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Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:: I built a passive solar home in Flagstaff, AZ in 1984. I am an avid RV camper. My 5th wheel has 500 watts of solar on the roof. I invert to 120V, 3000W from a bank of four batteries when I need to. I am considering a 10,000 watt wind and solar generation plant for our small ranch home here in Texas. Our local electric company will accept selling back our home power to them. They are bound by Federal rulings to do so. I love independence. Pickens' Plan will help the country to be independent of foreign oil.

The Texas Public Utility Commision today (17 July, 2008) mandated $4.9 billion to construct an enormous transmission powerline grid from the wind powered areas of west Texas to north and central Texas. Pickens' plan will add to the already existing wind farms in that area. Texas is establishing a precedent for other states to follow. The projected up-and-running era is for 2010. This is an ambitious and agressively bold move by our state. I am proud to be a part of it. As we say, "Don't Mess With Texas".

What excites you about this campaign?: You gotta' be kidding. This is a very bold move by a very rich man. He is wise, says the right things and glory be, is already putting ads in the major media. Tonight I watched two full ads on CNN's Lou Dobbs. I foresee an awakening of the American public coming soon. I can't wait for his next move.

In this election year, all of us must voice our desires to the candidate of our choice and hope they listen. We haven't been heard for 30 years.

At 8:29am on January 4, 2009, Home Wind Turbine said…: Happy New Year Fred,
Last year I helped so many members of Pickens Plan learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about conservation of power, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my electricity costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Fred, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.

BTW, Texas: I just posted an article link on my pickens page about Home Wind Systems in Texas. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "weak policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. Texas has created multiple sets of rules for loopholes and you have less rights than people in other states. You should read that article, important.

At 6:31pm on December 30, 2008, Lori Tetrick said…: Please join Texas District Group 21 to learn more about Pickens Plan events and activities taking place in our District. With several folks all chipping in, we can sign up hundreds of new members, place Op-Eds more easily in local papers and convince Congressman Smith to sign onto the Pickens Plan!

Website: http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupTX21
Location: Texas

At 9:14am on October 25, 2008, Charles A. Laster a.k.a. Little Feather said…: Here is my E-mail address.
laster3@bellsouth.net
I look forward to speaking with you some more.

At 8:53pm on October 24, 2008, Charles A. Laster a.k.a. Little Feather said…: Hi Fred Acree, good to make your acquaintance.

I am of the Cherokee nation. It is a possibility that my heritage has influenced my outlook toward the balanced use of natural resources and taking a longer view of things. Those born into the life of ease have never had to worry about many things poorer folks have to deal with. What they want they want now. The desire for instant gratification of wants is one of the problems with society today for rich and poot people alike.

As for physics and the Higgs boson, I do not think either Fermilab Tevatron or the CERN LHC will ever observe it for I do not think that it exists. I have written a paper awaiting publication that uses a fluctuating electron model that correctly predicts the mass of the Up and Down Quarks. Like string theory it unites all particles as a single waveform, but without the need of extra dimensions to make the math work. It is part of a larger work in progress in which the Higgs Boson is neither needed nor predicted.

At 5:45pm on October 15, 2008, Mark Feagins said…: Fred
Thanks for your comments on political accountability.
I'm a firm believer in out with the old in with the new.....regardless of political party. But, I think that strategy is hard for some people to embrace. I used to be a Republican, but that is when fiscal responsibility meant something. Now, I'm neither Republican or Democrat because neither party understands the fiscal responsibility concept. To me, politics is about results and not about party loyalty. I would like nothing better than to see new faces for anybody who has been in Congress over 12 years. (2 terms).

At 10:12am on September 21, 2008, James Artuso said…: Hello,
I just wanted to take a second of your time to invite you to view, a Solar Solution!

www.powur.com/homeenergy1 - click View Our Mission and if interested click the back arrow to Become an Ecopreneur.

Also you can see what we offer home owners - www.glenburniesolar.com

Thank You For Your Time
(Please feel free to add me as a friend)

At 7:53pm on September 19, 2008, Fred Acree said…: In reference to the website cngcat.com, I am afraid all I keep getting are other websites that want my money.

Did not find a source of information for direct conversion of diesel to CNG. In my case I would really like propane conversion, as it is readily accessable nationwide. I am a ardent do-it-yourselfer. Save a lot of money.
Fred Acree

At 9:32pm on September 18, 2008, Curtis Martin said…: CNG will work in your diesel now. There are systems out there that do a 70% cng injected with 30% diesel (to rtain the compression ignition) and clean up the emissions and reduce the particulate matter (soot) from the exaust. Go to www.cngchat to learn more. Read up in the "diesel - cng" thread under the "Conversions Forum". If you can't find it, just post your question.

At 7:55pm on September 1, 2008, Fred Acree said…: Matt B. Phelps,

Good information about height of wind above ground. I need a free source for wind history for my area.

Also I have searched on a few of the retail home size (10KW) wind turbine companies that package the whole thing including the towers. As I am 70 years old, the payback for those very overpriced systems is longer than I expect to live.

And, there are few tax incentives for homeowners. Under Bush's regime, the tax incentives all go to the business sector.

I feel incentiveless!

At 4:27pm on September 1, 2008, Matt B. Phelps said…: Hello Fred,

Wind speed increases with height. I suspect you would need to measure the wind speed above the tree canopy of your many Live Oaks. Best of luck to you,

Matt