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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- There are no alternatives in my area. We are slaves to the energy industry. This plan is a start. It's the only idea I have seen from anyone. We need to build on this idea and expand it to every citizen. We need to make solar energy an affordable alternative.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- We all have to think about other ways of doing things. It might not be perfect but gee whiz at least we have to start trying! Our economy is in a place that it's not been since the great depression. We are on the brink of collapse mostly due to energy cost and usage.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I gave up my standard light bulbs. I don't drive anywhere I don't have to and I group my errands to minimize fuel usage. I use solar for outdoor lighting. I am doing all I can at home to reduce energy costs but we need more options!
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Look to the future but start now!
I think that we all agree that something needs to be done. I see many posts from people who can't find anything to invest in (yet) and can not find a direction or what they can do to help.
I would like to offer to those people actions they can take today that wll reduce energy consumption. Please help me with practical ideas.
I woull like to start with things that can be done in any household.
1. Turn up your thermostat a couple of degrees. OK I know that no one wants to be uncomfortable but if… Continue
I would like to offer to those people actions they can take today that wll reduce energy consumption. Please help me with practical ideas.
I woull like to start with things that can be done in any household.
1. Turn up your thermostat a couple of degrees. OK I know that no one wants to be uncomfortable but if… Continue
Posted on July 22, 2008 at 11:27am — 3 Comments
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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: michael.kendall@ymail.com
Dee
The PickensPlan to transition vehicles to natural gas is a great start toward 100% energy independence, but is a stop-gap measure till we can transition to all electric transportation. Electric energy is strained without adding transportation demands; so we must focus on drastic efficiency improvement.
Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) is a patented technology where travel occurs without air friction or rolling resistance (like “Space Travel on Earth”); ETT can accomplish 50 times more transportation per kWh (or carbon credit) than electric cars or trains. ETT is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, and is electric so it can make maximum use of wind or PV power. I invite you to visit my page to learn more about ETT
I live in Natural Dam (north of VB) and am interested in finding solutions. I just joined last night; so I'm learning what's up with all of this.
Would like to get together.
Rhonda
We are all on the same page!
Toni
I live in an apartment, (solar panels and a tankless water heater arent possible) and cant yet afford a new, more efficient car (note: YET... as soon as I can, I will) and play drums for a living (so public transportation is rough)... however, I've been trying to do my part.
I believe there are tons of little things we can all do on a daily basis that will reduce our energy use (and therefore lower our consumption of foreign oil).
Without sacrificing any major part of my lifestyle, I've raised my gas mileage by roughly 15% and lowered my electric bill by roughly 10%. I started a forum on the subject here http://push.pickensplan.com/forum/topic/show?id=2187034%3ATopic%3A193424 . Check it out when you have a minute, I'm always looking for new ideas.
Thanks for the invitation. Check out our group at "Live Carbon Neutral". We would love to have you join and value your comments. Also check out the site www.usgreenhome.info , we are promoting conservation as an immediate solution while we develop alternative energy sources.
Wayne Alderman
Wayne Alderman
Linda