Oklahomans for Energy Independence

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Comment by Annie on July 14, 2008 at 10:23am

Sorry I can't attend the meeting on the 26th, but will try my best to attend the next one. Though I'm in the OKC area, I'll try my best to make it to Tulsa or OKC next time.

Sure hope someone will pass along a summary of the meeting. I'm an editor and writer, if I can help with any written communications.

Comment by Phil Preston on July 14, 2008 at 7:50am

I have talked with a few folks, and July 26 looks like it would be a good time for us all to get together and get acquainted. I have reserved a meeting room at the Panera at 71st and Garnett from 1-3PM. If you want to come a little early and have lunch, I will be there at 11:30.

Since I have absolutely no idea of how many may show up, I told them to expect 10-15. For those who cannot come, this will be just the first meeting. We will schedule the next, possibly in OKC.

I would suggest the following agenda:

* introduce ourselves
* review the PickensPlan to make sure we are all hearing the same thing.
* a little familiarization on what is wind power, CNG for transportation
* ideas on how we can push the Plan
* Next action steps

If anyone has other thoughts let me know.

I am posting this on all the Oklahoma groups so we can get everyone connected.

See you on the 26th.

Phil

Comment by Wes Hines on July 13, 2008 at 9:19pm

I am in for a meeting in Tulsa. Do we have a time or a site?

Comment by Roberta on July 13, 2008 at 7:30am

I would like to know when the meeting is in Tulsa I will attend.

Comment by Roberta on July 13, 2008 at 7:28am

I moved to Oklahoma 8 years ago and this is where we are raising our children. I feel their is so much work that should be done here and want to be apart of the soluition.

Comment by Clyde Childers on July 12, 2008 at 12:56pm

1. We need : a national standards for all states to be enact for net metering and that standards include 2 MW limitation on size. 25 kW to 100 kW will not allow business and industries to address their power requirements.

2. We need: The ability of community solar and wind farms to allow companies, homeowner to park their renewable machines and allow for net metering activities to occur instead on the premise. This would allow for orderly grid management of distributed energy systems.

3. We Need a compressive incentive program much like the Europeans but different. We need 50 Billion energy trust to be managed by the states for incentive either tax credits or rebates that can allow individuals, businesses and industries to adopt the renewable energy technology.
4. We have the technology today for wind and solar. Private venture funds are funding all type of systems and technology. With advent of 50% solar conversion efficiency by University of Delaware and MIT new organic dyes systems. the ball game is about to change. We need to support the DOE 10 Billion loan guarantee program already enacted. We need to pass the new SBIR and STTR program to provide 300K for phase I and 2.1 M for Phase II projects and national goal of 2 Billion for SBIR and STTR programs.

5. We need a real incentive for American to drive different cars manufactured in America by American, We need a Federal Tax credit that support high gas mileage cars and as the gas mileages increases the higher the tax credits.
6. Finally, we need to enact 10 year Production Tax Credit for wind, solar and other renewable energy. We stop the "stop and Go" policy of the past congresses.

Comment by Karen Patterson on July 11, 2008 at 2:51pm

Hi, I would love to attend a Tulsa meeting. Let me know about time and place. Thanks

Comment by Adrian Martin, P.E. on July 11, 2008 at 12:07pm

Pickens' Plan in Tulsa:
If we could get a head count for a Tulsa meeting, I could get a room booked at Mazzio's at The Farm (51st & Sheridan). One room comfortably seats 20 and the other could hold 30. I would suggest an off-peak hour like mid-afternoon.

Comment by Mike McCarthy on July 11, 2008 at 9:03am

Help us Flip that City © 2008 BRE

Comments and suggestions wanted.

Comment by Peggy Flinton on July 11, 2008 at 4:58am

Ross, You should try to see if Mr. Pickens would come to your meeting and try to schedule it in OKC or Tulsa around his schedule. I know that he is really busy, but if you combine a meeting with the Cowboys group, maybe T. Boone himself could attend. This could maybe be your 2nd meeting after the 26th! You could plan it even for Fall before the first football game when he might be in town anyway.

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