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Comment by Suse Saville on April 28, 2011 at 12:49pm

Exxon posts quarterly profits of $10.7B - isn't it time to invest in renewable energy and stop the oil based stranglehold on our energy supply? Make a small difference and kickstart The Power Families into schools! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1642371480/the-power-families-clean-energy-kids-books-project

Comment by Suse Saville on April 22, 2011 at 1:36pm

Happy Earth Day! Wired.com's GeekDad is featuring our Power Families renewable energy for kids books Kickstarter project. Please take a look - make a difference with your pledged support and you'll get the books hot-off-the press! http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/04/celebrate-earth-day-with-the-power-families

Comment by J Jay Pirko on October 24, 2010 at 7:10pm

Waste Water Treatment Plants are ideal sites for Waste-to-Electricity, Marcellus Shale Gas Wells, and Algae Biodiesel. See my photo album.

Comment by J Jay Pirko on September 26, 2010 at 1:45pm

T. Boone Pickens in Ohio & Other Events:

Monday, September 27, 2010 the Pickens Plan will have a big day in northeast Ohio:

10:00 am Radio WKBN AM-570 in Youngstown will feature our Pickens Plan District Leaders from the OH-17, OH-06, and PA-04 discussing local energy economic development projects and the Marcellus Shale Gas Region.

6:00pm T. Boone Pickens will speak at a Town Hall at the Ohio Theater, 1501 Euclid Av, Cleveland, OH 44115. For ticket information, go to http://www.townhallofcleveland.org/ or call (216) 241-1919.

Tuesday, September 28 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Saving & Making Electricity at ETI
Electrical Trades Institute (ETI)
4550 Research Parkway, NW
Champion, Ohio

Join GEO for a Free meeting and tour of the Electrical Trades Institute. Training Director, Eric Davis, and Green Energy Instructor, Steve Fife, will provide a behind the scenes tour of their facility and discuss energy savings techniques and renewable energy technologies on the premise (geothermal, solar electric and wind energy systems). An exterior tour of the building will be conducted between 6:30 - 7:00 PM. A formal presentation and guided tour of the interior of the buidling will be conducted between 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The ETI Buidling will be showcased on October 2nd during the Ohio Solar Tour. More info about the ETI building and training programs can be found at www.warrenjatc.org.

For more information, contact Dave Ambrose by email at ambrose@infohio.org or (330) 647-3666.

Together we can rebuild our economy with a sustainable energy industry.

James Jay (Jim) Pirko
Pickens Plan District Leader (OH-17)

Comment by J Jay Pirko on July 10, 2010 at 7:44pm

Green Energy Ohio Events:

Going Solar: Environmental & Financial Benefits
Tuesday, July 27th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Kent State University - Trumbull Campus
Technology Building, #117
4314 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren

Do you have an interest in becoming more energy independent? Would you like to increase your home's value while helping the environment? If so, join GEO at the July Clean Energy Network Meeting with featured speaker, Brad Yocum. Brad is the Division Director at Astrum Solar (www.astrumsolar.com). Brad will provide an overview of the technology, costs, incentives, and both economic and environmental benefits.

The event is FREE and open to the public. REGISTER HERE.

For more information, contact Dave Ambrose by email at ambrose@infohio.org or phone at 330-647-3666.

Earth's Greatest Resource - Solar Electric 101
Thursday, July 29th from 6:15 - 7:30 PM
Warren Roofing & Insulating Company
7015 Krick Road, Walton Hills, 44146

Join Green Energy Ohio this month as we explore Earth’s Greatest Resource and how it can be harnessed to produce electricity. The meeting and tour will be held at Warren Roofing & Insulating Company where a solar-ready, green roof and 18.3 kW solar electric system were installed in the Spring of 2010. Attendees will hear from staff at Warren Roofing, as well as representatives from Mariner Energy Systems, Lewin & Associates, Mason Steel and Lake Erie Electric that were all involved in the project. The project has been recognized in the June Issue of Property Magazine and Builders Exchange Magazine, and underpins how ripe the time is for businesses to invest in solar...READ MORE and REGISTER

Comment by J Jay Pirko on May 16, 2010 at 2:03pm

Even when there is proven technology, the challenge is always investment capital. I am working with "All Aboard Ohio!" to link passenger rail service between the Cleveland-Chicago-Midwest network and the Pittsburgh-Philly-East Coast network. Until the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce mobilized a group of local activists, this link was left out of Ohio's passenger rail plans, instead focusing on the Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati route.

At this time, we are focused on using existing freight rail tracks, requiring safety upgrades instead of new construction.

Comment by J Jay Pirko on May 16, 2010 at 1:52pm

R EVs, HEVs 4 U?
Is an Electric or Hybrid Vehicle in Your Future?
Tuesday, May 25 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Kent State University - Trumbull Campus
Technology Building #117
4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren

Interested in learning about alternative energy vehicles? Want to know about practical considerations before purchasing one, or the total vehicle cost? What about hearing about updates on the vehicles key technology: energy storage? And how 'green' are these cars? Featured speaker, Brian Shar, Lead Engineer of the Core Technology Group at Stoneridge Electronics NA will provide a detailed overview and answer many of your questions related to alternative energy vehicles.
Learn more about our speaker and this Free program!

Comment by J Jay Pirko on May 6, 2010 at 9:49pm

Freight Rail Investment Creates Green Jobs, Sustainable Economic Growth
4 May 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Nation’s Freight Railroads Now Average 480 Ton-miles-per-gallon
Earth Day Announcement Shows 104 Percent Fuel Efficiency Gains Since 1980

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2010 — The Association of American Railroads today lauded a report that found for every $1 billion of capital investment in freight rail, approximately 7,800 green jobs are created across the U.S. economy. According to a joint report by the BlueGreen Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute titled "Full Speed Ahead: Creating Green Jobs Through Freight Rail Expansion," continued investment in freight rail can create thousands of green jobs, while reducing carbon emissions and our nation’s dependence on foreign oil.

"This report affirms the tremendous public benefits that are generated both by freight rail’s inherent fuel efficiency and the industry’s commitment to reinvesting in the nation’s rail network," said AAR President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger.

The report noted that freight rail reinvests four times more than most other industries back into building, maintaining and expanding America’s rail network infrastructure, which serves both passenger and freight railroads. These investments ensure rail is a viable alternative mode of transportation that can reduce congestion and improve productivity, thereby significantly reducing energy use and pollution.

"Public policy should account for these public returns and supply incentives that will help the industry maintain economic viability while delivering even greater economic and environmental benefits moving forward," the report said.

Authors of the report cited standards used by federal and noted labor market analysts that define green jobs. "Freight rail jobs, key to reducing carbon and saving energy in the transportation sector, meet this standard," according to the report.

The report was released today at the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference in Washington, D.C., at an event led by BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster. Also on hand were representatives of the Sierra Club and Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association. The full report is available here:

http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/press_room/private_publications?id...


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Contact:
Holly Arthur, harthur@aar.org, 202-639-2344
Kelly Schwinghammer, kellys@bluegreenalliance.org, 612-466-4483
or Eric Steen, 612-466-4488

This was sent to me by Ken Pendergast from All Aboard Ohio!

Comment by J Jay Pirko on March 19, 2010 at 9:35pm

Green Energy Courses at KSU Trumbull Tue-30-Mar 7:00-8:30 pm

Learn About Green Energy Courses offered by Kent State University in Trumbull County Ohio, at our March 30 Clean Energy Network Meeting in Warren. Featured speakers are Marie DaBalko and Tony Davis, who will explain what courses are available and tuition help for displaced workers.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Kent State University, Trumbull Campus
Technology Building, Room 117
*Posted on Pickens Plan events*

Comment by Robert Ware on March 10, 2010 at 12:08am

Anyone wishing to have a copy of Algae Energy Center Intorduction and Outline send me an e-mail at jehkque@yahoo.com and please make the subject "Request for Information" and refer to "Algae Energy Center document" in the body. I will send you a copy. It is an outline of every technology that is currently available and necessary for this nation to achieve energy independence. Combined it is a road map for this nation to develop energy independence, do it now and with available technologies as they exist now or slightly modified such that the modification is not a difficult transition for the technology.

Geoff Bailey (Assistant to T. Boone Pickens) --- "I appreciate your sharing the Algae Energy Center doc with me. It seems to be an innovative and exciting project."

Ed Matricardi (Regional Leader, PA, DE, MD, DC, WV, VA, NC and SC) --- "I thought it was a great write-up."

Lisa R. Kost (Legal Counsel, Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas) --- "will be included in Board member meeting packets for informational purposes"

Olivier Ahfat (Acquisition Editor, Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co.) ---
"I am therefore wondering if you would be interested in cooperating with us towards a worldwide marketed publication of your work."

Its a good read folks, I invite you to get a copy and read through it.

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