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Dear CA-02 District Members. Thank you all for your efforts thus far and your interest in advocating the Pickens Plan. As you may have noticed, I have not been to active in leading this group. While I whole heartedly support the cause, I have determ…
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I am CEO of the Butte County Economic Development Corporation and we just met with representatives from the Northstate Renewable Energy Initiative. Alternative Energy is a major economic development strategy for our region and our collaboration with California State University, Chico Engineering Department and Center for Sustainability can play a major role in advancing this campaign in Northern California.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It makes absolute sense and I believe there is a very real opportunity NOW. Butte County and this region of Northern California is crucial to the economic and power infrastructure of California and the Western United States. Water and power from Lake Oroville enters the hub of the grid right here in Butte County and serves much of California, the eighth largest economy in the world. This is a perfect time and location for new, cutting edge energy technology.
- What do you want to do to help?
- Bring Boone Pickens to Chico. Help gain support from Congressman Wally Herger and other legislators and local/regional leaders.
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- At 4:01pm on October 13, 2009,
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- At 5:32pm on June 15, 2009,
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- At 9:50pm on February 25, 2009,
ed janus said… - Howdy Mike- I just wanted to say how strong our leadership teams look at this starting point and I am so hopeful that the Army will reach the goal. I also thank you for leading the way forward. Ed Janus CA-01 DL
- At 9:21pm on February 18, 2009,
Patricia Ames-Urie said… - I am looking for a federal grant to help design and implement solar power for energy independence in Shasta County for two aged and disabled families. Between us we have senior management experience in aerospace, own a solar energy company that designed and constructed solar power access for individuals in the Bay Area. This project would employ local people and show people how to design individual projects as a retrofit (one family) and a from scratch installation for another familiy - an aged and disabled couple who recently lost their entire house in a fire. The second had compoete solar installastion befor ehte fiee. The first couple has had a site survey completed, and is located on 20 acreas of land that is appropriate for a solar energy farm. Any suggestions under the stimuous plan?
- At 5:39am on February 11, 2009,
Lisa Pickens said… - Lisa Pickens writes:
My email is: skyblueocean777@hotmail.com
Carry on, Hold the fort down.......
- At 5:37am on February 11, 2009,
Lisa Pickens said…
- Hello Mike Donnelly. I appreciate your efforts. T'boone is my Grandfathers' cousin. I have heard much about him. The 'Pickens' stock are the most brilliant on the earth! What can I do to help you? I am impressed with your experience and field of expertise. I know you are and will be a huge Blessing!
Lisa Pickens, MAED
- At 11:42pm on January 28, 2009,
Michael Shawn Kendall said… - Hi Mike, 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 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. I believe if just one fax could make it to the Presidents desk or Vice Presidents desk (fax numbers listed on web page of course) we may have a chance he may say “make it happen” to the US Secretary of Treasury. 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 4:02pm on January 28, 2009,
juliablevins said… - I have campaigned in the past for our 2 senators & needed to have registered voters in order for the signaturs to be valid. There have been very few petitions that I have done where signatures did not require registered voters so do we need registered voters only or just grab who is interested & wants to sign? Please send the petition asap. I will make copies at Kinkos. Am I sending them to Wally?
- At 3:36pm on January 28, 2009,
juliablevins said…
- Great my address is : julia blevins, 1340 gray ave #26 Y.C. Ca. 95991
- At 9:31am on January 27, 2009,
juliablevins said…
- I am new to the computer & do not have a printer so please explain how I can get this petition out & circulating. I have circulated petitions before at grocery stores & various places I just need the petition
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