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You have my personal email so any time. I am still with you, and as you well know I believe in a viable 3rd party movement. So bring it on!
I was not referring to your removal from here but to your own ning community Energy Party.
http://energyparty.ning.com/
I can see how what happened here would knock the wind out of your sails for a while but that does not explain why you have gi...
Too bad you have abandon your own ning community.
We can Do This :O}
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- lots of reading about solar, hydrogen, alchol, methane, wind, hydro power. Some experimentation mostly with HHO, portable solar, and wind.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It's about time! I have been looking for this to happen on a national scale since I read Frank Herbert's Dune and realized the fossil fuel is our hydralic despotism. Now finally because of the skyrocketing fuel prices every day Americans are really starting to go green and listen openly rather thinking I am a freak for working toward a better future.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I have already started a company that deals in alternative energy mostly portable power sources and education. Educating students, teachers, civic groups, and such. The Florida Solar Energy center is less than 10 miles away. Further experiments in viabilty that brings renewable power sources closer to what the average American would consider common place and normal versus new or fringe.
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- At 4:43pm on June 14, 2009,
Lou De Frog said… - The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing
- At 9:14am on May 25, 2009,
Lainey Howard said… 
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- At 12:06pm on May 7, 2009,
Tom Bailey said… - Hey young man;
I read somewhere about a question to you concerning septic methane recovery. Other than googlin it do you have a place to go for info?
Best; Tom
- At 5:25am on March 27, 2009,
Leslie G. said… - the following was sent to me from Jack Costantino DL-NJ 16
What do you think about this for Florida?
Leslie Co-Leader District FL-16
NJDL has offered two hours free use of its tele-conference call line to the first DL who steps up with a delegation of DL's from their State. Why don't you get the contact info for a group of nearby DL's in your State...12-15 of the closest ones geograhically and I'll set up the call for you at a time of your choosing. It's a great way to combine thoughts and energy. You can discuss strategies for the VM, recruiting, an eventual site meeting, etc.
Micah Lauer, our RL provided the home eMails for us. We had a great response. Let me know. The offer stands until March 31st.
Jack
- At 4:16am on February 17, 2009,
Jack Costantino said… 
Bill
Thanks for joining the ROUND-UP.
Please share with your network and add a comment about the concept at the site. It's an idea in formation and everyone's input is sought and welcome.
We’re very happy to have you with us. With you along, and 1.4 million others, maybe we’ll actually get this thing done. Keep you horse watered and your powder dry, it's going to be a long dusty ride.
Regards,
Jack Costantino
Jim Muhaw
District Leaders, NJ-11
timbersRus@comcast.net
Davis Timber Frame Co.
- At 12:42pm on February 14, 2009,
Thomas Peterson said… - Bill,
I want to personally thank you for joining the SEE effort here on the PP. Your personal interests are certainly in line with SEE and I am sure that the future will offer us many opportunities to interact. We do have several friends in common including Mark Warren, Pina Orsillo, Eric Koch, Tedi May, etc.
FYI: We are now expanding SEE to be able to grow a membership beyond the Picken’s Plan. Please come visit us at the Global SEE and invite your PP and personal friends to also visit.
Global SEE site << http://seadog8278.ning.com >>
Sincerely,
Thomas Peterson
- At 10:53am on February 8, 2009,
James Everitt said… 
Invite Your Friends to Watch the Video
President Obama recorded a video to speak directly to you about his economic recovery plan.
Invite your friends and family to watch the video and learn why our unprecedented challenges require immediate action.
You can even use our email contact importer to make it easy. Don't worry -- we don't hold on to any of the addresses you use.
After you watch the video, watch Gov. Tim Kaine answer questions from ordinary citizens about the plan and share your story about the economic crisis.
We're counting on you to collect the real stories of the challenges Americans are facing during this recession. We need to hear from you how the economic crisis is affecting your life and why the economic recovery plan is important to you and your community.
Once we receive your stories we will make them available to the public to show how critical it is to support the economic recovery plan.
Share your story click here.
Watch President Obama's video and share it with your friends and family:
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 12:18am on January 28, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Bill, 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 4:49pm on January 26, 2009,
Jim Graul said…
- Bill, I am the district leader for NJ-03 and going to be in the Vero Beach area on January 28 to February 4. I would like to meet with you and others to see what your doing in your district that is working. Let me know if you or one of your constituents could meet with me how we can get in touch. My cell number is 609-330-2036.
- At 4:47am on January 12, 2009,
Larry M. Aden said… - Hey, Bill, I know you expressed interest in further information on Convective Power Towers, so I hope you can access this file dealing with my infrastructure proposal for the Central Plains Wind Energy Transmission Corridor and the Southern States Solar Power Transmission Corridor, and can sort thru all the busy lines to understand what I am proposing.
These can be built by any company experienced in slip forming grain silos, smokestacks or cooling towers (which they closely resemble), straight down our present interstate highway system, and even over the top of existing clover-leafs and other intersections to save space. They could vary in size, but I would suggest that standardization on approximately 1/8 mile (660 ft.) in diameter and 3/8+ mile (2000 ft.) in height, housing about 20,000 people, would probably be most advantageous. An area of at least 1/4 square mile (160 acres) surrounding the base should also be covered with a multi-use greenhouse to increase the convective forces flowing up thru each tower and produce more food, fuel and fiber for the residents. Algal bio-reactor tubing should cover the entire greenhouse roof to produce bio-fuels, expose greater surface area for heat exchange, and provide an adjustable level of shading to the crop culture below.
I hope this gives you a better understanding of the subject:
Multi Use Convective Current Power Tower.doc
These towers would aid in the re-population of the depopulated interior US in sustainable communities that would make sparing use of the fertile land, produce fairly constant renewable power and fuels, and provide integral electrical, combustible gas and heavy liquid fuel transmission infrastructure.
They could be built in sizes to house and provide for anywhere from 2,000 to 50,000 people, all in super-efficient apartments with spectacular views.
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