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High School Alternative Energy teacher

What excites you about this campaign?

The no-nonsense approach is the first thing that I love about this campaign. Secondly, the educational aspect of this campaign.

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At 3:54am on January 7, 2009, Damon Dotson said…: Hi Jen
I se that you are a teacher of alternative energy.
where do you teach at?
Damon

At 2:19pm on December 29, 2008, Daar Fisher said…: Hi Jen, I'm the state Internal Communication Director for the Michigan FairTax Assn which works "hand in glove" with goals of the Pickens Plan because by REPLACING the Michigan income tax, families and businesses will have additional disposable monthly income to make energy improvements to their homes and businesses.

How will passage of a MI FairTax do this? It will REPLACE the income tax and current sales tax, with a consumption tax (sales tax at point of retail sale). This means that no more state tax will be withheld from Michigan wage-earners' paychecks. What's more, every Michigan resident-family will receive a monthly "prebate" check, in amount based on family size. This will ensure that NO Michigan family will EVEN BEGIN paying the MI FairTax on goods / services unless, or until, they exceed poverty-level spending.

Under the FairTax plan, points of collection are reduced to retailers many of whom are already collecting sales tax. Because service providers must account for income tax withholding and compliance costs, their prices carry a hidden tax which will become visible under the MI FairTax. (The MI FairTax EXCLUDES business-to-business purchases as this would, again, hide the cost of taxation in prices.)

Because of the prebate to ALL Michigan-resident households, the MI FairTax rate would effectively be 0% on all monthly family spending to the poverty level; thereafter it's 9.75%. The average effective rate will be around 5.5% (see p.2 of pdf brochure).

Please join our email list to learn how you can help advance the Michigan FairTax and facilitate Pickens Plan goals!

At 9:59am on December 29, 2008, Donald Mayfield said…: Jen, Did you read the book? I just bought Pickens book and am reading it.

At 11:44pm on December 24, 2008, Home Wind Turbine said…: Merry Christmas Jen,
This year I have helped so many members learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about power use, conservation, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my energy costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Jen, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.

BTW, Michigan: I just posted an article on my page about Home Wind Systems in Michigan. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "soft policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. You should read that article, important.

At 3:10am on October 29, 2008, Home Wind Turbine said…: .
Hello Jen, These new roof mounting residential wind turbine kits are shipping now. They are sleek, attractive, and well designed. These are actually a home appliance on the roof, much like an antennae or satellite dish. They are as easy to install as other home appliances, like dishwasher, home theatre, etc. It's a nice clean way for you to begin your Personal Energy Plan. These systems are inexpensive, easy to install, scaleable.

Your Wind blows stronger in winter, Your Sun shines stronger in summer. This hybrid wind/solar system combines these cycles to give a more even flow of energy year round. This homeowner sized wind/solar system provides free power for your home. Many customers have found it easy to become customer/dealers of our kits. Customers can become a dealer with no further investment, they see quickly how people are easy to get interested.

I have used the same systems save money on my electricity costs from day one and Jen, you can too. Your local wind resources are so good in Michigan. Check these windmaps and see can you pinpoint what number your area is in. Zone 2 is OK, anything over 2 is (very) good. First double check your wind resources from the map and links below.

Your Whitmore Lake, MI Wind Maps -wind solar energy

If you are interested, Email Us,
contact us at our Email Address.
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At 11:24am on October 14, 2008, Kim Anderson said…: Hi JEn

Hope you can bring at least 5 friends and associates to the site, hit the red Contact Congress button to email your legislators and governors a request that they sign the pledge, and get some pledges signed and faxed in to Boone. If you can get over 100 we would be proud to have you in the 100CLUB!

PLEASE see this video: http://push.pickensplan.com/video/video/show?id=2187034:Video:1249346

It is very clear to the pro alternative /renewable energy legislators that they will need significant and vocal support to "push back" the naysayers and give them a place to hang their "political hat" to support this. IT IS PURLEY POLITICAL. PERIOD. END OF STORY. Our success will be in our numbers!

Please get pledges digned and fax them in. We all meet so many people everyday, and they have not been counted yet. How badly do we want this? THEY ARE TELLING US THEY NEED HUGE numbers. Can we do it?

Best
Kim

At 6:08am on October 14, 2008, Donald Mayfield said…: I added a comment to my solar oven with a link of solar oven designs.

At 8:24pm on October 11, 2008, Donald Mayfield said…: Jen, See the book review on the blog on my page. It is good reading for someon about to teach alternative energy. What grade level will you be teaching?