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Comment by John Mauldin on March 20, 2009 at 12:17am

Glad to be here. Someone in charge tell me what I can do to assist. John Mauldin, http://Gr8Filters.com, Celina, Texas

Comment by Rebecca Huber on March 17, 2009 at 8:55am

michael,
I am forwarding this to everyone I know. Thank u so much for the info and the effort put forth in promoting energy independence bonds.
Rebecca

Comment by Michael Shawn Kendall on March 17, 2009 at 12:42am

Hello group, I have some exciting news. I have been talking and emailing a legilative assistant for representative Hunter of the Texas state legislature regarding Energy Independence Savings Bonds initiative at the state level. I spoke to him on the telephone and he encourages anyone from Texas, no matter what district in TX, to email him about Energy Independence Savings Bonds for Texas. He stated he will happily forward all correspondence received to the correct representatives in Texas. Representative Hunter is an attorney and Caleb said there are two other attorneys working for Rep. Hunter. It is interesting to hear there is question about the legality of a state level savings bond program similar to the federal level. They are actively working on it and this is great news! Please feel free to pass on this information to anyone from Texas. Here is Caleb's email:
Mr. Kendall,
I am glad you sent this to me, I have visited with the representative and I am working with the state to see the legality of state bonds versus having it go through the federal government. I will keep you posted on the developments.
Thank you,
Caleb McGee
Legislative Intern
Rep. Todd Hunter - District 32
Caleb.McGee@house.state.tx.us
Capitol Office: E2.808
Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0672
Capitol Fax: (512) 463-2101
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910
Energy Independence US Treasury Bonds discussion group

Comment by Steve Morriss on March 11, 2009 at 12:20pm

It has to be supply and demand that explains the price difference. CNG vehicles, if I'm not mistaken, do not run well at higher altitudes, so there are few users of CNG in the mountain states like Utah. Writing to school boards is OK, but very few school districts own their buses. They contract with transportation companies. If CNG were to add profitability, they would have done it already. There is also the issue of increased liability. CNG may be no more dangerous than gasoline, but the public perception is that it is more dangerous. A ruptured CNG tank does not spill onto the pavement. It goes into the air and surrounds the whole area ready to explode into a fire storm. Would you want your children sitting on a CNG tank?

Comment by Trace on March 11, 2009 at 12:12pm

A couple more things to consider. In Europe, fuel is refined to the point that their cars do not need a catalytic converter to reduce pollution. On the other hand, US oil companies dump almost 400 waste products from the refining of oil into the gasoline instead of paying disposal fees. (source alcohol can be a fuel) It may make good business sense for them by reducing disposal fees, but it is a environmental disaster. Why does the EPA allow this? Why do we allow this? Do lobbyist really run this country's government?

Comment by Trace on March 11, 2009 at 12:01pm

Remember that most of Dallas patrol cars are CNG. It would be nice if the 2 departments would talk. The bottom line is that if we had more auto manufactures that would offer bi-fuel or tri-fuel vehicles then when we bought them it would increase demand. On another note, how can CNG be under a buck in Utah and around 2 bucks in DFW? Especially with all of the Barnett Shale drilling that has gone on here?

Comment by Rebecca Huber on March 11, 2009 at 11:53am

Rob Harmon, I think this is by far the best suggestion yet. I have recently felt as if I am having little or no effect upon lessening our dependency upon foreign oil.

Comment by Rob Harmon on March 10, 2009 at 9:29pm

I noticed that much of the energy of this group is used on writing our representatives in Congress and participating in virtual marches on Washington.

I think we need a grass roots approach to adoption of the Picken Plan. The US Presidnet and memebers of Congress typically do not make purchasing decisions on vehcile fleets. Those decisions are made by ordinary people who sit on School Boards, Transportation Boards and City Councils. The DART board is currently deciding whether to buy 200 CNG transit buses or diesel buses. Would our time be better spent writing letters and emails to them? The purchase of a CNG transit bus would guarantee the use of CNG for at least 12 years, the useful life of a transit bus.

I would like our group to meet with as many representatives of these boards in the metroplex as possible. I believe we can convince some of them to be patriots and stop buying foreign oil for their bus fleets.

Comment by Steve Morriss on March 10, 2009 at 12:54pm

Happy to join this group. As I have been a member since near the beginning, I've noticed as I'm sure everyone has, that the frequency of postings has gone down steadily to a virtual standstill. When gas prices fell the pressure to get things done plummeted, to my observation, and now the economic issues are of more concern than energy. It appears that energy consumption will continue to go down as businesses cut production and people can not afford to pay for it.
We may be moving to a position of more supply than demand in every corner of the energy economy. I have to question the relevance of the plan for conversion to natural gas when there is no economy left to buy the converted vehicles even if they existed. There is no one to build or convert them and no financing to pay for them. Should we not refocus the army to the real enemy? Those who are marching us into socialism, stealing our futures and destroying small business?

Comment by Geoff Bailey on March 1, 2009 at 12:06am

TX-26ers,

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

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