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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- No
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I am a retired (sort of) engineer. I have more experience with the hardware than anything else, but was quite active in solar, thermal, and wind energy capture for home heating and cooling in New England in the 1970's. Most of New England is hills and woods with intermittent and variable winds, not apparently making this media too popular for mass generation. However I have always been of the mind that it there is a will, there will be a way. I am also a strong supporter of LNG/CNG powered vehicles and electric/fuel cell vehicles, especially having considerable time spent in the space and missile business.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It is exciting to see someone with the means and experience actually pick up the gauntlet and DO something. I have been interested, and sometimes involved, in this issue since 1972 and watched it get sidetracked by Establishment thinking and special interests for far too long. It acutally angers me that WE pioneered hydrogen fuel cells over 30 years ago, WE invented the super-compact motors and super-strength magnets that make them possible, WE developed and implemented the controls necessary to make all of this work, and BMW, Toyota and HONDA (credit to them) are the first ones marketing thry hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles!
- What do you want to do to help?
- I have always performed best in system design and support roles, in aerospace and industrial engineering positions, and am open to suggestions as to how I can best contribute.
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Distributed, Decoupled Electric Generation
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Posted on February 25, 2009 at 1:49pm — 4 Comments
Pickens Out to Save America
I hated history until I returned to college at 35 or so, and then really got into it. If we look at our economic history, we will see that many of the early industrialists and entrepenours (sp) were of the same mindset. How do you thin… Continue
Posted on October 30, 2008 at 2:23pm — 2 Comments
Introduction:
I am a semi-retired engineer, originally from Connecticut, now living in Atlanta, GA by way of CO, FL, NH, MA, and IN. I have 35 years of engineering experience in electronics, RF technologies, systems and software, industrial and commercial controls, particl accellerators and other sundry gadgets. I am now a Realtor in South Metro Atlanta.
In the 70's I got interested in alternate energy systems in conjunction with the "new shelter" phenom championed at the time by Rodale Press, amo… Continue
Posted on September 6, 2008 at 8:15pm —
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Like you, though, I am a bit of a skeptic. The fuel sounds wonderful, the latest testing results seem to be encouraging, but Big Oil will feel threatened. And, the money that they represent has a whole lot of power. All substitutes or changes to their interests, INCLUDING PICKENS PLAN, will have to deal with their influences.
PP has a good chance, simply because Boone has thrown the weight of his money behind it.
Swift Fuel? It MIGHT succeed simply because BO is not really interested in supplying 100LL. It is a minor irritant to them at the moment.
What really does bug me is that all of these alternative fuels, which are so superior in so many ways, are so much simpler, in the long run, to produce! The only reason that petroleum is used is because the infrastructure has evolved over such a long period of time, and it is IN PLACE. But the costs of producing it?????? The complexity overall is so incredibly vast. From the difficulty of acquiring it, transporting it, ----------on and on.
Lee
PS By the way, Georgia isn't that far away. Come on down for a couple of plane rides. Would like to show you all the projects, of which what you know about now is just scratching the surface.
Lee
I also have two Cessna 140's, one of which is going on floats that are sitting in the hangar as we speak. Working on rebuilding a Challenger II I bought for the new engine testing, and just bought a very pretty stretched BD-5. It currently has the turbo Honda in it, but that engine will be replaced with my new one, too.
I hope to have five planes flying with the new engine shortly, plus another BD-5 in Australia. We have high hopes for the engine.
Lee
:<) I have to smile, because "raced" is a real stretch! I am quite proud of the fact that I hold a Reno Record. ---For the Slowest Official Pilot EVER!
Your comments re propane are right on, including the caveats concerning safety and considerations.
Propane has been used for many years as an alternative fuel for combustion engines, I drove a propane-powered forklift many years ago. It was the only kind of fuel (non-electric) that could be used indoors.
The caveats are as you said, basically that it is heavier than air, and therefore downright dangerous if spilled. It will "flow" to any low spots, collect in those low spots, and if there is any kind of ignition source, --------
But then, what happens when gasoline spills? And what happens pollutionwise, with either fuel?
Propane isn't the "perfect" fuel, but in comparison to gasoline????? Preaching to the choir, I know.
Lee Taylor
Have a great weekend!
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Michelle Millhof
District Leader GA-07
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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: ke6cvh@yahoo.com
We must be twins. Yes, the entire health care system is corrupted and remains having immense political and economic power. I have gone into this in depth on other site pages, but nothing short of reinventing that whole system will make a true difference.
Your points on "on the money,
Walter
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