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Comment by Gary Fosburg on September 24, 2009 at 1:35pm

If the Pickens plan (which I support) supported a National Energy Lottery (see blog below) proposal and the 4 million followers donated 5 bucks a week for this Energy Raffle, there would be 800 winners a week or 41,600 winners a year of a $25,000 voucher good only for Renewable products, ie; solar, wind, hybrid, energy green appliances, etc...and be fully transferrable as well. Take advantage of the Fed's energy credit and it would buy around $32,000 worth of Green product/s.

If the Pickens Plan ran this program and retained 10% for operations, not only would it generate further income for the cause but the donators would have some fun with the potential of winning this voucher and 25,000 to 1 odds. Better than a money lottery that doesn't promote going green.

At $20,000,000 a week @ 10%, that's $2,000,000 for the Pickens Plan for operations. Would certainly be enough for expanding the mission. That's over a Billion for the year! Maybe take that money and invest in a windmill anufacturing company that is owned by the workers. Spread the prosperity and have it Made in USA by the owners/workers. see entire plan at: http://nationalenergylottery.blogspot.com/
Also an inventor who has developed a prototye called Road Power. Will convert downhill vehicle traffic 24/7/365 to electricity alongside the highways of America. No Sun, Wind, Water, Land required. One unit will power approximately 3 homes per year. Looking for Angel Investors to take to next level. Would be a great asset to the Pickens Plan to get us off foreign oil even faster. Thank you, Gary

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on March 10, 2009 at 4:05pm

I hope he doesent forget us

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on March 10, 2009 at 4:05pm

Didn't take Van Jones long to get into the White House :o}

Comment by Robert Schultz on March 10, 2009 at 3:56pm

Obama Drafts Van Jones as Green Jobs Adviser
by Maura Judkis

Obama Drafts Van Jones as Green Jobs Adviser
March 10, 2009 12:36 PM ET | Maura Judkis |

Corrected on 3/10/09: A previous version of this post stated that Van Jones will be in charge of stimulus funds dedicated to green job creation. Jones will instead be working with agencies and departments to advance the administration's climate and energy initiatives.

Author, activist and think tank fellow Van Jones will be joining the Obama administration next week as a special adviser on green jobs, reported the White House Council on Environmental Quality today. Jones will work with agencies and departments to advance the administration's climate and energy initiatives, with a special focus on improving vulnerable communities, according to a White House statement. Jones is the founder of "Green For All," an environmental group dedicated to bringing green jobs to the disadvantaged, and the author of "The Green Collar Economy." Environmental groups are, of course, thrilled with the decision - in their opinion, no one knows green jobs like Van Jones.

But there are a few questions raised - first, about the role of Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor. A proponent of green jobs, it was thought that the responsibility would fall to her, but Climate Progress (a blog run by Jones' think tank, the Center for American Progress) assures us that, yes, both positions are necessary. "The Labor Secretary can’t tell any other Cabinet officer or agency what to do — so if you want to coordinate a crosscutting initiative that affects so many different departments, including energy, EPA, Commerce, and so on — you need to do this out of the White House." His title, by the way, does not contain the word 'Czar' - another issue raised by the Wall Street Journal regarding 'Czar fatigue.'

Jones has long been a proponent of environmental justice. He, along with other advocates like Majora Carter, try to raise awareness of the fact that the communities most hurt by unsustainable practices are often the poorest. Jones told Mother Jones Magazine last year:

"The only reason that we have the unsustainable accounting that we have right now is because incinerators, dumping grounds, and sacrifice zones were put where poor people live. It would never have been allowed if you had to put all the incinerators and nasty stuff in rich people's neighborhoods; we'd have had a sustainable economy a long time ago... We don't want to be first and worst with all the toxins and all the negative effects of global warming, and then benefit last and least from all the breakthroughs in solar, wind energy, organic food, all the positives. We want an equal share, an equitable share, of the work wealth and the benefits of the transition to a green economy."

Another two favorite quotes from Jones come from his speech at the Power Share weekend last month:

"We could power the country with clean coal, or we could have unicorns pull our cars for us."

"If women are making 75 cents to a dollar in our green economy, something is wrong with it."

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on March 10, 2009 at 3:58am

Hey Friends
Can any of you write up a letter of support for Wed Speakers, Send it to me or Kim Anderson,

Thanks Much :o}
Mike

The RI Pickens Plan Forum on Alternative and Renewable Energy
Wednesday March 11,2009
Providence City Hall Room 302
7:00pm-9:pm

Speakers:
Kim Anderson -PP Congressional
District Leader for RI-01 and RI-02.
Andrew Dzykewicz- Commisioner of RI
Energry Resources
Dave Eldredge- Owner of RI Drilling and
Blasting
John Rupp- Chairman of the Board
RIPTA/ Assit Gen Counsel Textron
Julian Dash - Director of RIEDC
Renewable Energies Fund
John Tabor Jacobson- Developer of
energy effcient buildings/ President
of RI chapter of Northeast
Susatinble Energy Association

Topics:
1.Overview of Pickens Plan
2. Wind energy in RI
3.Geo Thermal energy
4.RIPTA and Natural Gas Buses
5.RI Renewable Energies Fund /
funding electricity producing projects
6. Policies/ incentives to make Public
and Private Buildings more energy
efficient

Comment by Kat on March 9, 2009 at 6:43pm

New T. Boone Pickens TV ad:
http://www.pickensplan.com/media/?bcpid=1640183817&bclid=1641831862&bctid=14900618001

New Huffington Post column by Boone. I encourage you all to read and comment:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/t-boone-pickens/its-not-about-political-p_b_172500.html

Interview with Senator Reid about the Energy Summit:
http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2009/03/05/senator-reid-recaps-another-successful-energy-summit/

Comment by Robert Schultz on February 23, 2009 at 8:21am

National Clean Energy Project Summit streaming live right now. I just got into work and I am listening while I go through my e-mails. Thanks for the message Kat!

Comment by Kat on February 23, 2009 at 5:43am

TODAY...The nation's most important leaders in energy reform are gathering with T. Boone Pickens at the National Clean Energy Project Summit to tackle the critical issues of ushering in a new era of renewable energy and ending our dependence on foreign oil. This event will feature a lot of people who know what they are talking about when it comes to energy policy - including John Podesta from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, U.S. Senator Harry Reid, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Climate Czar Carol Browner, Owens-Corning CEO Michael Thaman, American Electric Power President & CEO Mike Morris, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope, American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode, Riverkeeper Alliance Chief Prosecuting Attorney Robert Kennedy, Jr. and many others.

Watch the live roundtable discussion on Monday, Feb. 23, at 10:15 a.m. ES

Comment by Kat on December 30, 2008 at 4:26am

Please go to http://change.gov/openforquestions sign-in or sign-up for an account at Change.gov and ask the administration what they plan to do with regard to energy independence and the Pickens Plan.

Comment by Michael, Houston on November 1, 2008 at 7:23am

Thousands of new GREEN JOBS are now posted on GREEN JOBS NOW! group page. Join the group today and we will keep you informed. http://push.pickensplan.com/group/greenjobsnowcom
Tell your friends looking for a job to sign up on the PickensPlan and upload their resume FREE at: www.green-jobs-now.com
Melissa
coordinator@green-jobs-now.com

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