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Great job, John. I have sent the e-mails to our representatives and asked friends to follow suit. Thanks for your work!
Mark
Hi John.
I sent the letter to our government leaders. I also have asked 12 friends to do the same. Thanks again for your help!
Mark Dill
Thanks for making this easy John! This is exactly what I was looking for. When people click the link in your message, it sends them to a form where they can fill out basic information and the Pickens Plan database automatically sends an e-mail to ...
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- Worked for Mesa Environmental from its inception until it's demise. Contracted to BP Capital when first formed.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- Born in Odessa, TX and raised in Throckmorton, TX, the son of a pumper, I've been around the oil & gas business since we flared gas just to get rid of it. Even prior to Mesa Environmental, I've been interested in alternative fuels so renewables seem like a no brainer to me. Since moving to North Carolina I've found that people here simply do not understand the oil business nor the danger we are in as a nation by importing so much of our energy needs. More people on the east coast, outside of NYC and DC, need to know about the problem and the possibilities.
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Welcome to the Pickens Plan District Group NC-04
The PickenPlan Army is in a new phase of its organization. After growing the Army to well over 1 million members, the next focus is to organize the membership into Congressional District groups to mobilize influence upon the new Congress to develop a US energy plan within the first 100 days. All members are being asked to join the Congre… Continue
The PickenPlan Army is in a new phase of its organization. After growing the Army to well over 1 million members, the next focus is to organize the membership into Congressional District groups to mobilize influence upon the new Congress to develop a US energy plan within the first 100 days. All members are being asked to join the Congre… Continue
Posted on December 18, 2008 at 2:57pm — 1 Comment
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- At 5:00pm on March 11, 2009,
george ruby said… - John,
Just received an email from the Pickens people about A T asnd T switching
there 8,000 vehicle fleet to Natural Gas, this should catch the eye's of our
politicians, especially when the vehicles are to be made in the USA. Really
thought we were fighting a loosing battle. A shot in the arm for the GOOD
GUYS.
George Ruby
- At 5:15am on March 11, 2009,
george ruby said…
- John,
Would like to believe Mr. Pickens interest is real in trying so cure the energy
problem and a lot of what you say is CORRECT, but what I do not believe is
the supply issue for Natural Gas. The so called power brokers such as Mr.
Pickens knows how much natural gas is available today and the big energy
companies want to keep supply issue a secret and in addition they, being
the big energy companies, do not want small energy companies drilling on
private land, because they know the natural gas supply will SKY ROCKET.
Another point of interest is that if we started drilling for natural gas rather than
Oil the cost of drilling for natural gas would be a fraction of the cost for drilling
for Oil, believe me when I say that for some unknow reason, big industry seems
NOT TO WANT TO CURE OUR ENERGY PROBLEMS. As to your comment
regarding the re-tooling of the industry, we have conversion kits right today that
can change a deisel engine to natural gas and in addition there are thousands
of Long Haul Trucks right today that are running on natural gas all over the
world, why then are we the most powerfull country in the world acting like
a third world country?
- At 6:40am on January 29, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi John, Here is a tool for all of us to get RE projects started by selling 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. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.com. Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi the other day:
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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 2:20pm on January 18, 2009,
Mark Dill said… - Hi John.
Where does the organization of this group stand? I know everyone is busy, and it is hard to carve out time...but we all know we must find a way.
- At 6:23am on January 11, 2009,
Kim Anderson said… - Hi John
Pleased to meet you! Hey Ross!
I am inspired by the passion and dedication in your profile. This is why we will be successful! I saw your request to join the 100CLUB - thank you. Have you reached 100 new supporters yet? If you have, or when you do, we would be greatly honored to include you!! Please send along a brief "How I did it" with your message that you are at 100. Your ideas and experience will inspire and motivate many.
Many thanks, John. Pleased to be working alongside such a dedicated guy on this historical and amazing effort.
BEST
Kim
North Carolina is lucky to have you.
- At 8:15am on December 21, 2008,
Alastair Browne said… - John:
Glad to. I am in Providence, Rhode Island right now, and won't return until
January 5, but after that, I'm fair game.
Keep in touch.
Alastair Browne
- At 7:09am on December 21, 2008,
Luis Garcia VA District 9 Leader said… - John email me at luis@kisstheearthgreen.com and I will send you the code. I would be curious to see if it works on your end.
- At 5:21am on December 21, 2008,
Joseph Scharle said… - John, the system first placed me in NC06, but after I added the ZIP+4, the system placed me in NC04. Anyway, Holly Springs is between Apex and Fuquay-Varina and long way from Durham. Doesn't seem quite right!
- At 7:17pm on December 20, 2008,
Tyler J. Dean said… - I would love to. I will go ahead and get started on a draft and if you would like to review and add facts, comments, or criticism i'll be more than happy to incorporate that and send it off.
- At 9:51am on December 19, 2008,
Luis Garcia VA District 9 Leader said…
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