Kansans for Pickens Plan

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Comment by Dr, Randall S. Currie on September 11, 2009 at 11:21am

Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has signed the Pickens Pledge for Energy Independence. Following his lead, Kansas Lt. Governor Troy Findley has also signed the Pickens Pledge. We greatly appreciate their leadership and look forward to working with them to help end America's dependence on foreign oil.

Thanks to your calls and emails, these two elected officials have now taken a stand for energy independence. Please take some time and thank them for their leadership!





Office of the Governor
Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
1-877-KSWORKS (1-877-579-6757)





Office of the Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol, 2nd Floor
300 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612
Toll-Free 1-800-748-4408

Comment by Greg Wortham on May 25, 2009 at 4:33pm

Great Plains Energy Summit -- Omaha -- June 17-18, 2009 -- Leaders from the states & provinces of the USA-Canada Wind Corridor are gathering in Omaha, Nebraska on June 17-18 to plan for action in 2010 & beyond. Through the Great Plains Energy Alliance, we are gathering community & regional leaders, state officials, component manufacturers, colleges & universities, wind energy leaders, ranchers, farmers & more. We will discuss transmission infrastructure, community benefits, workforce preparation, state & federal policies, environmental perspectives, The Pickens Plan, and more. There will be caucuses of the state/provincial delegations and learning of best practices from each other. Please join us!

Check out www.GreatPlainsEnergy.us for more info, including registration forms, sponsorship opportunities, and more.

Comment by Dr, Randall S. Currie on May 12, 2009 at 2:32pm

Fantastic news! Apparently not every politician in Washington, DC is asleep at the wheel. Dan Boren (D-OK) introduced H.R. 1835, The New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (or “NAT GAS” Act), to the 111th Congress on April 1, 2009. This bill contains robust support for natural gas transportation initiatives. Key components are:

Title I: Promote the purchase and use of NGVs with an Emphasis on Heavy Duty Vehicles and Fleet Vehicles
Title II: Promote Production of NGVs by Original Equipment Manufacturers
Title III. To Incentivize the Installation of Natural Gas Fuel Pumps and Service Stations and Depots and Domestic LNG Production Facilities for Small Energy Producers
Title IV: Natural Gas Vehicles (Not later than 2014, at least 50% of all new vehicles purchased by the US Government shall be capable of operating on natural gas.)
The bill contains tax credits for manufacturers and buyers of NGVs as well as for businesses that build natural gas refueling infrastructure.

The full text of the bill can be viewed here.

Introduction of a bill is the first step in the legislative process. Bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go on to general debate. The majority of bills never make it out of committee. This bill was referred to three committees:

House Ways and Means
House Science and Technology Committee
House Oversight and Governmental Reform
The members of each of these committees can be found in the links above.

This type of legislation promoting natural gas transportation is exactly what the United States needs right now. If you believe as I do the biggest threat to the American economy and American democracy is peak oil combined with America’s foreign oil addiction, please contact the members of these committees and voice your support for this bill! At a minimum, please contact those members from your home state.

Passage of this bill would have numerous benefits for all Americans. This bill would:

Reduce foreign oil imports and keep our energy dollars at home
Revitalize America’s natural gas and energy industries
Revitalize America’s automobile industry
Create millions of new jobs
Increase energy royalty payments to tens of thousands of American farmers and landowners.
Drastically reduce CO2 and gasoline particulate emissions.
Reinvigorate moribund American equity markets.
Create an American energy foundation for a future of extended prosperity, capitalism, self determination, democracy and freedom.
I want to list the cosponsors of this bill:
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]
Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]
Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]
Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]
Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]
These fine folks should be congratulated! You all should contact your local representatives and ask them why they were not a cosponsor of this bill.

The investment angle on such legislation is obvious: producers of US natural gas like Chesapeake Energy (CHK), ConocoPhillips (COP), and British Petroleum (BP) would be strong beneficiaries of these policies. Manufacturers of natural gas compressors like General Electric (GE) and Ingersoll Rand (IR) would see large increases in orders. Honda Motor Company (HMC), maker of the Honda Civic GX NGV and shareholder in Fuelmaker (the manufacturer of the “Phill”), would also benefit. And don’t forget Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE). Passage of this bill might even prompt consideration for an investment in the natural gas ETF UNG

Comment by Dr, Randall S. Currie on February 13, 2009 at 12:52pm

Senator San Brownback
303 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6521
Fax: (202) 228-1265
http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm

Senator Pat Roberts
109 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1605
Phone: (202) 224-4774
Fax: (202) 224-3514
http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPat

Comment by Dr, Randall S. Currie on February 4, 2009 at 9:00am

No suport for stimulus package as written from Kansas reps. . There will be some jocking in Senate to make it more palitable to the Republicans. If you believe in stimulus package or not if it passes we need to have it give us the most energy independance per dollar spent. OR loose the least money per dollar spent depending on your perspective.

Comment by Dr, Randall S. Currie on January 20, 2009 at 6:44am

There are lists of Pickens suporters Dodge city, Hays, Hutch. And other citys in the Kansas First District. Come see if your name is on the list

http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupKS01

Comment by Andrew Jones, KS-01 District Leader on December 17, 2008 at 8:49pm

Hi All,

If you live in the 1st Congressional District of Kansas, please go to http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupKS01 and sign yourself up with the group. Let's capture the winds of change with the PickensPlan.

Best Regards,

Andrew Jones, PharmD, Executive MBA
1st Congressional District Leader

Comment by Jason Winbolt on December 16, 2008 at 8:30am

Hi Everyone,

If you live in the 3rd Congressional District of Kansas, please go to http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupKS03 and add the group. This group will work to get things moving in the 3rd district. It is being pushed by Boone, so we can focus on what we need for our district.

I appreciate your help.

Jason Winbolt
3rd District Leader

Comment by Michael on December 6, 2008 at 12:10am

Hello Will
Thanks for your good work.
I would like to invite the members of your group to join the group Wanted Patents, New products and stay informed in all the new developments in Green Energy.
Hope to see you all there. Let's all continue to work together on PickensPlan.
Michael
coordinator@wantedpatents.com
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/wantedpatentsprototypesnewproductsinventions/a>

Comment by Dr, Randall S. Currie on December 4, 2008 at 11:21am

You better watch out its ok to cry I am telling you why.
The big three are coming to town.
They know congress is sleeping.
They Know they can hood wink.
They don't care if they have been bad or good.
Just pays us cause you should!"

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