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Todd: I just wanted to commend you on your choice to upgrade your HVAC system. I too in the spring purchased a new Heat pump that has been saving me money each month, and reducing the Carbon Foot print for my residence. These new Heat Pumps and thei…
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Jack I too have sent in the "vitual march" letters although I did not think about Secretary Chu. Perhaps I should have. Once again the site has made the process so easy and it takes only a few minutes to perform.
Senator Brown's site has already res…
James I have saved the Newscontacts in XLS but can't figure out how to attach
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James I've run into this problem with the XLSX files, When Jack puts the excel sheets together he has the option to either save them in XLS or XLSX. I have had the same problem with files I produced from Excel forgetting that a lot of people can't o…
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- No
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I have built and lived in a Passive Solar house here in Cincinnati. It was built in 1984 and was on the Solar Home tour for 3 years. I moved to my new Condo in 1999 and sold the home. The house used many building techniques that have become popular in the last 10 years. Such as All Wood Foundation, Stress SKin Walls and Ceiling, Air to Air Heat Exchanger, Passive Solar area, Super insulation .
- What excites you about this campaign?
- Being a retiree from a large energy producer ( Duke energy) and having been specifically involved in the production of Electric with Natural Gas turbines I am well aware of the enormous amount of Natural Gas used to produce the electric. Since the Natural Gas Infrastructure is already present and would need a minimum of change to accomplish the goals set I think the plan makes sense. I am interested in finding out more of the details.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I will talk up the plan in my Condo Community and try to get individuals to sign up.
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 4:14am on January 28, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Herbert, 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. This is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. I have been pushing for the sell of 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 a RE savings bond to support a project. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.com. Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
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
- At 5:20am on December 17, 2008,
Philip Smeall said… - Gas supply industries being tapped for both expertise, storage and a general piece of the pi, I think would be the way to go.
- At 6:38pm on December 16, 2008,
Leslie G. said… - Welcome and THANK YOU for joining Pickens Plan. Below are some links and suggestions on how you can help. Take your time and check out the site.
EMAIL A LETTER TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES BY USING OUR EASY RED "CONTACT CONGRESS" BUTTON - - With little effort, we have the ability here for you to send a letter to President Obama, our Representatives in Washington and your Governor, too.
Click here to help organize the New Energy Army in your Congressional District! Sign up to be a District Leader today.
Go to the MY ENERGY page. Register and make your voice count.
Go to THE PLEDGE Lend your voice to the call for American energy independence Fill in the short, standard form. Done!
Download the Pledge/Petition : get them signed, fax them in to the 888# at the bottom of the pledge, asap.
This is how we build our numbers fast! Be a leader, be a part of the "100 CLUB", by faxing in 100 signed pledge. Let Kim Anderson know when you are done and she will see that you are added to the list.
YOU CAN ALSO HELP BY BRINGING 5 FOLKS TO JOIN the site today, so that we can build a voice big enough that Congress will finally have to listen to us, instead of the lobbyists and special interests, who are trying to derail this historic effort.
If you answered "YES" to Interested in becoming an organizer, there are several things I can recommend. Join the following Groups:
Organizers & Leaders
Online Action Army
Guides & Materials for New Members
On the upper right corner of Your Page, click on "States" to visit the Push Pickens Community for your state.
Contact and "Friend" the New Energy Army Regional Leader for your state; you can find them to the right, in the Featured Members section. Let him/her know that I sent you there and you are interested in becoming an organizer.
PICKENS U We are recruiting "Campus Coordinators" for colleges and universities to represent the Pickens Plan on campus. We are looking for someone who can create a college page on the Pickens Plan site and also on Facebook encouraging folks to sign up for the Pickens Plan.
A GROUP FOR EVERYONE
Join the Guides and Materials for New Members Group
Check out the many Groups for Solar, CNG, your area, 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 Pickens Plan related Group of your own.
Join in on The Discussion Forum.
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IDEAS & PROPOSALS FOR PICKENS I know that many of you have great ideas and proposals that you would like to get in front of Boone's team...
They asked us to have you submit all ideas/proposals in writing to the Pickens Plan at: PO Box 12123 Dallas TX 75225.
If there is any way I can help, please, let me know. If I don't have the answer, I will do my very best to get you the answer.
Thanks again for joining this historical effort. TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS.
Leslie - Welcome Wagon Volunteer
- At 5:46am on December 16, 2008,
Philip Smeall said…
- right, the Balard Fuel Cell, is one other new inovation currently in the late stages of becoming finally commerically viable. However, what I was kinda getting at with the Peak Shaving concept, and running Plants also at their economic Peak, 24/7, particularly Hydro and new wind farms coming on stream.... was to produce H2 itself during off peak periods. In addition reduce consumer and community demand during PEAK consumption periods by employing new and current tech., such as solar powered Absorption chillers, demand limiters during peak demand hours, Solar energy Thermal gen plants and current Peak Shaving co-gen diesel plants
- At 7:59pm on December 15, 2008,
JOHN ORBEN said… - Hello Cincinnati Area Members;
My name is John Orben.
I will be working with the Pickens Plan as the Ohio District 1 Leader.The first congressional district spans much of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and Southwest Butler County. Our congressman will be Steve Driehaus, serving in the 111th Congress of the United States of America, he will be replacing Steve Chabot in the office.
My goal will be to increase membership in our District, promote the Pickens Plan, and listen to your ideas about the plan. I will communicate with local government officials and pass along information about the progress of our work through the Group Page at : http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupOH01
I would like to ask for your help, on whatever level you are comfortable with, in promoting the Pickens Plan within our district. I would like to hear your ideas on how we can responsibly promote wind power, natural gas vehicles,and sustainable energy independence within our district and throughout the country.
Please join our Group, by following this link: http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupOH01.
Sincerely;
John
- At 7:20am on December 11, 2008,
Philip Smeall said…
- Hey Herb, my Email for you psmeall@techtransfer.com
yes definitely interested in your 30 years experience. Are you familiar with the Hydrogen Economy concept and DC power transmission
- At 3:15pm on September 15, 2008,
RoseMarie LaCoursiere said… - Hello Herbert, thank you for joining PICKens Me! Jobs!
My name is RoseMarie LaCoursiere, I launched this page last week and look forward to shaping opportunities. If I can be of support, simple ask.
All the best,
RoseMarie LaCoursiere
- At 9:34am on August 3, 2008,
Michael Philips said… - I did not realize there were enough Republicans left to vote anything down in the House or the Senate. There must be some Democrats that did not like it either, which puts them in the pockets of big oil. WE need to move these people out of Congress in November. Their time is up.
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