Where to start?

I for one am fed up with having to wake up each morning and wonder if gas will be the same today or higher. Let's get this started and contact our politicians about what they can do for NC.

I tried buying a NG-vehicle this spring and found there were just a handful of stations in the state and most of those were private. Why?

NG is a resource that can be easily adapted to cars and you can fill your car up while you sleep!

Let's start contacting those powers that be and let them know it's time to act.

NC government Link : http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/Representation/Who_Represents_Me/Wh...

Federal government Link: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#nc

While letters and emails are nice.. a phone call makes a statement.

Post a response here if you've talked to any of the representatives by phone.

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Permalink Reply by Don Thomas on July 30, 2008 at 8:39am

Chris,

It is the politicians that have gotten us into this situation. They care only about votes. Everything they do is guided by the need for more votes. While you and I have a vote and thus some degree of influence over two senators and a representative, we are easily ignored.

T. Boone in the LA Times:

Back in 1996 when Bob Dole ran for president and I was his energy advisor, and he told me, “Energy is a sleeping dog, and I’m not going to kick the dog. And then there’s Clinton, and you won’t be much use in this case, but just in case something happens, and the subject came up, I’ll call you and you help me.”

Well, he was right on: Nothing happened in ‘96. And he also told me on ethanol, he said, “Ethanol is, you say it’s a bad fuel.” I said, “Come on Bob, you spend more money making it than importing it.” And he said, “Let me explain something to you about politics: There are 21 farm states, and that’s 42 senators. Don’t go any further.” I’m getting the picture. I said, “They want ethanol.” He said, “They’re going to have ethanol.” And so he said, “Don’t waste any more of our time or your time telling us it’s a bad idea, because they’re going to do it.”

That’s the way I see this unfolding on wind, that you’re going to have 21 farm states as kind of the same state, and you’re going to get a lot of support for wind in this whole picture because the landowners want it. People say it’s so unsightly. I say, let me tell you, some people say it’s not unsightly, it looks like money. And they need the money, and they’ll do it….

I think that if Congress would do something like Eisenhower did in the Interstate highways — that is to say, an emergency, which it is. It’s like war, and we need to address it in a non-partisan way…. We have the vast resources of wind and solar, but the naysayers say wait a minute, solar isn’t there yet. Don’t worry about it; I have enough faith in America….

Whatever you do, this is the loser, here — foreign oil.

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Permalink Reply by chris mitchell on August 2, 2008 at 2:17pm

No solutions only criticism. Without the politicians none of this will happen. A national energy plan needs to be developed and to continue to sit and wait for something to magically appear is no plan at all.

Permalink Reply by Tim Hatcher on August 25, 2008 at 7:34pm

True, but the old saying think global and act local makes sense to me. I would like to see some listings of where to buy solar panels, wind turbines and other alternative energy devices for my home here in Fuquay.

Permalink Reply by Dale Romanus on September 2, 2008 at 9:10am

I have emailed this to Senator Burr, Senator Dole, Congressman Walter B Jones, Pat McCrory, and Bev Perdue. Prior to emailing the following text I called each politicians respective office and asked basically the same questions. Senator Burr's office is the only one that said he was on board with Pickensplan. I truly believe his position because of his instrumental participation in the GOP platformhttp://www.GOPPlatform2008.com The national stance from the GOP is finally going to listen to Mr. Pickens, but that does not mean all the members of the party are.

Here is a copy of the email I sent:

Subject: Energy Policy Positions?

Do you support the www.pickensplan.com?
Do you support www.americansolutions.com?
Do you support our Tarheel states current legislation that forces private held companies, We the people, can invest stock in to allow renewable energy interconnection while the other half of the state with public power from municipal monopolies do not have to do anything?
I am a Republican and will be voting based on energy positions that will guarantee manufacturing on American soil. (:Drill Here. Drill Now. Drill American.
Thank you for your hard work.
Sincerely,
Dale Romanus

I will post any and all replies sent from our Politicians. I would like to say leaders, but there is only one clear leader showing true leadership from our state. Thank you Senator Burr.