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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
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Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
I have some knowledge of it, as I work for the nation's fourth largest utility company. It is also the nation's largest wind energy provider
What excites you about this campaign?
I'm excited about what wind will do for the Texas Panhandle economy.
What do you want to do to help?
I'd like to own or manage a wind farm.

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At 8:52am on January 4, 2009, Home Wind Turbine said…
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Happy New Year RickAtVetFund.com,
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 RickAtVetFund.com, 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.

At 11:33pm on August 10, 2008, Walter L. Ewald said…
Hi Rick............I think that he feels it is time with all the rising energy costs that hopefully is a big wake up call. But I do agree with you, our society (for the most part) seem like a bunch of sheep who cannot find their way and pretty much don't know what is going on in places like Europe who are starting to deal with the energy crisis much more effectively. If the solar tax credits that were implemented during the Carter administration had been kept in place, we would not be in nearly the shape we are in today. Frankly Rick.........I just don't get it, everyone should be damn mad about the road we have been going down and what it is doing to our lives............Lee
At 10:28pm on August 7, 2008, Walter L. Ewald said…
Hi Rick……thank you for joining! Education is the key to knowledge, but where do we start? After you familiarize yourself with the information at this website, a wealth of additional information is available. We can look to Europe as our inspirational model for developing sustainable renewable energy. Countries like Denmark, Germany and Spain lead the way in this effort and have been there for the past 10-20 years - even more. Germany’s commitment through cooperatives and local municipalities has installed 19,000+ wind turbines and millions of solar collectors, both for solar hot water and electricity feeding the power grid.

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/
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….. Ask your friends to join the “PLAN”. Lee Ewald
 
 
 

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