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Discussion group for discussion on how and can groups such as Focus Hope tool up for the renewable energy industry. Discussion for organizations other than Focus Hope are welcomed.
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- My husband builds energy efficient homes and businesses and has consulting business for homeowners to learn how to upgrade to an energy star rating. We have had seminars at the local library to further educate folks.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- The United States needs to take the lead on behalf of the entire planet to stop using fossil fuels. The only reason the government has taken a back seat in this is because they represent the oil companies and their lobbyists. Nothing will jump start the American economy like investing in alternatives. clean coal, wind, solar, there is so much potential for jobs and prosperity. The future looks bright. However, I do not believe that John McCain has broken free from the stranglehold of oil company politics. In my opinion, Obama does understand that these new technologies will put us back where we once were....the world leader. We need to hold onto our vision of a prosperous economy which has to include CLEAN energy. If not, global climate change will surely take us down as an entire planet.
- What do you want to do to help?
- Promote discussions on ways for local economies to begin implementing the Pickens Plan to boost their clean energy production as well as consumption.
Barbara Lantz's Blog
ANGRY AMERICANS UNITE!!!
As we wait for the Senate to vote on the stimulus package, I am urging all bloggers to follow with great care how this new money is going to be dispersed. I was angry to see what my local county officials had earmarked for the expected money to come to my town, Bloomington, IN. I understand that it is a practical and immediate need to fix roads and bridges but it is even more important to create jobs that can continue past the initial funding. What do you do with the worker hired to build a brid… Continue
Posted on February 9, 2009 at 6:58am — 2 Comments
I am an angry American
As we flounder in this economic crisis, I am demanding that the next administration make these bailout recipients accountable for the BILLIONS of dollars we the tax payers are giving them. I am OUTRAGED that there is zero accountability for this money. What kind of a farce is this!!!!! AIG has used this money for executive pedicures and year end bonuses!!!!!!!!! DO SOMETHING about this transgression on the American taxpayer!!!!!!! Make them give me my money back. How dare they do this. Please DO… Continue
Posted on December 31, 2008 at 7:10am —
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THIS PAGE is a list of ALL Natural Gas Suppliers near Bloomington IN
(its alot easier than you would think nowdays...just search) Now all you have to do is get your answer from Mr P
http://local.yahoo.com/results?fr=dd-local-more&stx=natural+gas+suppliers&csz=Bloomington%2C+IN
Chandrashekar Tamirisa
District Leader MD-08
I think it would be more like a Bill that we could all bring to our local State Legislators regarding Independent Renewable Energy Savings bonds.
My thought is this If we had a well drafted Bill and someone in every State could Present it to their local Officials they would see that We the people want be a part of rebuilding this Country back to what our Founding Fathers had intended this Country to be. Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Mike Kendall has a lot of info on this Topic he would be the one to Collaborate with.
Also I have a couple of Book ideas
one is a childrens book my grandkids came up with Muffin Kids Adventure, I have pics of the Muffin kids Characters and the other is a true story about a mother and her struggles with two kids with Huntington's disease and two grand kids at risk and all she has had to deal with in the past 10 years.
Let us know if you have an intrest :o}
Mike Anthony
madrywall@maine.rr.com
Here is my email
We to are angry Americans But we can do something about these Crooks,
We need a good writer that can write up an Energy Savings Bond Bill proposal
Mike Kendall and others can provide a lot of info on Saving bonds
Are you a good writer?
Mike
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
The only way to insure the success of this historical effort is to build our numbers to monumental and unignorable heights. CAN YOU HELP?
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Chris joined Pickens Plan over the weekend, and already has 150 signed pledges from standing in line at the polls for early voting! He is going back again today. Another Pickens Hero.
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Kim
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