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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
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- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I am living in a solar powered home(even the refrigerator!) with an on demand propane water heater, and a catchment water system, and cell phone and air card connected computer. And this home, completed in 2007, is my SECOND solar powered house. First one built 1997.Individuals can get off the grid and it will have a massive effect. USE SOLAR POWER!
- What excites you about this campaign?
- WE HAVE TO GET OFF THE GAS GUZZLE BRONCO; it is bucking us off anyway, since China wants gas too. Sudden high gas prices finally got the public's attention. NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEND MONEY ON SOLAR AND WIND. But I think we should emphazise INDIVIDUAL power development, solar panels can go on ALL ROOFS. I get 160 inches of rain a year here, and lots of clouds, but I last ran my generator 4 months ago!!
- What do you want to do to help?
- Give talks to organizations. Run for office. Spread the word: radio PSAs,etc.
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Living in Solar House since 1997
Too much talk, not enough action. Just get some panels on your south facing roof and REALLY take part in the refitting of America. This is a great effort, and a good forum for the well intentioned, but even Pickens WInd Farm idea is faulty, in that (to make it profitable to the entrepreneur) it is CENTRALIZED. THere are many people out and around who have figured out the beauty and efficency of EATING LOCALly raised food, living close to the job, and PUTTING YOUR OWN POWER PLANT UP. If you are i… Continue
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Based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. imported 65 percent of its oil, or 366 million barrels, in May 2009, sending approximately $21.6 billion, or $484,087 per minute, overseas to foreign governments.
Over the last few weeks, co-sponsorship of H.R. 1835, the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (NAT GAS) has grown to almost 60. (On April 1st, Neil Abercrombie was one of the first 20 co-sponsors).
Our staggering dependence on foreign oil is responsible for more than two-thirds of our trade deficit, and it’s killing our economy and putting our national security at risk; the automakers need to take some responsibility for getting us to this crisis point and participate in the solution of this critical issue.
Russ Robinson
District Leader Hawaii 01/02
Mariah Windspire featured on ABC's "Extreme makeover" this Sunday evening May 17. One more step toward sustainable Energy. Hope you will watch.Aloha!
Please phone the Members of Hawaii Congressional Delegation (there’s only four) and encourage others in your district to do so also. We’d like to ask them to support and consider co-sponsorship of the energy legislation.
Use phone #’s below
Be sure to identify yourself as a Pickens Plan supporter and a resident of Hawaii, give your Zip Code! (Only if you are)
Ask for an appointment to talk with the Legislator. If you get one, use it to tell them the talking points below. If not tell the staffer the points and request that they be given to directly to the Legislator while they’re in Hawaii for recess.
Please report the Member/staff response back to me either by sending me a message as a “friend” or posting a comment on my page.
Congressman Neil Abercrombie (808) 541-2570 - Honolulu [Election HQ-589-2237]
Mahalo him for Cosponsoring H.R. 1835 [NAT Gas Act 2009] “The second half of the Pickens Plan” - T. Boone Pickens.
Tell him to support the inter island grid part of Hawaiian Clean Energy Imitative (HCEI). Urge him to join Pickens Volunteers - 53 other Congress members already have!
Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (808)541-1986 - Honolulu
245-1951 - Kauai & Niihau, 566-7199 - Lanai, Molokai - 552-0160
TALKING POINTS
Support H.R.1835 The [NAT Gas Act 2009]. Urge her to join Pickens Volunteers, as above.
Senator Akaka (808) 522-8970 - Honolulu 935-1114 - Hilo
TALKING POINTS
Support legislation that makes the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative happen!
Urge him to join Pickens Volunteers - 8 other Senators already have.
Senator Inouye 541-2542 - Honolulu 935-0844 - Hilo, 639-0100 - Kauai, Maui - 242-9702, Molokai
TALKING POINTS - as above
Good Hunting Russ Robinson District Leader HI
April 1, 2009 - Boone Part of Public Announcement for H.R. 1835
- New Alternative Transportation To Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009
- Boone Characterizes H.R. 1835 as “the second half of the Pickens Plan.
April 2, 2009- Neil Abercrombie [HI 01] COSPONSOR H.R. 1835.
AS PART OF THE VIRTUAL MARCH EMAIL CONGRESSMAN
ABERCROMBIE WITH AN ‘AT - A - BOY‘!
Be sure to tell him you’re a PICKENS VOLUNTEER.
GO TO:
http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/e_form.shtml
Fill it in ( if you don’t identify yourself as a resident of Hawaii your email goes to the bottom of the pile - round file).
Mahalo Keep Marching
Russ Robinson - HI District Leader
IT’S TIME FOR ACTION!
EMAIL THE LEGISLATORS LISTED BELOW
Tell’em :
YOU’RE A PICKENS PLAN VOLUNTEER FROM HAWAII.
The leadership at the SUMMIT MEETING of the National Clean Energy Project agreed that “Building” The smart grid is the first step on the road to reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
For Hawaii this means building the key element of the HCEI Agreement:
THE SUBMARINE POWER CABLE - TO GRID THE ISLANDS.
TELL THEM TO MAKE THIS PROJECT THEIR # 1 GOAL FOR 2009!
Russ Robinson - District Leader Hawaii
Sen. Akaka : (202) 224-6361 senator@akaka.senate.gov
Sen. Inouye: (202) 224-3934 senator@inouye.senate.gov
Neil Abercrombie - (202) 225-2726 http://www.abercrombie.house.gov
Mazie Hirono - 02 (202) 225- 4906 http://www.hirono.house.gov
Checking to see if you would care for information on our VBine wind turbine?
We are opening an office on maui in April and have several people interested in your area. Aloha, Bill
mrbillmaui@yahoo.com
The boss need each of us to contact our U.S. Senators and ask them to support the Pickens Plan components of the stimulus package.
Here’s some words from Boone you might consider using:
“A high percentage of our oil still comes from foreign countries. Even in December, as the economy was contracting, we imported nearly 70 percent of the oil we used and paid over $19 billion for it.
I am very interested in the aspects of The American Renewal and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) that include the promotion of alternative energy - wind and solar; the building out of a 21st century electrical transmission grid; and incenting trucking companies to upgrade from trucks running on foreign diesel to those running on domestic natural gas.
A Department of Energy study showed that developing our capacity to produce wind energy would not only replace 20 percent of the electricity we now produce using coal-burning plants, but would add 138,000 jobs in the first year and more than 3.4 million over a ten-year span.
Also, if we switch just 350,000 of the 6.5 million heavy trucks running on the nation's Interstate Highways to domestic natural gas from imported diesel, we could cut our oil imports by over five percent. In December alone that would have kept nearly $1 billion from being shipped off shore.
I hope you will join me in supporting these components of the Pickens Plan as H.R. 1 moves toward final passage.”
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Remember, whatever ill befalls the Mainland economy, worse will happen to Hawaii. If we loose the energy sector of the economy we’ll loose all of the benefits of the Industrial Revolution, and Hawaiians will once again go sailing to fish the Northwest Islands in the likes of HOKULE’A and MAKALI’I.
Russ Robinson
Pickens Plan District Leader for HI 01/02
Sen. Akaka
http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Sen. Inouye
http://inouye.senate.gov/abtform.html
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
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