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Central Oregon families working together to learn how to make use of wind and solar energy.
Hello Scott,
I have been waiting for the county to reply. I will let you know what I learn as soon as hear back from them.
Do you have similar restrictions or fees for permits in your area?
I am certainly hoping that our county can lift them and mak…
Central Oregon families working together to learn how to make use of wind and solar energy.
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I want to organize a group of home owners so that we can all begin to make changes, one wind turbine at a time. Many people, like myself would gladly put a wind turbine on their property, but do not know where to start. I am hoping to organize enough people like myself so that we can get some advice and engineering support from the manufacturers. I would also like to rally behind grants and governmnet support for more solar and wind energy.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- Our country is in a crisis. Joining the plan is a way to learn about what we can do to help in this current energy crisis. I am ready do do my part to clean up the planet, and end our dependance on the Middle East. I live on a few acres where it is windy and sunny almost every day of the year. I know a place with a few hundred acres that could be wind farm and possibly supply wind and solar energy to a huge part of Central Oregon.
I need to learn more and find ways to make these dreams happen. Thank you for beginning this campaign. I want to help.
- What do you want to do to help?
- Find ways to get individual families to start converting to clean energy. Coorporations are great, but why not reach out to every family that cares about clean renewable energy? If we get enough families, it could do as much good if not more than reaching out to big businesses. I want to start a movement for families to learn how to do this. Who knows, maybe we can together buy a wind farm and each have a turbine to power our cars and our homes with the Central Oregon wind and sunshine.
I want to find ways to help individual families start converting to clean energy. Rally for government grants to help the average American family learn how to build wind turbine to run their water pump or put in solar pannels that don't cause them to take out a second mortgage in order to do so. If we focus on families and individuals, it will do as much good if not more than simply reaching out to big businesses. I live in a more rural area in Central Oregon, so I do not have the proximity to as many big businesses as I have to average American families. They, can make a difference in the crisis, they will be willing to make the changes, but they will need help to afford to do so. They will need help to learn how do do so. I want to find out how to make this dream come true and to harness all this wasted wind and solar energy that Central Oregon has in abundance.
Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 5:10am on November 28, 2009,
Jim Getten said…
- Karen,
I just joined the group. I live in Vale near the Idaho border. I notice that Idaho Gov. Otter has signed on to the plan but none of Oregon's legislators or Gov. has done so. Why?
Jim Getten
Vale, OR
- At 12:02pm on August 17, 2009,
Robert Schultz said… - Wind Power for Communities: a workshop for residents of rural Oregon
Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development is pleased to present a workshop for rural landowners, public officials and community members interested in learning more about wind energy development. Workshop attendees will come away with the knowledge and tools they need to ensure wind developments, large and small, result in the greatest local benefit. The workshops will include an introduction to modern wind technology, the various scales of wind development and state incentives and policies effecting wind energy projects. Afternoon break-out sessions with subject matter experts focused on small/community wind projects and landowner participation in large-scale wind projects will also be offered.
All workshops are open to the public with a registration fee of $35.00. A light lunch will be provided. Registration will close on September 9th, 2009. Exhibitor options are available. Please follow this link for more information.
** Space is limited, register early! **
Workshops are offered in two locations:
September 23, 2009 | La Grande, OR
Ag Service Center - OSU Extension Office
10507 N Mcalister Rd # 9
La Grande, OR 97850-8716
8:30am - 3:00pm
Register Now - La Grande, OR
September 24, 2009 | The Dalles, OR
Columbia Gorge Discover Center
5000 Discovery Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058
8:30am – 3:00pm
Register Now - The Dalles, OR
Sponsored by the Energy Trust of Oregon and Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development.
- At 7:49am on June 12, 2009,
Bill Mollring said… - Aloha, Are you interestested in learning how the Mariah Windspire can work for you? We are now installing Windspires in Northern California and Eastern Colorado. We can produce wind powered electricity for your home or business. Please contact me here or at: mrbillmaui@yahoo.com
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- At 4:04pm on May 6, 2009,
Robert Schultz said…
- Invitation to join NW Renewable Energy Group
I have started a Regional group, welcoming comments, ideas, and suggestions for Renewable Energy in the NW Region. Including states from the Pacific, Cascade and Rocky Mountain areas. I realize that some of my Pickens Plan friends are outside this region, but you are always welcome to join and add your thoughts to the discussion. We should be looking at best available sources of energy in our region, and ways to improve the power grid to transfer energy from region to region as it is needed.
Robert Schultz
Pickens Plan
WA-05 District Leader
- At 7:58am on March 7, 2009,
cecil friend said… - Hi karen, I too am planning on becoming more self reliant on my energy source,and am studying and following all the available sources of alternative energy for home and transportation....I have property in 3 areas on the east coast, I lived in whatcom co. wa. for 18 years.. and back east here I try to live like the wildlife and follow the weather.....south in the winter, and north in the spring......there are many types of equiptment on the market now, you really have to do your homework and decide first what your load requirement will be for your home, during the max load requirement for the season , also figure if you need a supportive system or total independent system....start thinking along these lines....I used to balance my heating source with available nat. gas and wood stove and fireplace and just used electric for refrigeration & communication needs...so anyway....some ideas you can think about....cecil
- At 8:16am on January 31, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Karen , Here is a tool for all of us to get renewable energy going. I am working the introduction into Congress a bill for US Treasury "Energy Independence Savings Bonds". You may email me at michael.kendall@ymail.com if you have questions. 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 an RE savings bond to support a renewable energy project and save money at the same time for themselves. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already.If you agree with this plan please consider passing to other people in your district as it will be a great tool to get funding for PickensPlan projects through support of Renewable Energy projects. On my web page is a link for a new group that was started today called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” At your discretion I encourage you to join on the link as one of “my friends” and the join the group if you agree with the goals. I have created a group on PickensPlan called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” . It is currently listed as the number 3 group on the PickensPlan website and I encourage you to check it out, join if you like it, and become friends on my PickensPlan page. My email address is michael.kendall@ymail.com Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi the other day:
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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: michael.kendall@ymail.com
- At 9:34pm on January 25, 2009,
Richard Wickberg said… - Hi Karen,
I don't know how many of you have been troubled by a certain Pickens Plan member, Windenergy7, a salesman who greets new members with a sales pitch usually before we, or an official Pickens Plan greeter can welcome them into the Pickens Plan Army
If you’ve encountered this “person” or have heard complaints of such ilk, please raise your complaints to all Regional Leaders as this “shyster” is playing havoc in my group and very few of the new people he greets first will join our group!
Thank You,
Richard Wickberg
District Leader WA-05
- At 7:25pm on December 18, 2008,
Taylor Wimberley said… - Hello Karen
My name is Taylor Wimberley. I have lived in Bend since '98 and the Northwest since '93. I have a good network of friends and some family here in Central Oregon. I would love to help get the word out. I'm sure we are all busy with the holidays and I will be leaving town for fifteen weeks come Jan. 5th. I am attending a trade school for electrical linemen and know some of Picken's plan will come up in casual, class, and social conversations. However, come late April, if you are having an event, let me know. I voted for the President-elect but, truthfully, he is still under the category of "talking head" (even though he is so much easier on the ears than than the current "babbling head") in my bubble/world/perception. I desire to continue to apply group pressure to our lawmakers and leaders and help insure they walk their talk. Whatever I can do...so that in four years I can file him, Obama, under visionary-eco-stud. Eco-nomics or Eco-logy or both.
I will get a few close friends to join over the next couple of weeks.
Happy Holidays
Taylor
- At 4:30am on October 21, 2008,
Home Wind Turbine said… - .
Greetings Karen,
Our cost effective, new rooftop mount home wind turbine kits that I am building are great. The profile is pretty sleek and attractive. The system is actually a home appliance and doesn't really stand out much more than an antennae, chimney, or satellite dish. This makes a nice clean way for homeowners to get into the clean energy movement. The systems are inexpensive, easy to install and scaleable.
These systems have wind/solar built right in. The wind is stronger in the winter months, sun is stronger in the summer months, we designed a system that is attractively priced, that gives an even flow of energy year round. Wind power scales down in size to be perfectly feasible for a homeowner sized system to provide power for their home. Many customers have found it easy to become wind turbine customer/dealers. They are able to do this with no further investment and they see how easy people are to get interested.
I have used them to save money on my electricity costs and Karen, you could too. The systems pay for themselves in 5 to 10 years depending on your local wind resources, and they last for 25 or 30 years before needing a rebuild. Have a look at these windmaps and see can you pinpoint what number your area is in. 2 is OK and anything over 2 is very good. Let's double check your wind resources are good.
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- At 1:41pm on September 8, 2008,
James Artuso said… - Hello,
Just wanted to take a second of your time to invite you to view the solar solution equivalent of the PickensPlan.
www.powur.com/homeenergy1
click View Our Mission and if interested click the back arrow to Become an Ecopreneur.
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