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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- No
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- Not much experience. I did spend 2 years on assignment in Australia. There, anyone can buy a domestically-produced auto equipped to run on natural gas. The price is only about 1/3 that of Petrol. If I were an Australian, you bet I would be driving an NG-powered car right now.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It's great to see someone finally doing something about the problem. We can't wait for the Government to act and solve our problems.
Whether you think high oil prices are here to stay or think this is just a commodities "bubble", you can't deny the effect the current situation has had on our individuals livelihoods or our national agenda. The Government and political pundits have talked about the problem for years, but talk hasn't accomplished anything. Our dependency on foreign sources energy has continued to grow.
This nation has become great through the actions of private industry and individual Americans. It's time to take our future into our own hands. By setting the direction and doing something, this plan will work - while politicians continue to debate.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I am an experienced engineer and project manager. I want to be part of the team that plans and executes solutions.
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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, less expensive than freeways, and is electric so it can make maximum use of wind or PV power. With your engineering and science experience I thought you might want to learn more about ETT
The onshore and offshore installation of wind turbines in Denmark and Germany are producing 20% of all their electrical needs; in Spain, as much as 38% (please see examples in the photos on my page). We are 10 years behind in implementation compared to these countries!
I mention these examples to give us a direction for inspiration and point to where we could be heading with the Pickens Plan. The technology is already there and we do not have to reinvent the wheel. These are a few of the websites I would suggest you visit to see what others around the world have done and are doing:
1) The Solar Village – Freiburg, Germany. See: http://www.thesolarvillage.com/
2) The Folkecenter for Renewable Energy – Denmark.
See: http://www.folkecenter.net/gb/overview/publications/
Under VARIOUS, read: The transition from Fossil Fuels to the Renewable Energies
The whole website is excellent and you could spend hours there.
3) Google: Samso, Denmark. This is an island off the coast of Denmark that is completely self-sustaining. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_kolbert
4) Read the article written by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. titled: “Global Warming: A Real Solution”
Here are a few great videos to see: “Saved by the Sun” a PBS NOVA video, and “A Crude Awakening” by Basil Gemlpke, et al. Americans need to mobilize and pressure our government representatives both on the state and national level. The Pickens Plan is a good place to foster discussion and share ideas and PUSH this plan! We can all share in this vital common cause. Good luck in your quest for a better more secure America….. Ask your friends to join the “PLAN”. Lee Ewald