
Event Begins at 4:30 PM CT

Please RSVP to OfficialEventsrsvp@tcu.edu or 817-257-5976.

For more details, click here.

Geoff

Comment by Geoff Bailey on January 26, 2009 at 9:15pm

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 Jeb Hensarling (202) 225-3484
Senator John Cornyn (202)-224-2934

Geoff Bailey
Regional Leader
Geoffrey@pickensplan.com

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