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Upcoming CNG displays in Arizona-Creative Energy Fair, Prescott Valley- Sat Sept 26th, 10-6:00
VSCC Alt Fuels Seminar, Gateway Community College, Phx Thurs Oct 1st
9-1:00
We will have CNG displays and/or presentations on CNG at these events and wi...
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/137272
Please post some comments--this reporter is clueless and way off.
We will have a natural gas vehicle display out at the pavillions on Saturday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, Please stop by and take a look. If you want you are welcome to help out and work the crowd getting people signed up for the Pickens Plan.
Thanks,
Dave
Profile Information
- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- Not much except some Solar and what I've been reading about Wind. I've done work on engine manifolds to help get better gas mileage. I have my own Manufacturing company and we are willing to work on development.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- Everything, this plan has the opportunity to become one of the biggest advancements we as Americans have made in our life times.
- What do you want to do to help?
- You tell me how I can help
Comment Wall (31 comments)
- At 7:45am on January 31, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Ken, Here is a tool for all of us to get renewable energy going. I am working the introduction into Congress a bill for 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 an 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 through support of Renewable Energy projects. On my web page is a link for a new group that was started today called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” At your discretion I encourage you to join on the link as one of “my friends” and the join the group if you agree with the goals. I have created a group on PickensPlan called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” . It is currently listed as the number 3 group on the PickensPlan website and I encourage you to check it out, join if you like it, and become friends on my PickensPlan page. My email address is michael.kendall@ymail.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: michael.kendall@ymail.com
- At 10:07am on January 22, 2009,
shelley said… - I would love to know how I can help in the Scottsdale community. I am a new member!
- At 9:06am on December 18, 2008,
Lane S. Garrett, P.E. said… - Let me know when your next Jan. meeting is taking place, I'll try to make it. I'm also available for talks on RE.
Regards,
Lane S. Garrett, P.E., C.E.M.
CEO - ETA Engineering, Inc. &
Dependable Solar Products, Inc.
"Renewables are our future"
Scottsdale Office:
8502 E. Cactus Wren RD.
Scottsdale, AZ, 85250-4907
480 948 0912 Ph
480 966 1516 Fx
ETAEngineering.com WEB
DependableSolarProducts.com WEB
- At 1:56pm on November 21, 2008,
Michael, Houston said… - Hello Ken
If you like to post some information on your solar panels business on the group
Wanted Scientist and also Wanted Patents you are more than Welcome.
Melissa
- At 11:51am on November 5, 2008,
Kim Anderson said… - Great profile - proud to know you.
What do you want the new president to do FIRST??
"That's the question of the day at Fox News, and you can weigh in by sending them an email telling them you want to see the next president adopt the Pickens Plan!
Please go to: America's Talking at http://www.foxnews.com/livedesk/index.html
Regradless of who we voted for - our country has decided and we must do everything in our power to insure the Obama's Presdency is a successful one. STARTING WITH ENERGY. We must continue to educate Americans one at a time how urgent renewable and alternative energies are to our future. WE ONLY ACHIEVE CHANGE WITH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION to creating a complete paradigm shift of thought in this country.
Thomas Friedman said some critical things about changing thought and getting action:
What do you think about Boone's New Energy Army marching on Washington when President-elect Obama and the new Congress are sworn in?
I think he’s on the right track.
Why do you say that?
How did we get civil rights changes in this country? It happened basically when people took to the streets and politicians saw them, understood there was an aggrieved community there that wanted action, and the politicians decided that the cost of inaction on their part was greater than the cost of action. The same thing has to happen on energy. There is only going to be real legislative change and support of renewable energy when enough politicians decide that the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of action. And bringing lots of people, and I don’t mean five, ten, twenty, but hundreds of thousands of people to bear on Capitol Hill to drive that point home is really essential.
How closely do you think the major oil-exporting countries are watching us to see whether or not America develops a sustainable energy policy?
I think they’re watching, but I think so far they’re not afraid because they’ve seen this play before. They know when global oil prices go down, it tends to kill the renewable energy industry. Happened in the ‘70s and ‘80s. And so I don’t think they’re exactly quaking in their boots yet. But I think they’re watching very closely, especially when they see the politics shift and they see people like Boone or Wal-Mart, people from the corporate sector or even from the traditional energy business such as General Electric adopting new positions- that gets their attention. They haven’t seen yet any really scale alternative to oil. Until they do, I don’t think they’ll be all that worried.
I have said all along the only way to get this done is to make it political suicide for them not to get it done! The only way we affect results on this is to be strong, be loud, be united and be consistent, in all of it. PLEASE continue to share the Pickens Plan with everyone you know. Bring them to the site. Get them to sign your pledge/petition. NOW is not the time to let down our effort, it is the time to turn up the pressure - We now know where it needs to be directed. We will eat the apple one bite at a time. Please keep it in your conversations and continue to help us build to millions of supporters. WE CAN DO THIS.
MY BEST,
Kim
Bring ONE A DAY - like vitamins
- At 8:33am on October 14, 2008,
R.A. Bonney said… - Is there a local debate party tomorrow?
- At 12:32pm on October 2, 2008,
Mark G Cooper said… - Ken,
If you send me your email address to marksman954@aol.com, I will add you to our School's data base. When the school opens, we plan to invite all people interested, to review the school, the class room, the lab area where hands on "Skill Set" are taught and then get you opinions.
Mark G. Cooper
http://push.pickensplan.com/profiles/comment/show?attachedTo=9th093rqhc3l&attachedToType=User&commentid=chatter-2187034%3AComment%3A1220816&xgsi=1
- At 10:25pm on September 15, 2008,
Paul said… - Hi Ken,
Wedding style photo aside, I'd guess that Tom Z is still pretty young -- wet behind the ears even... But don't just call him an idiot and walk away... He won't learn anything from that.
Yes, he writes like a liberal snot... but ignorance is curable, and the blame when one so young turns up rotten is with the teachers & possibly the parents.
Catch you on the flip side.
- At 2:45pm on September 14, 2008,
Kay Kirby said… - Hi Ken: can you let me know where and when the Scottsdale group meets?
thx!
- At 8:39am on September 13, 2008,
Ben said… - Thanks for the initial info. I live in an apartment complex in North Scottsdale and I have concerns over the lack of recycling being done here and, no doubt, at other complexes in the valley. These are concentrated population centers generating a great deal of waste. I would think it would be an easy fix to designate half of the dumpsters as recycling points.
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