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Comment by Wayne J.R. Bowser, LEED AP on August 6, 2009 at 10:43am

Thank you, John!
This next week, Monday August 10th, John and I will be in Las Vegas for the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 and broadcasting a special segment of the The Green Revolution Show.

Check us out and join the conversation!

Comment by John Wesley Nobles on July 31, 2009 at 5:07pm

Last week Congressman Brian Bilbray, CA 50 was on The Green Revolution Show and stated he supports Pickens Plan. A thank you letter and pledge form was sent out to him that day. We hope to receive his signed pledge form soon. California is currently lagging behind many states for pledge signers. Maybe this August we will catch up by signing up Mayors, CA & US Legislators, and our Governor. We need a lot more support here in California. If all 50,300 of us in California just called our Mayors and asked for their support our other elected representatives would likely follow. You can listen to Congressman Bilbray by going to The Green Revolution Show.Com.

Thank you

Comment by John Reed on July 5, 2009 at 8:10am

I am a Director of a Company that has been converting diesel and gasoline engines to run on CNG for more than a decade. I can tell you that the biggest hurdle to adoption of CNG technology in the USA has been the turf war between CARB (the California Air Resources Board) and the US EPA over just who exactly is the overlord of exhaust emissions.
These two agencie's unwillingness to streamline, clarify or adjust regulations for new technology is legendary.
My company currently has the product and capability to convert 85% of existing in use heavy duty diesel engines to run more efficiently ( more power, zero PM, 30% less CO2, etc) on CNG or LNG than on any form of "clean diesel fuel" for less than $10,000 per engine, but CARB won't allow it...
In California, thousands of trucking, construction and agricultural diesels must be retro-fitted with Particulate Matter (PM) filtration systems or be moved out of the state by this December. The cost of these systems range from $8,000-$25,000 per engine. This ruling will wipeout entire businesses, and thousands of jobs. The retrofitting of these diesel engines actually causes them to use more fuel for the same work, thereby increasing our dependence on foreign oil, and actually increasing Green House Gas production.
CARB will not allow conversion of these very same engines to run on CNG, even though it pays for itself through decreased fuel costs, eliminates PM pollution ( the target of all this legislation), and decreases CO2 and GHG production as dictated by AB32.
Conversion fulfills all the goals, but CARB won't let it happen.
HOW are they stopping it?
According to CARB, if you convert an existing in use heavy duty diesel engine to run on CNG or LNG, they consider it a BRAND NEW engine, and the converting party must now Guarantee/Warranty the motor as if new. For on road engines, this means for 500,000 miles, and the engine must meet 2012 exhaust emissions standard. Doesn't matter if the engine is 10, 20 or 50 years old.
Additionally, as a BRAND NEW motor, each model/engine variant must be CARB and EPA certified to pass the 2012 standard at a cost of over $350,000 per engine per model per year of production.
What if you sell retrofit Diesel filters instead? You only have to warranty your retrofit equipment for two years, and there is no requirement to warranty the motor at all. If your system kills the engine, too bad for the owner...
Certification of these retrofits involves a simple durability testing, and they can be certified across a Family of motors covering many variants and model years with a single certification..
We actually sell the PM filters to other companies here in CA making retrofit kits, but we pulled out of that business ourselves because it is THE WRONG SOLUTION.
If CARB would simply allow CNG conversion to be treated the same as the retrofit kits, we could convert thousands of AG pumps in the Central Valley, and eliminate a large reason why they are a federal "non-attainment" area in terms of clean air. We could convert the entire fleet of container carriers at the Ports of LA and Long Beach, allowing them to expand operations as they would now fall well below the air pollution cap that has held back expansion. This creates JOBS.
So if you really want to "INVEST" in the Pickens Plan, invest some time in calling California Legislators and tell them to clean house at CARB...namely to throw out Mary Nichols and "Dr." Eggert.
Oh wait, these are the same idiots that still can't pass a budget....
Dr. John Reed
Omnitek Engineering

Comment by Wayne J.R. Bowser, LEED AP on July 3, 2009 at 9:42pm

Happy Independence...Energy Independence!
There will be a day when your grandchildren will ask, "What was it like without windmills, Grandma? Tell me about those big smoking trucks you used to drive, Grandpa."

Mr. Pickens has started something we are in support of because we believe in American Liberty. It's what drives us and it's our values that cause others to hate us. We're free, proud and independent and one of the many things that set us apart, is we welcome others to join us. Join us in the liberty to pursue greatness.

We are many; we are one...e pluribus unum - Out of many, one!

The Pickens Plan is about Energy Independence from dictators that hate us for our values of freedom, liberty and justice for all. Together we will take back this country and become one...One nation under God!

Help me bring Mr. Pickens to the airways every week and back to The Green Revolution Show! Want a place to chat with Boone? We can share ideas and hear first hand what the Pickens Army is up to from the Pickens Army. Let Boone know that you want to hear from him weekly and have a opportunity to converse.

Your grandchildren will be asking you, "What was it like being in the Pickens Army and talking to Mr. Pickens, himself?"

Happy Independence, Pickens Army...Energy Independence!

Comment by John Wesley Nobles on July 3, 2009 at 5:08pm

Last Friday, Congressman Ken Calvert of CA 44 became the first US Congressman from California to sign the Pickens Plan Pledge. We hope our other Congresspeople and Senators will soon follow his lead. I am sure Congressman Calvert would appreciate hearing from all 50,310 Pickens Plan Members here in California. Congressman Calvert is also a cosponsor of HR 1835. THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN CALVERT !

Comment by Jacqueline on June 22, 2009 at 10:34am

AB 560 needs to pass:
Assembly Bill 560 would increase the cap on "net metering," which gives solar customers credit on their electric bill for surplus power they transfer to the utility. Currently, a utility is not obligated to sign net-metering contracts once solar power equals 2.5 percent of its peak electricity demand, a level PG&E is approaching. AB 560 would quadruple that cap, to 10 percent.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12620166?source%253Dmost_emailed.26978592730A3B8C7F471EACE0DA4EF2.html
Please spread the word and take action by calling your Representative - requesting the bill be passed. Thanks!

Comment by Lee Taylor on May 11, 2009 at 6:27am

BurgessKJ:
I would like to do that, too, but the money flow starts at the top, and only after those people have secured their jobs, does any of it flow down. We have to START by getting exactly this kind of work done.
THEN we can start correcting the mess. Won't happen until then.

That's reality. That's why Boone has been pushing so hard for political action. I think we are making progress. BIG progress! How many times in this kind of situation have you seen it take YEARS to get something like this even initiated?
Personally, my congratulations to all of us. We are making a difference.

Lee Taylor

Comment by BurgessKJ on May 10, 2009 at 9:29pm

Great Lee! Now if we can only get the plastics industry to switch to Coal (an abundant native-American resource), and fund MASSIVE Solar installations & Smart Grids, then we can turn all this mess around in just a few years.

I don't know about you, but I am ready to START WORK NOW (not just 'legislate' it).

PAYING JOBS: NOT PAPERWORK

TODAY: NOT TOMORROW

Comment by Lee Taylor on May 6, 2009 at 7:09pm

Comment by Lee Taylor 1 second ago
Delete Comment Excerpt from a recent letter from Congressman Gene Taylor, MS:


HR 1835 was introduced in Congress at the beginning of April and encourages investments in natural gas. The act specifically would amend tax code to allow several tax credits for the production of natural gas fuel and production of vehicles fueled by natural gas. The act would also require all new vehicles purchased or placed in service by the U.S. government by 2014 be capable of operating on natural gas.


BY 2014 ALL GOVERNMENT VEHICLES TO BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING ON NATURAL GAS!!!!!

Now just how great is that for our goals? Can each of you envision communicating with your representatives supporting this bill?

Lee Taylor

Comment by BurgessKJ on May 6, 2009 at 11:12am

I am looking for a job in the New Energy movement in California (anywhere IN this great State). Willing to take low-wages in exchange for potential career-growth**.
I have EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, not too proud to admit to wanting to learn more, and VERY willing to start at the bottom again, if it means restoring American Independence.

*** (Yes, I want to take Jobs FROM Illegals! How's that for a switch?)

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