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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I wrote my first paper on Hybrid Technology in 1978 as the final paper of an Individual Studies Project at the University of Northern Iowa.
I have a good grasp of the applied physics and mechanics of energy production and distribution.
I have been following alternative energy development for over 35 years.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It is supported by an energy insider. Somebody who is respected in the industry and clearly apears to be a formitable force in challenging the status quo.
- What do you want to do to help?
- There is not much I can do other than promote the plan within my private network; that and give a small amount of money.
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Using Natural Gas to Decentralize and Secure Electrical Power Infrastructure
The US power grid is vulnerable to both natural and manmade disruption. The cost, vulnerability, and environmental impact of the distribution system far outweigh any advantage in the efficiency of scaled electrical power production. If small, efficient, and cost effective natural gas fueled power systems could be made available we could radically decrease the vulerability of our power distribution systems as well as significanlty reduce distribution losses. Because of the centralized nature of… Continue
Posted on January 7, 2010 at 10:48pm
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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/
Watch the video in the upper left corner of the page. It tells a great story.
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….. Please ask 5 of your friends to join the “PLAN”……> Lee Ewald