Alternative Energy Professionals

Add a Comment

49 Comments

Comment by Ralph J Branscomb on March 21, 2009 at 9:50am

Feinstein: Don't Spoil Our Desert With Solar Panels / This is the "Change" we are going to receive?

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said development of solar and wind facilities in California's Mojave Desert would violate the spirit of what conservationists had intended when they donated much of the land to the public. Unfortunately, the average person in support of ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOUCES INCLUDING SOLAR POWER have not experienced or are naive to What this current congress is really about, They can meet with you in the morning to discuss helping save terminally ill individuals in the morning, receive a large donation from an Medical Insurance lobbyist at Noon, and give the orders to pull the plug on all of the individuals the told you they would support in the morning,,,, I have unfortunately had the position to deal with the majority of these congress people over the past 15 years and can tell you from experience that they will attend and say that they support your Solar Power Rally in the Morning and take your contribution checks, and that evening be at some extreme environmental groups meeting in the evening supporting them in preventing the installation of Soar Panels anywhere ! EVEN IN THE DESERT!! We have only one choice if we are to be successful in bringing Energy Independence to the USA.. REMOVE ALL INCUMBENTS / NO EXCEPTIONS from office for the next 4 years and vote in people that are from our plan team and truly in support of our Energy Plans for the GOOD of the USA not for personal gain..


WASHINGTON -- California's Mojave Desert may seem ideally suited for solar energy production, but concern over what several proposed projects might do to the aesthetics of the region and its tortoise population is setting up a potential clash between conservationists and companies seeking to develop renewable energy.
Nineteen companies have submitted applications to build solar or wind facilities on a parcel of 500,000 desert acres, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Friday such development would violate the spirit of what conservationists had intended when they donated much of the land to the public.
Feinstein said Friday she intends to push legislation that would turn the land into a national monument, which would allow for existing uses to continue while preventing future development.
The Wildlands Conservancy orchestrated the government's purchase of the land between 1999-2004. It negotiated a discount sale from the real estate arm of the former Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad and then contributed $40 million to help pay for the purchase. David Myers, the conservancy's executive director, said the solar projects would do great harm to the region's desert tortoise population.
"It would destroy the entire Mojave Desert ecosystem," said David Myers, executive director of The Wildlands Conservancy.
Feinstein said the lands in question were donated or purchased with the intent that they would be protected forever. But the Bureau of Land Management considers the land now open to all types of development, except mining. That policy led the state to consider large swaths of the land for future renewable energy production.

"This is unacceptable," Feinstein said in a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. "I urge you to direct the BLM to suspend any further consideration of leases to develop former railroad lands for renewable energy or for any other purpose."
In a speech last year, Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger complained about environmental concerns slowing down the approval of solar plants in California.
"If we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave desert, I don't know where the hell we can put it," Schwarzenegger said at Yale University.
But Karen Douglas, chairman of the California Energy Commission, said Feinstein's proposal could be a "win-win" for energy and conservation. The governor's office said Douglas was speaking on the administration's behalf.
"The opportunity we see in the Feinstein bill is to jump-start our own efforts to find the best sites for development and to come up with a broader conservation plan that mitigates the impact of the development," Douglas said.
Douglas said that if the national monument lines were drawn without consideration of renewable energy then a conflict was likely, but it's early enough in the planning process that she's confident the state will be able to get more solar and wind projects up and running without hurting the environment.
"We think we can do both," Douglas said. "We think this is an opportunity to accelerate both."
Greg Miller of the Bureau of Land Management said there are 14 solar energy and five wind energy projects that have submitted applications seeking to develop on what's referred to as the former Catellus lands. None of the projects are close to being approved, he said.
The land lies in the southeast corner of California, between the existing Mojave National Preserve on the north and Joshua Tree National Park on the south.
"They all have to go through a rigorous environmental analysis now," Miller said. "It will be at best close to two years out before we get some of these grants approved."
Feinstein's spokesman, Gil Duran, said the senator looks forward to working with the governor and the Interior Department on the issue.
"There's plenty of room in America's deserts for the bold expansion of renewable energy projects," Duran said.

Comment by DANIEL B FROMHOFF on February 22, 2009 at 2:44pm

I AM NOT MUCH YOUNGER THAN YOU BUT I AM INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH YOU. PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT toucandan@comcast.net.

Comment by Joe Bellisario; 2009 District Leader on February 22, 2009 at 2:10pm

SC-01 Energy Exposition
Horry County, South Carolina- Pickens Plan members are organizing the first ever GO GREEN EXPO on April 18th, 2009 in an effort to support and celebrate Local businesses that are taking on Green Energy initiatives. This includes all businesses that sell, promote, recycle and/or use products that benefit both people and the Earth.

What is the Pickens Plan??? Included in this packet is information for you to read with details about the Pickens Plan and what this dedicated group of individuals is trying to accomplish by getting the word out to the general public regarding these very important issues facing the United States of America!

This GO GREEN EXPO, promoted by the members of the Pickens Plan of Horry County, is an invitation to local business owners to set up a booth to highlight their Green methods, products and ideas.

***Due to liability issues, only those products and methods that have been tested and declared safe to people and the environment can be featured in your display***

As mentioned before, this is the very first GO GREEN EXPO. The hope is many people will come and explore this event. This will give participating businesses an opportunity to get the attention of a like minded audience.

If your business offers products and services that benefit the lives of all people and the Earth, you must take advantage of this opportunity!

We are asking that all participants give a cash and/or green service or product donation.
Money collected from this event will go to pay for necessities such as on site, public toilets, trash collection/removal and electricity.
Donations of green related services and/or products will be given out as raffle prizes to those attending .

The GO GREEN EXPO location is 259 Landmark Road, off of Route 501, approximately 4 miles north of the Wal-Mart Super Center in Conway. The Expo will be open to the public from 10 AM to 6 PM.

We will have speakers talking to the attendees regarding the importance of the recycling and conserving of energy. Pickens Plan members will speak out against the exporting of US wealth to foreign countries for fuels and energy. Additionally, they will be introducing ideas about new energy and fuel production methods.

We are excited to include that we are in contact with Ed Matricardi, South Carolina State representative of the Pickens Plan Team, who is trying to arrange his schedule so that he can attend and speak at this event. Further, he has enlisted the help of the national Pickens Plan Team in Dallas, TX, to put together a package of materials pertinent to our event, including but not limited to signage and printed information to hand out to the attendees. Additionally, they will be helping us drive media interest to our event. We are very excited to have help on the state and national level!

WON'T YOU PLEASE JOIN US?????

If you are interested in participating in this first ever GO GREEN EXPO, please contact Dawn Owens via email at Dawn.owens@gmail.com.

Participation Notification Deadline is March 20th.

The Pickens Plan Team of Horry County thanks you for your participation in this very important initiative.

Comment by South Dakota Wind Energy on February 22, 2009 at 10:26am

Another dead group?

Comment by South Dakota Wind Energy on February 9, 2009 at 10:51am

A MUST SEE

http://www.bornagainamerican.org/

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on February 5, 2009 at 2:05am

Comment by Faye on January 22, 2009 at 7:48pm

February 3rd Conference

The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), with support from the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and the Alliance for Renewable Energy (ARE) are pleased to invite you to join us for a discussion on:

Effective Renewable Energy Policies: Stimulating Job Creation, Long Term Investments, and Improving Energy Security

Featuring discussions on Feed in Tariffs, Net Metering, Rebates, and Gainesville, FL., the first municipality in the United States to introduce a Feed in Tariff policy.


Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
12-7 pm in Tallahassee
Doubletree Hotel
101 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 224-5000


The focus of the conference is the deployment of renewable energy in Florida resulting in jobs and energy security. Experts from around the world and participants from various stakeholder organizations will discuss policies to stimulate vast investment in renewable energy to increase energy security and job creation in Florida. Building on Governor Crist’s vision of 20% renewables by 2020, this event will provide first hand experiences from Florida, other states and European countries on what policies are most effective in achieving renewable targets.

Solar on every rooftop!

Panels will include:
· ‘Lessons from Europe and US States’ – Deployment of successful renewable policies.
· Costs vs. Benefits – The potential opportunity if policies are right.
· What energy policies will drive the market and bring jobs to Florida?
· Florida based implementation.
· Legislative Roundtable.

Key objectives:
· Explore green jobs and long term investments.
· Discuss Renewable Energy Payments, also known as Feed in Tariffs, regarding their significant potential to address climate change, create new jobs and support the renewable energy industry
· Further develop policies that have driven the clean technology markets.
· Update on the Renewable Portfolio Standard rules from the PSC.
· Strengthen and Support legislative initiatives in Florida.
· Explore various levels of initiatives adopted by utilities.
· Build coalitions and network.
· The Gainesville Solar Feed in Tariff.

Who will attend: State legislators, environmental and energy advocates, renewable energy industry representatives,local and state utilities, local government officials interested in green job economic development, nonprofits and foundations committed to a renewable energy future.

Speakers will include: leading environmental organizations, Florida State legislators, investors, renewable energy industry organizations and leading energy companies.

Featuring:
· Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan
· Florida State Representative Keith Fitzgerald
· Paul Gipe, Alliance for Renewable Energy
· Toby Couture, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
· Dr. Murray Cameron, Phoenix Solar
· Jerry Karnas, Environmental Defense Fund
· Barry Moline, Florida Municipal Electric Association
· Ed Regan, Gainesville Regional Utilities
· Christy Herig, Solar Electric Power Association
· Jerome Guillet, Head of Energy, Dexia


Inquiries contact Faye Roller at faye@FAREnergy.org or visit www.FAREnergy.org

<

Comment by Thomas Peterson on January 2, 2009 at 1:47pm

Navigating the PP web site takes time. I am glad that I finally found this group as it appears to offer a lot of potential!

Thomas

Comment by Warren Reynolds on December 29, 2008 at 1:52pm

ALL:
Eco-Engineers is an environmental engineering design, construction and operations company with a number of projects in the planning stage. We have a number of openings for profesional engineers (chemical, biochemical, renewable energy) and managers. Contact w.d.reynolds@att.net

Comment by Sandy Graham on December 29, 2008 at 11:00am

I am looking to connect with new ventures or small business companies in search of meeting business development objectives.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5