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Our senators do support the plan, but I also think that our congressman is following party lines on the issue and that may be one reason that there is never a response. Maybe an e-mail blitz to him might get a more personal response. I like your ide…
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Where do we go from here? a visit to Scott's office? more letters demanding his position?
I believe our senators support the Pickens Plan somewhere on this website. Should we ask specifically if they are going to support the lat…
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I have e-mailed Scott many, many times and always get a form letter in response, probably sent by an intern who is not as old as the last necktie I purchased. Scott is a waste of time.
When I e-mail the senators I get a response that is about th…
Is anyone here? I don't want to belong to this group if all we do is talk amongst ourselves.
We can e-mail Congressman Scott, but to get in touch with our two senators you must go on their website. Is anyone planning to do anything for the latest re…
Let us know how we can help. Our e-mail is eh.griffith@yahoo.com
Ed and Harriet Griffith
If someone starts getting a list of e-mails, phone numbers, etc. I will help by setting up a spread sheet. I need everyone's help to keep it updated, however. I am not willing to be the only one working or volunteering for people who do not use the…
"Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 1835, the New Alternative Transportation to Give American Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2009. I appreciate your thoughts on this issue.
As you may know, H.R. 1835 would allow an excise tax credit through 2027…
Last year I gave a talk to the Rotary Club about the Pickens Plan and uploaded my 11page handout to Pickens Plan documents.
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- At 5:07am on January 31, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Ed, Here is a tool for all of us to get renewable energy going. I am working the introduction into Congress a bill for 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 an RE savings bond to support a renewable energy project and save money at the same time for themselves. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already.If you agree with this plan please consider passing to other people in your district as it will be a great tool to get funding for PickensPlan projects through support of Renewable Energy projects. On my web page is a link for a new group that was started today called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” At your discretion I encourage you to join on the link as one of “my friends” and the join the group if you agree with the goals. I have created a group on PickensPlan called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” . It is currently listed as the number 3 group on the PickensPlan website and I encourage you to check it out, join if you like it, and become friends on my PickensPlan page. My email address is michael.kendall@ymail.com Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi the other day:
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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
- At 9:34am on September 1, 2008,
Ron A. Rhoades said… - Ed, Glad to hear of your presentation to the Rotary Club. As to your materials, please send a copy to me (use the "upload a file" attachment icon, in the comment box on my page) as either a Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, or PDF file. I can then add it to the Communicaitons Support group page. Good luck on your presentation, and thank you!!! Ron
- At 6:01am on September 1, 2008,
Don Babb said… - Ed, catching up on our email I have been gone for a while. We meet in Dalton, Ga. at the Walnut Ave Applebees which is 1/4 mile from I 75. We meet at 6:30 on the 2nd Tue of each month. and could use some more brain power.please come join us. I saw the comment from Ron A Rhoades on your page and we could use some support resouces. thanks. Don
- At 7:39pm on August 16, 2008,
Ron A. Rhoades said…
- I just wanted to stop by and welcome you to the Communications Support Group. Our purpose is to enable new and current members to understand "The Pickens Plan," and provide them with guides, flyers, brochures, videos, and PowerPoint presentations. Today a “Resources” page was added to the CommSupp group’s page, which better organizes the materials and adds a lot of additional resources members may be interested in. The CommSupp group is composed entirely of volunteer members. We welcome you to submit materials which might assist other members, suggest improvements to the group’s Resource page, and undertake other activities which may be of interest to you. Thank you again for joining.
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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:
- read a lot about it
- What excites you about this campaign?
- Global warming, the economy, and national security are all connected to clean energy.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I am not willing to go alone - I have done that too often in the past and am too old to tilt against windmills. I am willing to work with others. Right now the best use of my time seems to be to elect politicians with a vision.
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