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I hope all of you were able to catch Glenn Beck on Fox this afternoon. Boone was a guest and he outlined his plans for the future. For those who follow the web pages, Boone has decided not to build the world's largest wind farm but instead build m...
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I’ve no experience with alternative energy. I did take a one day course in making biodiesel. Financially it didn’t make sense for me to do it for my purposes.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- That we can achieve energy independence and that as a larger community we can influence Congress to do more than talk and posture about energy.
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- At 1:13pm on December 4, 2009,
John Wesley Nobles said… - Hi Jim,
Would like to produce a Green Revolution Show featuring you and other eastern state leaders, and possibly some congress members. About a week ago we did a show with the Ohio People and Congressman Tim Ryan. Thought the show went well, and would like to stay with that format for awhile. This Wednesday we did a similar show in California saluting 7 Congressional Cosponsors. With your help we can promote Pickens Plan and the Nat Gas Act. Call me; 760-961-1213 or email; jwnobles1@verizon.net and let;s talk. As always, time is of the essence.
Thanks,
John
- At 6:37pm on October 5, 2009,
Joseph Keating said… - Haven't been able to get a response from the pickens team on an idea. Maybe you have some pull some where. Assuming the new wind farm is on hold, why not setup a fund to add a windmill to an existing wind farm ? I would contribute to it. My original reason for joining was to increase the use of wind energy.
- At 5:26pm on July 10, 2009,
ANTHONY REYNOLDS said… - Jim, or whoever else may be reading this; I find it amazing how "maybe, just maybe" someone who is in the renewable energy field "may" have a solution to the problem with the "transmission of the power" from that wind farm that Pickens seems to want to scrap, but GOD help this person if he should ask for T-Boone's secretary; when calling the BP Capitol office in Dallas !!! Their receptionist insists on the caller to hand over the goods, (lock, stock & barrel) or else,....or else she'll hang up on them !!!
Any suggestions on how a legit inventor can arrange an appointment with Mr. Pickens so that this inventor does not jeapordize the propriotary nature of his invention by sharing his "secrets" with a receptionsist ?
- At 12:19am on June 1, 2009,
Steve252 said… - Hello Jim,
Thank you for the post and info about P-plan. I manage a portal called http//www.historyiscalling.org whose mission is to gather and promote the vision of change makers like you.
I recommend that you visit, post your vision and we will help get the word out to the network.
Drop me a note
Steve
www.HistoryIsCalling.org
- At 3:54am on February 10, 2009,
Mark Shand said… - Yes the photo is the USA Blackout of 2003. Vt was spared, barley.
- At 2:31pm on February 9, 2009,
Mark Shand said…
- Hello Bill,
My condolences I to this past weekend lost a personal friend to the battle of cancer. I think enough said there, for now, again my condolences.
Yes, I’ll check into the group now and then, and will post anything new. I lived in Colchester for many years, and that’s where I went to junior high and High School. Also, I would very much like to meet at your convenience to plan our next move.
P.S. I didn’t quite follow what you meant by this:
“FYI. It was pointed out that in the sat picture the northeast is blacked out. Interesting.....”
Respectfully,
Mark Shand
- At 5:10am on February 9, 2009,
Mark Shand said…
- Jim, please let me know futher on the Earth Turbines meeting?
- At 12:47am on January 29, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Jim, 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 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. This is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. I believe if just one fax could make it to the Presidents desk or Vice Presidents desk (fax numbers listed on web page of course) we may have a chance he may say “make it happen” to the US Secretary of Treasury. 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 4:01pm on January 9, 2009,
Chris Hafner said… - Hi Jim,
Just signed up today with reason's why joining, what we are doing at home and photo. Out of town next week or so, perhaps we can catch up later
Chris
- At 9:13am on December 12, 2008,
Tom Bailey said… - Welcome!
We are a voluntary community of individuals who are placing our combined support behind T. Boone Pickens and his efforts to send our government a clear (heard) message that we must reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil through the use of all domestic energy alternatives. This site is a place to interact with fellow Pickens Plan supporters, keep up with events and opportunities to help get more involvement. Look up your local leader from map on home pg.
Please, I ask the first sites you visit to get accurate info and articles to see pretty much what the plan is about and where the plan stands. Some are long, please; take the time to get all the details.
On the home page, click on About The Plan ~ Boone Cam ~ Blog
We need to Push.PickensPlan.com – or “Push” as we like to call it.
Our future really does depend on us at this point in time!
If not now, WHEN? If not you, WHO? I am proud to put my efforts towards this cause.
Well as they say (the large lady voiced the end). Neither candidate openly gave his support outright for our plan. Both knew about it and to a degree felt the intense support behind it. It goes back to another old saying, on the political platform be careful how far you put your foot in the door.
There is a group for almost everything. The Forums/discussions on this site are many and you’ll probably find something that interests or concerns you. Some are very long and were started months ago. For the ones that concern you, Please keep in mind, events are remembered and relayed differently by those commenting, which as we all too well know equals at least three sides to the event.
Again Welcome; Tom- Welcome wagon crew- After you have read the sites I mentioned, if you need anything else to help you, while you help the push, please stop by.
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