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A network of community organizers dedicated to promoting energy independence, once community at a time.
A network of community organizers dedicated to promoting energy independence, once community at a time.
A network of community organizers dedicated to promoting energy independence, once community at a time.
Typo in greeting for group "...once community at a time" should be "one community at a time". I make more than my share of them so I understand.
A network of community organizers dedicated to promoting energy independence, once community at a time.
Joined Tom Peterson's SEE building group too. Good information for making my 100 year old house more energy efficient. I have found lots of resources on the Pickens Plan pages;energy efficient building ideas, biochar for the soil, sustainable comm...
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- At 11:36am on March 6, 2009,
Sam Fleet said… - Ken, could not find your group on facebook, friend me on fb and I will join, I am a member of many groups in renewable energy on fb and could probably help you get the numbers up, hope you are well! Sam
- At 10:17am on February 14, 2009,
Thomas Peterson said… - Ken,
I want to personally thank you for joining the SEE effort here on the PP. We have many mutual friends including James Tracy, and Dave (The Community Moderator). I definitely want us to keep in touch.
FYI: We are now expanding SEE to be able to grow a membership beyond the Picken’s Plan. Please come visit us at the Global SEE and invite your PP and personal friends to also visit.
Global SEE site << http://seadog8278.ning.com >>
Sincerely,
Thomas Peterson
- At 7:13am on February 12, 2009,
Bill Mollring said… - Aloha Ken!
> From: Bill Mollring
> Subject: Fw: VBine contact info & WSM Marketing info
> "Bill Mollring"
>
>
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> > From: Bill Mollring
> > Subject: VBine/Mariah Power contact info & WSM Marketing info
> > To: "Bill Mollring"
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> >
> > David Koyle
> > >> Franklin Wind Energy Group LLC
> > >> PO Box 250 092
> > >> Franklin
> > >> MI, 48025
> > >> (248) 626 9012 O
> > >> (248) 866 1425 M
> > >> _www.franklinwindenergygroup.com_
> >
> > >> (http://www.franklinwindenergygroup.com/)
> >
> > >> dkoyle@franklinwindenergygroup.com
> > WSM Marketing Group
> Bill Mollring
> >
> > WSM Marketing Group
> > 177 Webster Street #437
> Monterey,CA 93940
> WSM Marketing Group
> o502 North McKenna Ave # 6
> Gretna, NE 68028
> > mrbillmaui@yahoo.com
> > 831 402-2037 (Cell)
> > 402 896-8628 (fax)
> >
> > 402 884-2217 (Office)
>
> To Watch VBine Video go to:
> ww.franklinwindenergygroup.com
>
> Click on "contacts"
> Go to "VBine Energy" and see the video.
- At 12:50pm on February 7, 2009,
Kim Anderson said… - Hi KEn!
I signed up with People POwer & Light with National Grid to get 100% of my electricity from renewables. Does that qualify me to get my home on the map? Great ide you are pursuing!
ALSO
Happy Saturday, Everyone!
If you did not see the article yet in todays projo.com.... WOW! A new Portsmouth wind turbine is floating across the bay and Quonset has a future in turbine manufacturing! Check it out.
Also, Save Wednesday, March 11th 7-9 pm at Moses Brown School, in Providence, for a Rhode Island Renewable Energy Forum, put together by Earle Scharff, RI-01! Please let us know if you can come. It would be so nice to meet everyone and keep pushing our state forward on the path to energy independance. I look forward to meeting you!
THANKS
Kim
- At 12:15pm on February 5, 2009,
Mike Johnston said… - I would like to do a story on your mapping renewable energy project. I think it is very cool :-D email me at enki09@gmail.com with your phone number and a good time to call and I will do a quick interview on the site and stuff and write it up :-)
MJ
- At 7:10am on February 3, 2009,
Jim said… - Hi Ken
I hope you get a lot of feedback. I can't think of any alternate energy places right now but will look and ask. I am sure there are some.
Jim Barrus
- At 6:33am on January 28, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Ken, 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 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 project. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already. 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 5:55pm on January 26, 2009,
JD Polk said… - Ken these systems are all with no moving parts and have no need to be monitored...the entire subdivisions will have a central sub station which will
feed the overage back to the Grid. The communities will be buying a home with no electric bill....and we the Company will retain the rights to the over generation. A built in residual....
- At 9:35am on January 25, 2009,
JD Polk said…
- I have an agenda.....
My life's goal is to have all residential property co-generating electricity in North America by 2025. Little know fact it's only 25% of entire North American Grid Consumption.
This is attainable we have the technology and the man-power.....
We must start now!!!! Time for talk is over.....
I have introduced the Boldest Solar/Housing Initiative ever put forth...
Entire subdivisions of low-cost Modulars with little to no electric bill that retail from $79,900 to $149,900 680sq 2/1 to 1380sq 3/2.
Meets the need for low-cost housing and helps over Stressed Grid during PEAK_USAGE hrs as entire subdivisions come on-line becoming virtual mini-generating stations.
As well as helps the environment…
Win-win-win.
It is the short term solution to a long term problem.......
I need more R & D with my new patent Idea an will be asking for Ga Tech's help.....with the SOLAR POWERED HYBRID HYDROKINETIC RECIRCULATING GENERATOR which will drive the cost of production down by almost 60% and will also be going back to Washington DC
I am in negotiations with Roger Little of Spire Solar in Mass to build a 100mw PV manufacturing plant in Liberty County Ga.
My plan is simple mix Roger's little assembly line with RapidModular.com's walling panels to produce under one roof the
Structures of the future.
JD Polk, founder & ceo
Advanced Technology Industries Inc.
"We will be the Standard for all building Structures of the Future"
Building Sustainable Renewable Communities
of Tomorrow...
904.525.POLK 7655
912.996.2771 cell
888.448.9188
- At 9:39am on January 24, 2009,
Monte Smith said… - Hello Ken,
I saw your comment on the EP page. Very well said! Ken, I want to invite you to check out SEE Super Energy Efficient Housing for Existing and New Homes Group.
I figure that you will have some beneficial input for this group.
Thank you.
Monte
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