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Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on March 5, 2009 at 2:12am

Dear Friends
I have a story for you.

So much for the Recovery Act.
Is this happening to you ?

This is what they do to our Families.
I have a Mentally I'll sister in law that lives with me.
SSDI gave her a $25 raise. Two months Later She was droped from her Maine Care Program, Now she has to pay 3 times as much for Meds she needs. This is just one more Burden droped on my Family.

My Point is This:: BE WARE when the Government gives you something they will then turn around and take 3 times as much from you.

Friends
This is happening to a lot of our Sick & Elderly Loved Ones
Help me get this story out to Fox news.

Mike

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on March 2, 2009 at 3:42am

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 Jeff Greene on February 10, 2009 at 8:38am

CNG Supporters really need to visit http://wot.motortrend.com/6438682/green/mercedes-benz-considers-natural-gas-powered-car-for-us-wants-your-input/page2.html#comments and post a comment supporting Mercedes-Benz request for input on whether or not to build a CNG Mercedes. I would recommend requesting a bi-fuel version to eliminate infrastructure objections.

You do have to register to post your comment. I spoke directly with Consumer Relations at Mercedes-Benz today and they are using the comments to further their study. After 6 days there are only 22 comments and not all of them support CNG.

Please spread the word. We need to see thousands of comments, not dozens.

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on February 5, 2009 at 1:48am

Comment by Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on February 3, 2009 at 3:46pm

February 3, 2009

Dear Mr. Fernald:

Thank you for contacting me with your views regarding the economic stimulus package. I appreciate your taking the time to do so.

Every day, we hear more reports of massive job losses, and Maine is no exception with an increase in its unemployment rate to seven percent. Congress must work with President Obama to get the economy moving again. I believe, however, that it is critical that Congress pass an economic stimulus bill that achieves the right balance, right size, and right mix of tax relief and spending programs to ensure that any stimulus legislation will actually boost the economy and create jobs, not just add to the soaring deficit.

In that regard, I have serious concerns with the $819 billion bill that has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. I am working with Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), on a bipartisan, compromise plan that would result in a smaller and more targeted bill that would help get our economy back on track.

In addition to infrastructure investments, the stimulus should include funding to help states avoid cuts in essential health care programs, tax relief for low and middle-income families, tax incentives to help small businesses, and investments in energy conservation to help create jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Again, thank you for contacting me. I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to come up with a final stimulus package that is bipartisan, targeted and effective.

Sincerely,
Susan M. Collins

United States Senator

SMC: dsc

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 Mike Anthony Fernald Sr. on October 23, 2008 at 11:44am

Send this to congress !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by W. Dan Chance on September 17, 2008 at 3:38pm

As of today, this is reported by the Library of Congress for selected energy bills.

H.R.6899
Title: To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 9/15/2008) Cosponsors (3)
Related Bills: H.RES.1433
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 236 - 189 (Roll no. 599).

My report on my reading of this bill:
I have now scanned and read portions of this bill and I am amazed that our legislators have time to fully understand all the bills that are presented to them for consideration. I was pleased to see that in section 701 Congress is mandating that the major oil companies install at least one pump for alternative fuels at every station by Jan 1, 2018. While that is much farther out than I would like to see, I’m glad to see it there at all. That section includes 20% biodiesel and renewable diesel as one of the four choices, along with natural gas, 85% ethanol and hydrogen.
Section 801 provides a one year renewal of the credit for wind energy systems and three years for “other” systems.
Section 803 provides eight year extensions for solar, fuel cell and microturbine technolologies.
Section 804 provides an eight year extension for energy efficient properties to 2016. The credit for solar installations is doubled to $4,000. Wind is set at 30% of cost (and?) $500 for each KW/hr up to $4,000. Geothermal is set at 30% of cost
Section 824 provides $3,000 plus $200 for each KW/hr above 5 KW/hr for placing an electric vehicle in service.
Section 828 provides a credit of 50% of the cost of alternative refueling systems. (I couldn’t tell if this was for the pumps that oil companies were being required to put in by 2018 but it seems like that to me.)
Lots of other stuff….


S.3281
Title: A bill to improve air quality by expanding the use of low-emission natural gas as a transportation fuel.
Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] (introduced 7/17/2008) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

My report on this bill:
Good start but light on specifics. It does waive certification standards for some CNG conversion kits. (I was growing tired of reading legalise.) Go to this link http://thomas.loc.gov/ for your own reading of this bill.

Comment by W. Dan Chance on September 8, 2008 at 8:10pm

This group has 52 members and no one has commented in almost a week? Come on guys. Getting Congress to act is where the battle is going to be won or lost. Start by sending a message to all your "FRIENDS" on you home page. (first display all then find the link to send an email to all your friends). Urge them to join this group and then contribute your letters as a comment so we can all use them. To start the ball rolling, here is my last letter to my Congressman and Senators -
August 2008 will go down in history as one of the most significant in human history because of two scientific discoveries. The first is a technological breakthrough in materials by Dr. Daniel Nocera at MIT that allows for VERY efficient photolysis of water into Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules by abundant and easily accessible atoms and molecules (Cobalt and Phosphate). All you need to apply is a small voltage potential like any other electrophoresis apparatus, which can come from renewable resources, and illuminate the water tank with light. No more expensive Platinum and Palladium.

LIMITLESS HYDROGEN!!!
Soooooo inexpensive it's sickening!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731143345.htm

In the same month Spanish researchers and American physicists together have discovered a material for Hydrogen fuel cell membranes that is 10^8 (yes, 100million) times more efficient than current fuel Cell membrane technology. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has confirmed the efficiency of this membrane. While the world gasps at the magnitude of this discovery they went on to explain the structure of this new material. The materials are common and inexpensive. It's made out of ZrO2:Y2O3/SrTiO3. All abundant materials.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731173133.htm

MIT and Oak Ridge Nation Laboratories – You can’t get stronger credentials. Please make sure that these breakthrough technologies make it out of the laboratory and into the marketplace…SOON… or Big Oil and big Electric Utility money will bury the best hope for the human race. Unlimited power.

My thanks to SETH in the SOLAR group for reporting these developments to us. Much of the text of my letter is directly from his page.

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