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"To build a bridge is the ultimate act of kindness." - Paul Williams www.AGreenerIndiana.com
First off,
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CLEAN COAL!&
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS NOT A FORM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY!
If you don't understand these fundaments, then you don't understand the discussion.
Environmental activist and organizational developer, Derek Reuter has dedicated his life to making positive socio-political change in his native Indiana. He works tirelessly to improve the state’s shamefully poor environmental rankings by simultaneously taking administrative and hands-on approaches, leading the way towards increased conservation and a more sustainable approach to agriculture, industry, development, energy, and the use of our natural resources.
Derek has utilized his skills as a Certified Master Gardener and graduate of the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy to affect change across the state in permaculture, ethnobotany, and water quality. He has worked with such influential organizations as the Heartland Communities, Citizens Action Coalition, National Park Service, and the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission, and has served as Watershed Coordinator for the Upper Maumee River. From this post he created and oversaw programs in education, outreach, inventory, and planning - focusing on pollution protection and ecosystem restoration of a 620 square mile area of land and water in Northeastern Indiana.
Most recently Derek has taken on a leadership role in A Greener Indiana, the state’s online network and support system for individuals, businesses, and organizations concerned with improving the state’s eco-management. He is currently the Northeast Indiana Resource for the Hoosier Environmental Council's education program and is heavily involved in the fight to save Indiana’s Cedar Creek Area, the land of his family heritage and legacy, from degradation and development. To contact Derek Reuter visit www.AGreenerIndiana.com.
"Change is mandatory. Progress is optional!"
Rally Ho!
Bio written by: David Rodich
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CLEAN COAL!&
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS NOT A FORM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY!
If you don't understand these fundaments, then you don't understand the discussion.
Environmental activist and organizational developer, Derek Reuter has dedicated his life to making positive socio-political change in his native Indiana. He works tirelessly to improve the state’s shamefully poor environmental rankings by simultaneously taking administrative and hands-on approaches, leading the way towards increased conservation and a more sustainable approach to agriculture, industry, development, energy, and the use of our natural resources.
Derek has utilized his skills as a Certified Master Gardener and graduate of the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy to affect change across the state in permaculture, ethnobotany, and water quality. He has worked with such influential organizations as the Heartland Communities, Citizens Action Coalition, National Park Service, and the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission, and has served as Watershed Coordinator for the Upper Maumee River. From this post he created and oversaw programs in education, outreach, inventory, and planning - focusing on pollution protection and ecosystem restoration of a 620 square mile area of land and water in Northeastern Indiana.
Most recently Derek has taken on a leadership role in A Greener Indiana, the state’s online network and support system for individuals, businesses, and organizations concerned with improving the state’s eco-management. He is currently the Northeast Indiana Resource for the Hoosier Environmental Council's education program and is heavily involved in the fight to save Indiana’s Cedar Creek Area, the land of his family heritage and legacy, from degradation and development. To contact Derek Reuter visit www.AGreenerIndiana.com.
"Change is mandatory. Progress is optional!"
Rally Ho!
Bio written by: David Rodich
Derek Reuter's Blog
The Our Place Program in Indiana: From the School to the Streets!
Many schools and classrooms throughout the state are participating in the Hoosier Environmental Council's "Our Place Program": A place-based education program that funds and empowers teachers and students to have a learning experience out in the field while benefiting the community though active participation in environmental stewardship.
The "Our Place" education project uses an innovative educational approach that combines environmental education with civic engagement for classes K-12. It bri… Continue
The "Our Place" education project uses an innovative educational approach that combines environmental education with civic engagement for classes K-12. It bri… Continue
Posted on May 30, 2009 at 9:11am —
The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
Sustainable Earth & A Greener Indiana Presents:
The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
When: Saturday, February 21, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Where: the Farm Bureau Building, Indiana State Fairgrounds
The FFEG is about transition… Continue
The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
When: Saturday, February 21, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Where: the Farm Bureau Building, Indiana State Fairgrounds
The FFEG is about transition… Continue
Posted on February 12, 2009 at 11:06am —
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Thanks for your suggestion. I have joined AgreenerIndiana, the NRDC, and Greenpeace within the past two years. I am thankful there are activists like you leading the way in the fight to save our world. Thanks for your tireless efforts on behalf of us all!
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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
I am asking everyone to please take petitions to school or work or wherever you are going today! It is very easy. Kim Anderson was able to gather 75 signatures Thursday and Friday while Christmas shopping and running errands. Everyone wants to get off of foreign oil; we just need to gather their names. WE CAN DO THIS, with everyone’s help.
Please visit www.FAREnergy.org - The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy would like to make Florida a leader in solar energy. Since 1991, Germany, Spain, Denmark, and over 40 other nations, states, and provinces, have pioneered legislation that have proven to promote the fastest, cheapest, and widest growth of renewable energy. In many of these countries these policies are called "Feed-In Tariffs" (FITs). Producers of renewable energy are paid a premium rate or "tariff" for each kilowatt of energy they "feed into" the grid. Here in North America FITs are being called, "Renewable Energy Payments" (REPs). The name has changed but the fundamental principles of these policies stay the same:Everyone who produces renewable energy is guaranteed that they can connect to the power grid and sell their energy to their utility company. There is no limit to the amount of renewable energy that can be sold to utility companies.
Utility companies sign 15-20 year contracts with all their renewable energy producers. All contracts are transparent and open for inspection.
The contracts include long-term agreed upon prices that the utility companies will pay for the energy they buy. The prices are set high enough to be an incentive to new producers and for existing producers to expand their production capacities. Prices vary according to the source of the energy (i.e, sun, wind, water, bio-mass, etc.) and the size of the energy-producing installation.
The utility companies can recoup their increased costs of paying higher prices for renewable energy by spreading these costs among all their customers.
An Independent Review Board is established by the government that periodically sets the prices and terms for new contracts.
How do REPs work?
Renewable Energy Payments are the mechanisms or instruments at the heart of specific state, provincial or national renewable energy policies. REPs are incentives for homeowners, farmers, businesses, etc., to become producers of renewable energy, or to increase their production of renewable energy. As such, they increase our overall production and use of renewable energy, and decrease our consumption and burning of fossil fuels.
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
Faye Roller - Administartive Director
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy
1-888-501-FARE
www.FAREnergy.org
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with Indiana State Reps. Kreg Battles and Eric Koch and HEC Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda Take part in advocacy education and course-of-action planning for the South Central Counties of Indiana. Coal provides 96% of Indiana Electricity. We must move away from our reliance on this environmentally devastating energy source. Help Indiana embrace Renewable Electricity, such as wind and biomass power.We can work together for a healthier Indiana! November 15 at 1pm – Otis Golf Course Shelter House at 607 Tunnelton Rd in Bedford. - Ecological Sciences & Engineering Symposium - on Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature for a Sustainable World! In the spirit of unifying environmental interests at Purdue, the Ecological Sciences & Engineering Graduate program, coordinated by Center for the Environment at Purdue (C4E), will host their second annual campus-wide integration symposium. This year's theme is biomimicry.Hope to see you there on December 5thfrom 8-5 at Purdue University Stewart Center and Memorial Union South Ballroom in West Lafayette. To get all the details click here --> www.AGreenerIndiana.com
I agree Indiana should and can take the lead in making our earth much greener. I also agree Mr Pickens has the right ideal on the way to do it.
His plan and mine are the same except for the equipment that would be used. His plan would take up valueable land we will need in the future for our grandkids and there after. If you have ever traveled in Western Iowa or Kansas and some of the other states out west you can see those monster generating machines out in the fields. Just one large wind turbin has three blades and it takes a tractor trailer one and one half times the size of a regular flat bed to haul just one blade to the site. No studies have been made on what happens to the migrating birds at night if they should be in the flyways. Also under his plan you have to have wind and sun all the time to produce the energy.
Under my plan we already have most of the equipment installed that is burning millions of gallons of fuel while in operation and we are not recovering one barrel of the fuel. Under my plan which is the same as Mr Picken's but is in a different setting and a smaller scale, will not take up any more valueable land because we are already using that land for other reasons. Yes I know this sound like something out of Madd magizaine and I cannot understand why some one has not thought of it before now.Under my plan we can light every city in America free with the fuel we are using now. If we would go to this plan within the next 10 years we would be free from buying a drop of oil from other countries. We would have more than enough right here in America for our own needs. My plan would create millions of jobs across America. It would boost our Stock market like it has never seen before. There are no down sides to my plans . once we started it here in America the whole world would adopt it.
No matter what route we take the world will never be free from the use of oil in one way or another. The only difference ,in the past we buy a gallon of gas burn it go buy another etc. Under my plan we can recover that gallon of gas as we are using it and produce more free energy from it. I just wish I could sit down and talk to a responsible person about this plan I know they would run with it it would be like moving into the 25th centry from the 21st.
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