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Comment by Robert Schultz on November 12, 2009 at 3:59pm

Lets talk about the Natural Gas Act of 2009

* Posted by PickensPlan on November 12, 2009 at 2:28pm in Natural Gas Discussion Group

Believe it or not, we are already in the middle of November!

Be sure to ask your U.S. Representative and your U.S. Senators to support The Natural Gas Act of 2009, and encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same.

Click here to support the NAT GAS Act of 2009.

Information is key when it comes to Natural Gas. Especially if we want to offset imported diesel to power heavy trucks.

You can read all about Natural Gas by clicking here. Information on the importance of getting Natural Gas Vehicles rolling in the United States can be found by clicking here.

Feel free to share your thoughts!
Natural Gas Discussion Group
NW Renewable Energy Group

Comment by Robert Schultz on August 21, 2009 at 11:58am

Pyrolysis demo shows opportunity
DD Bixby - Thursday, August 20, 2009
The News-Review

LEMOLO LAKE – A few drops of iodine-colored liquid, smelling faintly like a fish smoker, plunked into a clear canning jar on Wednesday near Lemolo Lake.

One man in the crowd jockeying to see the fast pyrolysis product said it looked like 10-weight oil.

Bingo.

Agencies involved in bringing the demonstrations to Douglas County hope the bio-oil produced from quickly burning and then cooling wood feedstock in pyrolysis will help reduce domestic dependency on foreign oil, among other applications.

Douglas County and the U.S. Forest Service's Umpqua National Forest sponsored Wednesday's event, supported by many other groups looking into the technology as a way of creating jobs and restoring overgrown, unmarketable forest underbrush to healthy levels.

“I don't know if this is going to work,” said Cliff Dils, forest supervisor for UNF. “Is there something real here? Is there a financial piece that will pencil out … we're trying this to find out what is and is not real.”

Pyrolysis is not a new process, as presenters explained to the roughly 90 people who attended Wednesday, some hailing from Washington, D.C., and other states outside Oregon. The process can take any biomass and thermally decompose it in the absence of oxygen, producing oil, char and gas.

Mike Cloughesy of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute characterized using woody biomass to produce energy products as a triple win for the forests, economy and in reaching renewable energy goals.

Read the rest of the article at: nrtoday.com

Tuesday's fast pyrolysis demonstration will be repeated on a larger scale Saturday in Glide at the old mill site off Bug Farm Road. The tour begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Ford Community Meeting Room of the Douglas County Library, 1409 N.E. Diamond Lake Boulevard, before leaving for the Glide site.
Another demonstration is scheduled in Merlin on Aug. 26.
Though buses are already full, people interested in driving themselves out to the site and bringing along their own lunches are welcome at the Glide and Merlin demonstrations, organizers said.
Information: (971) 673-2955.

Comment by Robert Schultz on May 11, 2009 at 3:04pm

Just received this in an e-mail.


Northwest Renewable Energy Institute,
soon to be a division of
International Air and Hospitality Academy,
cordially invites you to attend an Open House
where we will introduce you to our new
Wind Turbine Technician Program.

Saturday, May 16th * 11:00am-12:30pm
OR
Tuesday, May 19th * 6:00pm-7:30pm
International Air and Hospitality Academy
2901 E Mill Plain Blvd. * Vancouver, WA 98661

If you wish to attend, you MUST RSVP
to 360-992-4316
or jbraaksma@nw-rei.com



Robert Schultz
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/nwrenewableenergygroup

Comment by Robert Schultz on May 7, 2009 at 2:23pm

Invitation to join the NW Renewable Energy Group
I have started a Regional group, welcoming comments, ideas, and suggestions for Renewable Energy in the NW Region. Including states from the Pacific, Cascade and Rocky Mountain areas. I realize that some of my Pickens Plan friends are outside this region, but you are always welcome to join and add your thoughts to the discussion. We should be looking at best available sources of energy in our region, and ways to improve the power grid to transfer energy from region to region as it is needed.

Robert Schultz
Pickens Plan
WA-05 District Leader

Comment by Carolyn Strong on March 14, 2009 at 12:07pm

Please support the West Butte Wind Power Project in Crook County. Planning commission will decide March 25th on this issue. Now is the time lend your support if you want a wind farm in CO. Read more at:
http://www.buildbabybuild.net/blog/forum/west-butte/

Comment by John R Cogar, Oregon 2nd. Congressional District Leader on March 4, 2009 at 6:52pm

Welcome to Oregon 2nd. Congressional District Group to Carol and Bill!
John C

Comment by Micah Lauer on March 4, 2009 at 5:25pm

Welcome, Carol!

Comment by Carol Libke-Van Tassel on March 2, 2009 at 11:48am

Boy am I glad to find this site!!!

One of the biggest crimes in the state of Oregon--especially Central Oregon--is that there is not ONE wind farm!!! Wind is one of the most valuable products we have in the state. But by not putting the wind to use we are wasting.it and costing the citizens of the Oregon many $$$$ that they really shouldn't have to spend every time we pay an electric bill.

Comment by Bill Ferguson on February 25, 2009 at 8:17am

Hello John
I am in Madras ,new to the Pickens plan but am commited to help turn our country around to move into a new era of wind and solar generation.
I know it is important to move away from foreign oil.

Comment by John R Cogar, Oregon 2nd. Congressional District Leader on February 22, 2009 at 2:18pm

Here is a good idea....At 2:17am on January 28, 2009, Michael Shawn Kendall said… Hi John, Would you be willing to share this with the people in your district? Here is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. I have been pushing for the sell of US Treasury "Energy Independence Savings Bonds". Savings bonds are normally purchased in $25 increments. This gives a way for just about any American to tighten their belts just a bit by skipping a meal at McDonalds or Pizza Hut and buying a RE savings bond to support a project. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.com. Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
27FEB09

Honorable Speaker of the House Congresswoman Pelosi,

I am an Electronic Technician Chief in the US Navy with 27 years service stationed overseas. I’m outlying an idea to assist and work with current plans for achieving energy independence. I urge you, as speaker of the house and the driving force to form the select committee on energy independence and global warming, consider for discussion and introduction into the house US Treasury Savings Bonds for Energy Independance.
In WWII America sold war bonds supporting the war effort. When young, my mother told me her primary school raised enough money through bonds to build a tank to support troops. I am impressed with the patriotism and purpose of our greatest generation that accomplished so much.

Selling energy bonds for RE (Renewable Energy) development would lower foreign oil imports and assist with the complex problem of funding. Bonds sold as “Energy S” could support new solar trough plants, “Energy W” to support wind farms, Energy “H” to support hydroelectric plants, Energy “T” to support RE transportation such as electric bullet train routes powered by RE, Energy "C" COOPS for small communities only needing a small quantity of turbines, and Energy “I” for needed infrastructure high voltage power lines to the RE site. Bonds will have the project name and include an artist’s perspective of the project and an American flag. President Obama had great success with the internet during his campaign. In a similar manner, using the internet, energy bonds could have a website listing current projects and an “electronic checkout” could purchase a bond $25 or higher. Simpler methods of payment such as “PAYPAL” and credit cards would be available and after an electronic purchase is complete a color print out of the bond is available with a follow up of the bond in the mail. The website would limit quantity of projects for each category until funding is complete. After a project becomes funded, a new project will be available. A tab on the site will show history and status of previous projects. Purchasers may take great pride in “collecting” and displaying bonds of various RE projects and participating at different levels of financial support. Solar trough plants in the multi-hundred MW size capacity with molten salt energy storage in California, Arizona, and West Texas can provide a major portion of electric needs. North Dakota has potential to support 1/3 of our nations electric needs in it’s class 4 wind zone areas. There are plenty of suitable proposed wind turbine farms now around the nation to significantly increase our RE if funded. Mid sized hydro-electric has not been used in America to it’s full potential. Following the example of our neighbor, Canada, it would provide a significant increase in percentage of electric production. Developing all three we could provide the majority of our electric and heating needs through renewable energy in a "New New Deal" fashion allowing natural gas for transportation as T. Boone Pickens is working for. Bullet train routes have proven a viable alternative to commercial domestic air service and when powered by electricity provided by RE suppliers America would be in the forefront of world technology. Example, I heard of discussion for a commuter train from Denver to Colorado Springs. Such a route built as a renewable energy project with charter requirement legally requiring to only purchase electricity from available renewable energy sources would be a model example. There are many train routes, city bus systems, and government vehicles that can be converted to run from alternative energy sources and fuels. Jobs created would bolster the economy, lower trade deficit, and strengthen national security. I would take great pride in print outs of bonds with graphics of each project I supported and many other Americans would also. The energy bonds could have tax breaks. BLM lands may be a viable place to start for some projects.

I contacted the US treasury department and was told that the marketing department for savings bonds closed several years ago. I was told there would be problems because savings bonds are at the federal level while the projects will be at the state and local level. I disagree and believe that these can easily be figured out in the way of grants to the state and local level using money from the bonds for those specific projects. I was told to check out auctions on the www.treasurydirect.gov website and found them to not apply to citizens wanting to buy savings bonds to support a cause such as energy independance. I was told by the treasury department to look into CREB (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds). I found CREB to be large scale funding that a citizen would not be able to participate in as a US Treasury Energy Independance Bond would provide. If given the tools to participate directly, the power of the citizens of the United States to help achieve energy independance could not be denied. Americans mean well and the Energy Independance Savings bond program will give citizens the power at their level to make it happen. If marketed through a web page, commercials, and to federal employees the word would get out and participation would spread like wildfire.

Mr. Paul Gipe, a resident of Bakersfield CA, an author of several books about wind energy, and recipient of multiple awards as a pioneer in the industry since the 1970's has put a letter I wrote to Senator Dorgan on this subject as well as an older letter I wrote on wind COOP in JAN07. These websites are:

http://www.wind-works.org/coopwind/RenewableEnergyBondsforEnergyIndependence.html

and

http://www.wind-works.org/articles/AmericanEnergyIndependencethroughCooperativeInvestmentinWindEnergy.html

Sincerely and very respectfully,

ETC(SW/AW) Mike Kendall USN

Mailing address: PSC 476, Box 879, FPO AP, 96322 USA

Telephone (803) 265-4756, Email: ke6cvh@yahoo.com

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