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In order for us to achieve our goals we need to remove the good old boys club. Especially here in Rhode Island they are strong, loud, and very powerful. The simple rule I am urging everyone to follow when they vote is if you recognize the name or ...

July 6

David Thornley commented on Susan B's group 'Northeastern US Pickens Group'

July 6

David Thornley left a comment for Kim Anderson

July 6

David Thornley commented on Susan B's group 'Northeastern US Pickens Group'

July 6

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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?

Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:

I do a lot of reading and I am sure this is what we need to do.

What excites you about this campaign?

It is now on a national level.

What do you want to do to help?

Any thing I can. Please let me know

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At 5:05am on November 11, 2008, Kim Anderson said…: I am hosting a RI renewables Meet Up, Thursday morning fo a one hour coffee strategy session, at 8am, in Providence. Can you join us?

In the meantime, would you please download 10 pledges, get them signed and fax them to the 888# on the bottom of the pledge. It is an easy ask - Boone has done the hard work. We have over 500 RI members. 10 pledges each gets us 5,000 more RI'ers. I look forward to working with you.

Our RI forefathers were the ones who held up the process and demanded democracy hundreds of years ago. We have a long history of being the leaders on important issues. WE CAN DO THIS!

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Kim

RI Renewable Member,
RI may be small in size, but certainly not ability.

IF you are interseted, JOIN the RI renewables group - I will update with a location!

At 5:52am on September 24, 2008, Kim Anderson said…: Hi David

Glad to have you here. Thank you for lending your support.

I am a lifelong Rhode Islander. I am working with the Pickens Plan folks to help with the "Pickens U" - college campaign. Do you know of someone in Rhode Island, at one of the colleges or universities here, that would want to get involved with supporting the Pickens Plan, and help us get off foreign oil, and on to American alternative and renewable energy sources! Now more than ever most folks realize the urgency of keeping that 700 billion a year here in our economy!

We have direct support from the top. This would be outstanding on a resume and be very fulfilling work for the right person.

Best Personal Regards
Kim Anderson

Please also consider collecting signed pledges (like a petition)for this effort. Check out my page for information of the 100 pledge challenge!
THANK YOU, KIM

Any relation to Dotty Thornly the dear teacher at Gordon School?

At 5:16pm on September 3, 2008, Jeri Zerr MO 2nd Congressional District Leader said…: WELCOME and THANK YOU for joining Pickens Plan. We need you.

I was like you - unsure how to help organize then I had a realization: the BEST way to help organize is to spread the word. I discuss these issues everyday with my teenage stepchildren, with my stepmother, with friends, family, even just strangers in line at the grocery store. It's surprising how most people are concerned about these issues but rarely begin the conversation themselves. If everyone invites just 5 of their friends to join us here it will help T. Boone Pickens to get our unified message in front of Congress and get our concerns addressed.

$700 BILLION PER YEAR
Big oil profits are unconscionable and oil futures speculators have pushed oil prices into territory that is disastrous for the long term health of the US economy. We are transferring $700 billion each year to unstable and antagonistic regimes. Americans are angry and ready as never before, to take dramatic steps to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. A plan for ending our dependence on foreign oil has appeared on the horizon and surprisingly it comes from an oil man but he happens to be a patriotic American.

PLEASE SHARE THIS PLAN
with your circle of friends, family and associates. Urge them to JOIN. From your own experience you know it is very much like simply signing a petition. The larger our membership the more likely we will be successful in getting Congress to provide effective incentives for alternative and renewable energies and in insuring that our future president will treat energy independence as a matter of the greatest urgency, applying the same kind of leadership as JFK exercised when he led us with his stirring challenge to put a man on the moon in 10 years.

THERE IS NO TIME TO DELAY
…to wait and see…or to see if someone else will step up to the plate. It is time for US to roll up our sleeves and go to work. Right now momentum is working in our favor, but if gas prices retreat, the public will forget the pain, and our moment may be lost. How frightening to think that we could be looking back and apologizing to our children that we chose not to get this done when we had the chance.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Check out Pickens "August Call to Action"- for a course of action!
Here is an informative video "Topeka, Kansas Town Hall Meeting": http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/08/04/video-of-the-topeka-town-hall
Here is Boone's appearrance on Larry King Live: http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/08/05/last-nights-larry-king-live-appearance/

I will surely accept if you invite me to be your “friend”.

PERSONAL ACTION OPTIONS
We need to do more than “preach to the choir”. Sharing ideas with each other is encouraging but that will not 1) increase our membership nor 2) influence public policy. If you know someone in the press or someone who blogs - get them to cover this. Write to your Congressman/woman. Ask those in the public eye to support this plan. Print downloadable flyers and put them in your car and/or business window.
I am reminded of an ancient admonition,
“Work while it is day for the night is coming when no man can work.”

YOU MAY FEEL INSIGNIFICANT
Individually, we each feel the same way, but together we will lay the foundation for a stronger, more prosperous and more secure America. Thanks again for joining us.

A GROUP FOR EVERYONE
Check out the Legislation Tracking and Write Congress groups as well as the various groups for Solar, Wind, Hydrogen, etc. Connect, learn and share. We grow stronger with your input. If you don't see a group that speaks to your interest, then start a group of your own.