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Comment by Jessee McBroom on November 23, 2008 at 3:52pm

Hello all. Nice to talk to some local people too. I want to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Jessee McBroom. I'm a native here. and I've been quite busy on this energy and water stuff for quite a while.. Good news! Texas A&M decided to pick up one of my sustainable energy projects. I think you will like it. Visit my page and review my profile and blog to get to know me and my work better. I look forward to working with all of you. Sincerely: Jessee McBroom

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Comment by Kevin Espeseth on October 26, 2008 at 8:18pm

Thanks for your response on my blog. One of my primary complications on this concept is actually getting the information to people that can actually do something with it. As the primary credo for the CIA states; "control of the communication is the first step in control of the country".

Commercialization for export is a long term objective for this, and being able to produce as many of the subassemblies as possible would be in everyone's interest, but (as far as economical exportation is involved) just being able to stuff the necessary stock material in the container (i.e. "cut to lengths", etc.), with adequate equipment (generator, welder, circular saw w/metal blades) and instructions to complete the job, would be plenty to start the export business with.

The more important focus (to me, at this point) is to make aware the -real- potential market of this concept to the most effective sources of communication distribution. The only way to create such a market, is to allow the people that the product is sold to, to make money from the investment -in a secure manner- (a 21 st century "Homestead Act" if you will).

"Carpet bombing the developing countries with -clean- energy production housing" is a great, grand concept, (with all that that implies), but in order for this to work, they are going to need a fair price for the energy they generate, to continue to produce the product, to expand the market )for the "production" facilities).

We can't even remove the economic terrorism within the united states, to allow this concept to be developed. How are we going to be able to export the product? Although long term involvement with the distribution of this individual level of development (with communication, education and clean water as a automatic part of it) would require some sort of PRO-ACTIVE population control, a responsible regulatory structure (profitable economics @ a fair price of $.05/KWH) has to be in place for it to be able to develop at all.

As for me, I can -probably- build this home on my own, with just the monthly social security check (as it does not specify an apartment address for it to be sent to), but that doesn't really show much integrity, or depth of intelligence for our "great society", (if this is as far as it is allowed to expand), does it?

Comment by John on September 10, 2008 at 4:41pm

I think the #1 thing "we" should do is stay focused on Pickens' directives. "We" need his leadership...without executive leadership we fall apart.

Pickens was great today in ABQ...which is to say , he was Pickens. I liked what Diane Denish had to say on his behalf.

Wilson's always had incompetent website management. I'm not surprised at the weird response.

Money is out there for any sort of development if govt' and politics don't get in the way.

How do politics get in the way? Easy: Domenici introduced Pickens AS IF they agreed, then he pushed drill, drill, drill. Did it earlier on www.charlierose.com interview.

We shouldn't bet on politicians we know to be in the pockets of oil drillers. Oil drillers aren't the problem, but they're sure not interested in any solutions.

Comment by Torrey Shearer on September 8, 2008 at 9:56am

Hi All! If you are in Albuquerque on Wednesday please come by and see T. Boone Pickens himself at the Albuquerque Convention Center for a Pickens Plan Town Hall. The event starts at 10:30 am and doors open to the public at 9:30 am. Please let me know if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Comment by FOB Margie on August 25, 2008 at 8:28pm

Keep going, Philip. I have to chuckle at the response you got from Heather Wilson. I get active on many issues in New Mexico, from the County level to the House and to the Senate. More often than not, I get responses that make me scratch my head. Keep plugging away. It's the only way to get anywhere.

Comment by Cara Garrett on August 15, 2008 at 4:10pm

I live on 320 acres in Hagerman, NM (20 Miles south of Roswell) and am interested in putting wind generators on my land. Can anyone help?

Comment by Philip Sterling on July 31, 2008 at 9:42pm

As a follow up to my last post on this page, I received a response from Congressman Stevan Pearce (R-NM) . His response is posted on my page. Interesting, as well, is this site that I found when I googled 'H.R. 197' . Granted, I'm new at tracking congressional bills - and many of you may already know this - but for the rest of us, this site is certainly worth exploring:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-197

Shine on,

Philip

Comment by Philip Sterling on July 28, 2008 at 6:59pm

Feeling the need to just do something this afternoon, I emailed each of the New Mexico members of Congress and asked each of them the following:

" What are you doing to make sure that the Federal Tax credits for renewable energy don't expire at the end of this year?"

Short and sweet. I did this at 4:00 pm on 7/28, 2008. I got the email addresses from (keep this address, btw) :

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=nm

In record time, I received two responses, both from Heather Wilson informing me that I needed to give my address (which I did both times, of course) because Heather only had the "resources" to address New Mexicans (which I told her I was both times I filled out the e-mail form * sigh*) . Either there is a e-mail problem or Heather has already boarded the USS Lame Duck and is enjoying the drinks, the shuffleboard and the buffet.

I'll keep you all posted on the responses I get. In the meantime, I urge you all to write to all of the New Mexican Representatives and let them know how you feel about the need for our Congress to step up all efforts in support of renewable energy. If you don't know what to write but know how you feel, just e-mail me. I'll help you formulate an e-mail that expresses your view. Otherwise, just remember to be professional, polite and patient with your respective Congressional representative....and, by all means, share their responses with your fellow 'Pickens Plan' folks.

Shine on,

Philip

Comment by Philip Sterling on July 26, 2008 at 8:25pm

From the TIMES...just FYI:

The Global Credit Crisis
Sunday, Jul. 20, 2008 By BRYAN WALSH

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Most reasonable people agree that the Earth is warming, and that humans are the main cause. But even reasonable people disagree on what we should do about it. At one end are the true believers, like physicist James Hansen, who recently argued that oil executives should be put on trial for crimes against humanity. At the other are the truly doubtful — like Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who helped block a Live Earth concert from being held on the Capitol's grounds last year — who are convinced that the environmental cost of climate change will prove less disastrous than the expense of curbing it. In between there's plenty of room for rational disagreement.

But here's something all Americans — except maybe Exxon shareholders — should be able to agree on, regardless of where they fall on the green spectrum: more renewable power would be a good thing. Greens support alternative energy, like wind or solar, because it helps de-carbonize our energy supply and reduce pollution. Skeptics support it because with rocketing fossil fuel prices — and the U.S.'s increasing dependence on oil imported from less-than-friendly regimes — renewables can offer homegrown, politically safe price relief. It's a win-win in a world that seems ever more zero-sum.
So, why isn't the government doing more to scale up renewable power? Blame our political system, which Al Gore recently described as "sclerotic at a time when these crises require boldness." Case in point: the federal tax credits for renewable energy, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Passed as part of the 2005 energy bill, the credits encourage businesses to invest in alternative energy. Utilities that produce wind power earn 2 cents for every kilowatt generated over the first 10 years of a project's operation. For solar energy, tax credits can be worth up to 30% of the cost of a project. These credits are modest — especially compared to the billions of dollars in subsidies lavished on the fossil fuel industry — but they've helped renewable power explode over the last several years, with wind energy growing at 45% last year and solar just slightly less.

If the renewable credits do expire (Congress, jammed in a partisan gridlock, refuses to renew them), they'll save taxpayers a little money — maybe $1 billion, or less than half a week of the Iraq war. But the cost to the economy — not to mention the fight against climate change — will be far greater. Navigant Consulting, an international firm that studies the energy industry, estimates that the expiration of the renewable tax credit would result in approximately $19 billion in lost investment, and 119,000 lost job opportunities in the U.S. That's because renewables, while getting cheaper all the time, still cost more than fossil fuels. Subsidies can help bridge the gap as renewable technology improves — but that will happen only if businesses can produce solar or wind power at scale, which will happen only if investors can be assured that the tax credits won't suddenly disappear, says Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association. (Hear Resch talk about the renewable tax credits on this week's Greencast.)

This year, Congress has repeatedly found itself stalemated over the renewal of renewable credits. Supporters of the credits haven't been able to overcome opposition by Republican senators, the White House and a handful of fiscally conservative Democrats, who won't vote for the credits unless they're paid for as they go. Supporters have tried paying for the credits by rescinding tax breaks for oil companies; they've also tried raising the funds by eliminating tax loopholes that benefit hedge fund managers. Even though oil executives and hedge fund managers are perhaps the most widely hated two groups in America, neither plan has worked.

The potential loss of these credits has already impacted development. Acciona, a large Spanish renewable company that launched a major concentrated solar power plant outside Vegas this year, says similar projects will be impossible in the future without an extension of the tax credit. Abengoa, another Spanish company (European companies have dominated this space, largely because their governments provide significantly more generous subsidies to renewables), is planning to build the world's largest solar plant in Arizona, but the CEO of its solar arm told me recently that the project could fall apart if the credit doesn't come through.

If we're serious about reducing carbon emissions, we'll need a much larger renewable energy sector than the one we have — and that will mean bipartisan government action, in the form of carbon caps and subsidies that dwarf the miniscule tax credits now available. Our government's inability to cooperate and fund an invaluable energy program that costs less than a $1 billion a year is simply unreasonable — no matter what you think about global warming.

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