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Comment by D.C. Palmer on November 24, 2009 at 8:19am

I have just set up a Facebook Page for The Pickens Plan in Wisconsin 5th Congressional District. Try this link:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2373072738&gid=180660371187#/group.php?v=info&gid=180660371187


Stop and give us a look.

and don't forget to contact Congressman Sensenbrenner in support of HR 1835, The NAT GAS Act.

Comment by Mike Mott on October 27, 2009 at 9:42am

That is awesome DC! I'm going to send a note to Boone today & let him know he is being quoted :). Thank you so much for sharing that.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on October 26, 2009 at 1:40pm

The Congressman did mention "The greatest transfer of economic wealth in the history of the world." or words to that effect. Sounded like a direct quote from Pickens himself.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on October 26, 2009 at 1:33pm

I attended a town hall meeting with Congressman Sensenbrenner on Sunday but did not get to ask a question. Most of the discussion was about health care reform. There was some discussion of global warming and Congressman Sensenbrenner kept his usual mantra that it is up to the Chinese and Indians to reduce emmisions and if they don'te might as well not even bother trying.

No discussion of Pickens' plan.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on August 5, 2009 at 8:04am

Just a reminder to everyone to make an effort sometime this month to contact our elected representatives in support of the NAT GAS Act. This legislation is moving along well in both the House and Senate.

If you have the chance to attend a town hall meeting, by all means do so. They are interesting, fun, and sometimes a little frustrating. Senators and House members work hard, so have fun but be nice. I get discouraged when I hear of elected representatives being treated badly by opponents at these meetings.

If they take questions, ask specific questions about NAT GAS act, especially about co-sponsorship of these bills.

All the best.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on July 8, 2009 at 8:38am

Excellent update from Boone on GMA this morning. Please post to district pages or just message to your District team members, Thanks!

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8030479

and write Congressman Sensenbrenner in support of HR1835 at

http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/Contact/

It is time to turn up the heat.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on July 6, 2009 at 6:52am

Here is an interesting article about Chinese environmentism:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/energy-environment/03renew.html

When I attended a town hall meeting with Congressman Sensenbrenner, he ranted on the Chinese as his excuse for opposing strong environmental legislation in The U.S. Let us hope that The Republican Party can abandon simple-minded obstructionism to the efforts of the Obama Adminstration and help with leading America to solution to our energy and economic problems. Here is the first part of the article:

Guess Who is Playing to Win? China!Last week, the House of Representatives passed legislation that took some important first steps toward requiring power companies to generate more electricity from renewable sources. When does China plan do this? How about two years ago! According to a story that ran in the business section of The New York Times last Friday, China is poised to go from a coal-belching steam engine to a green energy superpower.

Based on The Times’s figures, China will surpass the U.S. as the largest market for wind turbines worldwide in 2009. Moreover, China has doubled its wind power capacity each year for the last four years. These guys mean business!

According to The Times, there are six humongous wind farms being built around China at this very moment. Each has a capacity that exceeds 16 coal-fired plants. Not only that but each one dwarfs any other project anywhere on earth.

HSBC predicts that China will invest more money in renewable energy and nuclear power between now and 2020 than in coal-fired and oil-fired electricity.

And, in a final note, the different state-owned power companies in China are now competing amongst themselves on another related project: to build power plants that run on solar energy.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on July 2, 2009 at 3:57pm

I had the opportunity to listen in to part of the phone call from Boone Pickens. It was very interesting. I wish I could have heard more of it.
It is time to contack your senators and reps in support of HR 1835, The Natural Gas Act. Similar legslation is being introduced in the Senate soon and needs strong grass roots support. Also I was very interested to hear about the newly discovered and massive Natural Gas deposits here in the United States that, by themselves, can make us independent of oil imports. Sounds too good to be true. You will be hearing more about this in the coming weeks.

I will be writing Congressman Sensenbrenner in teh coming days. I urge all of you to do same.

Thanks.

Comment by D.C. Palmer on July 1, 2009 at 5:55am

Boone Pickens live call-in radio show. Listen in at:

http://push.pickensplan.com/profiles/blogs/a-conversation-with-t-boone

Comment by D.C. Palmer on May 7, 2009 at 5:35pm

Received from Senator Feingold

Dear Mr. Palmer,



Thank you for contacting me regarding the use of compressed natural gas as an automotive fuel. I appreciate hearing from you.



As you know, natural gas can be used as a transportation fuel if it is converted to either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG). Currently, CNG is primarily used for commercial and government fleet vehicles. According to the Congressional Research Service, "high up-front costs for new NGVs [natural gas vehicles], as well as concerns over vehicle performance and limited fuel infrastructure, have led to only marginal penetration of these vehicles into the personal transportation market."



You might be interested to know that there are three existing federal tax incentives related to the use of CNG as a transportation fuel. The Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Tax Credit is available for the purchase of some new, CNG vehicles. The Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit subsidizes the installation of natural gas refueling equipment. And the Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Credit provides an incentive to sellers of CNG. For more information on the tax credits, please visit the following link: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/progs/fed_summary.php/afdc/US/0. I hope you find this information helpful.



As you may also know, Representative Dan Boren (D-OK) introduced H.R. 1835, the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2009, on April 1, 2009. This bill would modify incentives for natural gas vehicles. H.R. 1835 has been referred to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. I will be sure to keep your thoughts in mind should this, or similar legislation, come before the full Senate.



I agree with you that we need to lessen our dependence on oil. In order to protect our environment, our economy, and our national security, we must encourage the increased use of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency. In the Senate, I have strongly supported efforts to expand the use of renewable energy. I have also consistently supported and voted for the extension of renewable energy tax credits.



You might also be interested to know that on January 13, 2009, I introduced S. 223, the Energy and Technology Advancement (ETA) Act, which would help move new energy technologies from the research and development phase to the marketplace. In addition, my bill would encourage the USDA to pursue a biorefinery pilot plant that will allow businesses to partner with the federal government to test biofuel technologies, increasing the chance of commercialization. S. 223 has been referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee. I look forward to Senate consideration of this legislation.



Thanks again for contacting me. Please feel free to do so in the future about this, or any other issue of concern to you.

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