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Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on March 2, 2009 at 3:43am

Dear Friends

I have a Plan

Im going to get a little personal about me with you.
I Just finished a Drywall & Paint Job and realized the awesome earning potential I have within my grasp If I had 10 or more people just like me we could increase profits 10 fold maybe more. Im not saying this to soloist anyone or sell anything this is just a possible solution to raise capital to advance our projects like Energy Bonds Green Jobs and promote the best of our best Ideas. For 30 years I have been meeting all my family needs within my means with just the help of my wife.
My thought is this lets all network with one another our jobs what we do best refering one another for work and taking 10% or what ever of the job refered and put 5% into a We the People Account & the other 5% to the one who refered the job.
Mr. Pickens has spent over 50 Million of his own Money, Tell me why we all can't pull together and do this. I think most of us here part of the 77 Million Baby Boomers, I have 10-15 years left in me to sucure our Grandkids Furture.

So what do you think ?
Am I Dreaming :o} Or can we or are we willing. The only Power the Government has over us is what We the people Give them.
I'm really afraid of what I'm seeing where they are going.

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on February 5, 2009 at 1:49am

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on January 28, 2009 at 4:20am

Hi Mike Anthony, Here is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. I have been pushing for the sell of US Treasury "Energy Independence Savings Bonds". Savings bonds are normally purchased in $25 increments. This gives a way for just about any American to tighten their belts just a bit by skipping a meal at McDonalds or Pizza Hut and buying a RE savings bond to support a project. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.com. Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
27FEB09

Honorable Speaker of the House Congresswoman Pelosi,

I am an Electronic Technician Chief in the US Navy with 27 years service stationed overseas. I’m outlying an idea to assist and work with current plans for achieving energy independence. I urge you, as speaker of the house and the driving force to form the select committee on energy independence and global warming, consider for discussion and introduction into the house US Treasury Savings Bonds for Energy Independance.
In WWII America sold war bonds supporting the war effort. When young, my mother told me her primary school raised enough money through bonds to build a tank to support troops. I am impressed with the patriotism and purpose of our greatest generation that accomplished so much.

Selling energy bonds for RE (Renewable Energy) development would lower foreign oil imports and assist with the complex problem of funding. Bonds sold as “Energy S” could support new solar trough plants, “Energy W” to support wind farms, Energy “H” to support hydroelectric plants, Energy “T” to support RE transportation such as electric bullet train routes powered by RE, Energy "C" COOPS for small communities only needing a small quantity of turbines, and Energy “I” for needed infrastructure high voltage power lines to the RE site. Bonds will have the project name and include an artist’s perspective of the project and an American flag. President Obama had great success with the internet during his campaign. In a similar manner, using the internet, energy bonds could have a website listing current projects and an “electronic checkout” could purchase a bond $25 or higher. Simpler methods of payment such as “PAYPAL” and credit cards would be available and after an electronic purchase is complete a color print out of the bond is available with a follow up of the bond in the mail. The website would limit quantity of projects for each category until funding is complete. After a project becomes funded, a new project will be available. A tab on the site will show history and status of previous projects. Purchasers may take great pride in “collecting” and displaying bonds of various RE projects and participating at different levels of financial support. Solar trough plants in the multi-hundred MW size capacity with molten salt energy storage in California, Arizona, and West Texas can provide a major portion of electric needs. North Dakota has potential to support 1/3 of our nations electric needs in it’s class 4 wind zone areas. There are plenty of suitable proposed wind turbine farms now around the nation to significantly increase our RE if funded. Mid sized hydro-electric has not been used in America to it’s full potential. Following the example of our neighbor, Canada, it would provide a significant increase in percentage of electric production. Developing all three we could provide the majority of our electric and heating needs through renewable energy in a "New New Deal" fashion allowing natural gas for transportation as T. Boone Pickens is working for. Bullet train routes have proven a viable alternative to commercial domestic air service and when powered by electricity provided by RE suppliers America would be in the forefront of world technology. Example, I heard of discussion for a commuter train from Denver to Colorado Springs. Such a route built as a renewable energy project with charter requirement legally requiring to only purchase electricity from available renewable energy sources would be a model example. There are many train routes, city bus systems, and government vehicles that can be converted to run from alternative energy sources and fuels. Jobs created would bolster the economy, lower trade deficit, and strengthen national security. I would take great pride in print outs of bonds with graphics of each project I supported and many other Americans would also. The energy bonds could have tax breaks. BLM lands may be a viable place to start for some projects.

I contacted the US treasury department and was told that the marketing department for savings bonds closed several years ago. I was told there would be problems because savings bonds are at the federal level while the projects will be at the state and local level. I disagree and believe that these can easily be figured out in the way of grants to the state and local level using money from the bonds for those specific projects. I was told to check out auctions on the www.treasurydirect.gov website and found them to not apply to citizens wanting to buy savings bonds to support a cause such as energy independance. I was told by the treasury department to look into CREB (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds). I found CREB to be large scale funding that a citizen would not be able to participate in as a US Treasury Energy Independance Bond would provide. If given the tools to participate directly, the power of the citizens of the United States to help achieve energy independance could not be denied. Americans mean well and the Energy Independance Savings bond program will give citizens the power at their level to make it happen. If marketed through a web page, commercials, and to federal employees the word would get out and participation would spread like wildfire.

Mr. Paul Gipe, a resident of Bakersfield CA, an author of several books about wind energy, and recipient of multiple awards as a pioneer in the industry since the 1970's has put a letter I wrote to Senator Dorgan on this subject as well as an older letter I wrote on wind COOP in JAN07. These websites are:

http://www.wind-works.org/coopwind/RenewableEnergyBondsforEnergyIndependence.html

and

http://www.wind-works.org/articles/AmericanEnergyIndependencethroughCooperativeInvestmentinWindEnergy.html

Sincerely and very respectfully,

ETC(SW/AW) Mike Kendall USN

Mailing address: PSC 476, Box 879, FPO AP, 96322 USA

Telephone (803) 265-4756, Email: ke6cvh@yahoo.com

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on January 26, 2009 at 9:54am

Comment by Jeff Bohl on January 15, 2009 at 10:41am

PLEASE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!! MOST OF THE COUNTRY DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THIS IS OUT THERE!!! PRES ELECT OBAMA HAS A SITE UP FOR CITIZENS THAT YOU CAN ACTAULLY VOTE ON ISSUES. THE MORE VOTES AN ISSUES GETS THE MORE CHANCE IT HAS TO BE SEE BY OBAMA HIMSELF. THIS IS AN ACTUAL GOV SITE!!! IM NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WILL LAST... PLEASE PASS ON THE INFO TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!! GO TO THIS SITE:::: http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/

Comment by Mary Anne Carter on December 9, 2008 at 1:18pm

If you live in one of the following congressional districts and want to take on a leadership role in the Pickens Plan, please contact me and I will send you details.

Congressional Districts 41, 45, 49, 50, 51, 53

Thank you.

Comment by Gary Holland on November 20, 2008 at 10:30pm

Again, welcoming any and all members, new and old to discuss alternative energy resources and their applications. These are things we all can do NOW! I've done it and so can you! All of these technologies are at your disposal at this moment to install and start using now without your concerns or trepidations. These technologies are mature and delivering free, clean, electrons right now! "Call me and I'll tell you how!" ( to use an old marketing term).

Good Luck and feel free to call me!

Comment by Mary Anne Carter on November 19, 2008 at 8:42pm

Hybrids will take center stage at 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public on Nov. 21. Check out the top 7 hybrids here.

Comment by Gary Holland on November 18, 2008 at 8:01am

Feel free to e-mail me for Photovoltaic information, thermal cells and other alternative forms of energy resources. I have over 30 years working in these fields and I'm ready for Boone and his plan! Let's all ban together and make a difference!

Comment by Mary Anne Carter on November 18, 2008 at 6:07am

Army,

We have an exciting opportunity over the next couple weeks to tell Honda and Toyota that we want them to produce and sell far more natural gas vehicles in the United States –- and we want them now!

The LA Auto Show is taking place November 21-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Honda will be displaying its Civic GX (the cleanest production car in the world!) and Toyota will be displaying its new concept Camry Hybrid -- both of which run on natural gas. All the manufacturers pay a lot of attention to the reaction they’re getting from the crowds at these shows, and it is a large factor in determining which cars they will produce and sell for the United States market.

We would like as many people as possible to attend the show, learn what all of the manufactures are planning in terms of natural gas vehicles –- not just Honda and Toyota –- and encourage them all to bring natural gas vehicles to the U.S. market.

As you know, natural gas is cleaner, cheaper, and most importantly – it’s ours. Now we just need the cars.

We hope you’ll be able to attend the show. We need to let Honda and Toyota and the others know that we support them and want to see their cars on our roads ASAP!

Thanks!

Team Pickens

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