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Happy New Year Paula,
Last year I helped so many members of Pickens Plan learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about conservation of power, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my electricity costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Paula, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.
BTW, Texas: I just posted an article link on my pickens page about Home Wind Systems in Texas. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "weak policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. Texas has created multiple sets of rules for loopholes and you have less rights than people in other states. You should read that article, important.
I have found that petitons are the best way to spread the word AND sign up supporters.
Here is HOW TO TURN THE PLEDGE INTO A PETITION!
I find it easiest to take one pledge, cut off Boone's lines under the pledge and add a sheet of lined paper under the pledge instead. I put NAME - ADDRESS - EMAIL across the top and fill in the first line to set the format. Most are more willing to sign where others have already done so, rather than the single pledge at a time approach. Everyone understands a petition.
I ask if they would "sign this petition in support of T, Boone Pickens energy plan to get us off of foreign oil?" Hand them the clipboard so they can read it. I do not require the signers to give me their email if they are reticent - don't let that be a deal breaker - some just do not want to give it.
Check out the 100CLUB group page to see how others have accomplished the task. (it is the first goup on my page) When you send/fax in 100, let me know, we will gladlyinvite you to be a member of the 100CLUB. Your leadership on this will inspire thousands!
There are over 150 people in the pledge challenge that I know of right now. Surely, there are many more that I am unaware of, as it is in many greetings. Those 150 willl bring 15,000 new members. If each brings just 5 friends, these 150 will be responsible for 75,000 new members.
This is the approach that works best for me - I tried many. Hopefully, this will encourage you to take the challenge, too. CAN YOU HELP?
When will we ever have a golden opportunity like this again?
BEST
Kim
Welcome to PP - thanks for getting involved!
Hope you can bring at least 5 friends and associates to the site, hit the red Contact Congress button to email your legislators and governors a request that they sign the pledge, and get some pledges signed and faxed in to Boone. If you can get over 100 we would be proud to have you in the 100CLUB!
EVERYONE should see this video: http://push.pickensplan.com/video/video/show?id=2187034:Video:1249346
It is very clear that even the pro alternative /renewable energy legislators acknowledge that they will need significant and vocal support to "push back" the naysayers and give them a place to hang their "political hat" to support this. IT IS PURLEY POLITICAL. PERIOD. END OF STORY. Our success will be in our numbers!
PLEASE GET YOUR PLEDGES SIGNED! Fax them in. We all meet so many people everyday, and they have not been counted yet. How badly do we want this? THEY ARE TELLING US THEY NEED HUGE numbers. Can we do it?
Best
Kim
Welcome to the Pickens Plan community. Thank you for supporting a new energy future for all of us.
Love your profile image, very cool. :-)
MJ
Brad and Tina