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Look at the picture and make a choice - left or right - classic or modern - real green or real tall - cowboys or aliens
I have been thinking about this idea for awhile but didn't know such a field actually existed...'biomimetics'...My hungry mind wants to know more about it...this Pickens format is great...I feel like a kid in a candy store..Mind Candy...highly nut...
Look at the picture and make a choice - left or right - classic or modern - real green or real tall - cowboys or aliens
Dear Alex; are you saying that burning trees, is better than burning fossil fuels? This is not meant as a trick question, but only an attempt to understand the"verses Pickens Wind" section of your website title? Boone is suggesting the research of...
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- At 7:31pm on May 15, 2009,
Binod Karki said… - Hello Sir,
Very much interested in The concept behind nanoleaf. How can we prepare it manually at homes and install it into the trees. Is this system really cost effective in terms of existing renewable energies.
- At 7:01am on February 28, 2009,
Terry Allison said… - Hi Alex,
Nice to meet you.
Sincerely,
Terry
Terry L. Allison, Sr.
http://terrysr.veretekk.com
- At 11:33pm on February 19, 2009,
Renew_H2_Man said… - Hi Alex,
Any chance of getting more than text on a website from you at this time? I'd like to promote your product here in the States.
Keeping it Sustainably Green,
Doug Starfield
- At 10:49am on February 8, 2009,
James Everitt said… 
Invite Your Friends to Watch the Video
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REMARKS OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
WEEKLY ADDRESS
The White House
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Yesterday began with some devastating news with regard to our economic crisis. But I'm pleased to say it ended on a more positive note.
In the morning, we received yet another round of alarming employment figures – the worst in more than 30 years. Another 600,000 jobs were lost in January. We've now lost more than 3.6 million jobs since this recession began.
But by the evening, Democrats and Republicans came together in the Senate and responded appropriately to the urgency this moment demands.
In the midst of our greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people were hoping that Congress would begin to confront the great challenges we face. That was, after all, what last November's election was all about.
Legislation of such magnitude deserves the scrutiny that it's received over the last month, and it will receive more in the days to come. But we can't afford to make perfect the enemy of the absolutely necessary. The scale and scope of this plan is right. And the time for action is now.
Because if we don't move swiftly to put this plan in motion, our economic crisis could become a national catastrophe. Millions of Americans will lose their jobs, their homes, and their health care. Millions more will have to put their dreams on hold.
Let's be clear: We can't expect relief from the tired old theories that, in eight short years, doubled the national debt, threw our economy into a tailspin, and led us into this mess in the first place. We can't rely on a losing formula that offers only tax cuts as the answer to all our problems while ignoring our fundamental economic challenges – the crushing cost of health care or the inadequate state of so many schools; our addiction to foreign oil or our crumbling roads, bridges, and levees.
The American people know that our challenges are great. They don't expect Democratic solutions or Republican solutions – they expect American solutions.
From the beginning, this recovery plan has had at its core a simple idea: Let's put Americans to work doing the work America needs done. It will save or create more than 3 million jobs over the next two years, all across the country – 16,000 in Maine, nearly 80,000 in Indiana – almost all of them in the private sector, and all of them jobs that help us recover today, and prosper tomorrow.
Jobs that upgrade classrooms and laboratories in 10,000 schools nationwide – at least 485 in Florida alone – and train an army of teachers in math and science.
Jobs that modernize our health care system, not only saving us billions of dollars, but countless lives.
Jobs that construct a smart electric grid, connect every corner of the country to the information superhighway, double our capacity to generate renewable energy, and grow the economy of tomorrow.
Jobs that rebuild our crumbling roads, bridges and levees and dams, so that the tragedies of New Orleans and Minneapolis never happen again.
It includes immediate tax relief for our struggling middle class in places like Ohio, where 4.5 million workers will receive a tax cut of up to $1,000. It protects health insurance and provides unemployment insurance for those who've lost their jobs. And it helps our states and communities avoid painful tax hikes or layoffs for our teachers, nurses, and first responders.
That's what is at stake with this plan: putting Americans back to work, creating transformative economic change, and making a down payment on the American Dream that serves our children and our children's children for generations to come.
Americans across this country are struggling, and they are watching to see if we're equal to the task before us. Let's show them that we are. And let's do whatever it takes to keep the promise of America alive in our time.
Thank you.
- At 6:22am on February 5, 2009,
Kathy said… - ok, so the link is cool, but what are they doing with it?
- At 6:33pm on January 27, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Alex, 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
- At 8:19am on January 23, 2009,
James R. Westlund said… - went to the site very cool info will be looking there often to see the progress.
- At 12:58pm on January 19, 2009,
Robert Schultz said… - http://www.solarbotanic.com/index.php
I had no trouble with this site using Firefox browser, or Internet Explorer.
I really like the idea of using solarbotanic trees in cities and areas where live trees would not grow well. I would prefer to have live trees around my house though, just because I like live plants for landscaping. I think we need to use several different types of environmentally friendly energy sources, and they should be tailored to the climate and resources available in that region. Where I live we have lots of hydro-electric power and potential for developing, wind, solar, and geothermal, just to name a few. No Nukes, and no coal, please.
- At 7:01am on January 19, 2009,
James R. Westlund said…
- Ok so you left the same URL with no changes and both browsers I use in linux and windows bring up an error box that says this is not a valid URL. I don't believe that I have a block or pop-up block on website like yours or links like the one you sent to me. So after failing to be able to go to your link I will wait for some other link that will get me to your vital information as we have a huge forest full of dead trees created by the bark beetles, that could be harvested into a biofuel.
- At 1:04pm on January 18, 2009,
William "Leland" Luster said… - Hello Alex,I am new to online communications but would ask your assistance in linking with your site so I could offer your resources to my visiters. I am Leland living in Las Vegas,Nev., my web site is -www.wiserearth.org/group/leland1- which extends to "O.A.T.H.group" my subsidurery site. May I add you as a friend or how should I approach this link-up? Sincerely wanting to help this your most worthy energy effort,William "Leland" Luster/1-18-09
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- I am very interested in creative solutions regarding renewable energy, however, we should look at the whole picture, not just at the profits.
We only have this one planet, on which we all live, and for too long we abused it.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- What excites me the most - in a sad way - is the fact, that a man called Pickens who has decided to go for wind turbines, did not take the time to look at other alternatives.
There is much debate about Biomass, Biofuels, Solar, Wind and Hydro energy systems in respect to efficiency of technology and responsible use of land. Human intervention and exploitation in the ecosystem will produce changes in order to meet the desired objectives.
- What do you want to do to help?
- Therefore, to help our planet, to reduce global warming and to create energy independence, it is strongly necessary to find direct drivers of ecosystem management that can provide more effective cost-benefit opportunities for multipurpose systems, which can meet multiple goals, including the pervasive environmental, social, and economic objectives of sustainable development.
Our mission is to unlock the enormous potential of nano technology combined with natures design for harvesting solar radiation and wind energy as a efficient, reliable, aesthetic and cost-efficient source of renewable energy
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