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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?

Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize

Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:

I don't really have any experience with alternative energy, but I do understand that we have a serious problem and I feel like we are the biggest problem the war. We are helping finance the war against ourselves.

What excites you about this campaign?

I have been saying that we have a problem, but if I were to stand up and say something people would think that an ingorent person from Hickory, NC is just talking about something he doesn't understand. I think it will take someone with some power to stand up to the government and help people understand the need for this change.

What do you want to do to help?

I will help anyway I can.

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At 9:16am on September 11, 2008, James Thomas Shell said…: Thank You Brandon for your response.

I hope that you will come to the Hickory Hound Blog and participate. We need you and we need you to spread the word about this blog..

Through sheer numbers, we can get the power you are seeking and we can get people to represent us.

http://thehickoryhound.blogspot.com/

At 11:01pm on September 10, 2008, James Thomas Shell said…: Hello fellow Hickoryite,

I understand that you are probably thoroughly frustrated with our country’s current policies on energy. That is why we are here at PickensPlan.

I represent a blog about local issues. It is called the Hickory Hound (http://thehickoryhound.blogspot.com/). I have grown tired of the lack of direction here in our local area. Our economy has been stagnant for eight years. We are continuously told that things are on the upswing and that this is going to be our year. We have been told that to the point where it has become meaningless. I never hear many (if any) solutions from our city or county governmental leaders

I don’t know if you’ve checked it out, but none of our local leaders have joined this plan. That’s fine, but the problem I have is that they won’t show leadership on anything. These people have become way to comfortable and they don’t understand how the average citizen lives. Our local officials need to take a chance and lead. We need to be innovative. Why can’t our local leaders get out front on this issue?

The fruit of this energy crisis is ripe for the picking. Our local government needs to take a chance and lead. Why can’t we get in on the ground floor of the energy revolution? I think we should push for alternative energy and future transportation companies to locate here.

If you agree with where I’m coming from and believe that there needs to be some checks and balances on our community’s direction, then please join me at http://thehickoryhound.blogspot.com/.

Our objective is to get our community more involved and put power back into the citizen’s hands. We need to wake our local leaders up. We need to shake up the good ole boy network that has basically allowed this town to stagnate. We want our local government to become more responsive and user friendly, so that we can get more participation in the process. That is what representative Democracy is all about.

Together We Can Do This,
James Thomas Shell