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- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I conserve & recycle! I try & make all my stops in 1 trip (plan ahead). I keep my A/C @ 80 & heater @ 65, open windows when I can, unplug anything that's not in use, including turning off powerstrips to puters, tv's... , use the good litebulbs... I preach to friends & family about conserving, I email them about anything important to our Country (such as this site, cngnow.com, sce...)
***I wish I/we had more options! (expense wise) for Alternative Energies***
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It's a good plan, good website, easy 2 use, easy 2 Spread the Word & hope that it matters 2 everyone! The future of all of our children depend on us to spread the words & make a difference in this World! We need independence on All Energies NOW not later!!
- What do you want to do to help?
- As much as I can to Spread the words! I tell State Reps, Congress, Senate & President know that "We Demand Change NOW!" Along with family & friends ;). As U can C (by my photos) I'm pretty patriotic as well!!
I Love my Country! and want 2 C her in a better place in the future. :D
Here are some Great links:
Send A Thank U: http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html ***
Help Support our Troops: http://www.opgratitude.com/
Support our Troops: http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/AmericaSupportsYou/index.aspx
Send Support: http://www.give2thetroops.org/
Must watch Video: http://www.forest.ws/WeSupportU.htm
Help Spread: * www.cngnow.com ***
Medical Ins. : www.voicefortheuninsured.org
Prescription Drug Help: https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php
Help Search Site: www.americapays.com
Energy Super Market: http://shop.solardirect.com/product_info.php
Constitution of the USA: http://franz.org/const.htm
Pool Solar Covers: http://www.solarcovers.com
Help Support our Troops: http://www.opgratitude.com/
Support our Troops: http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/AmericaSupportsYou/index.aspx
Send Support: http://www.give2thetroops.org/
Must watch Video: http://www.forest.ws/WeSupportU.htm
Help Spread: * www.cngnow.com ***
Medical Ins. : www.voicefortheuninsured.org
Prescription Drug Help: https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php
Help Search Site: www.americapays.com
Energy Super Market: http://shop.solardirect.com/product_info.php
Constitution of the USA: http://franz.org/const.htm
Pool Solar Covers: http://www.solarcovers.com
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There's so many magnificent, knowledgeable, inteligent people here on this website!! I'm trying to find & add them all. It takes time, but ck out who I have so far ;). Keep spreading the words, please :D. HABD!
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Windspire will be featured on a special episode of ABC's "20/20" on June 19th at 10/9C. The episode highlights the impact the new Windspire manufacturing facility is having in Michigan by putting ex-autoworkers back to work.
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
I hope you are still here, you were one of the first folks I met way back in July, when we were just a little tadpole. You were so active and passionate. We have come so far.... hope you can help turn us into a shark! We can really do this! Will you help? I look forward to hearing from you.
Our new Congress is sworn in less than 10 days from now - they must be told loudly and clearly that we demand action to reduce our dependance on foreign oil!
WE CAN DO THIS. We need your help. THERE IS NO INFLUENCE WITHOUT NUMBERS!
Please watch the latest amazing "Boone Cam" recap:
http://media.pickensplan.com/downloads/PP/pollingsignupsheet.pdf
Please download the petition, get them filled in and fax them back fast. If all of us do this small thing we can build this effort to millions!
http://media.pickensplan.com/downloads/PP/pollingsignupsheet.pdf
Best and Happiest!
Kim
The clock is ticking. Both Thomas Freidman and The Gang of 20 have told us (see DAILY PICKENS) the only way to change America's energy policy is to build this historical, grass roots to un-ignorable heights. There are less than 75 days until Inauguration Day. We must concentrate on the job at hand. CAN YOU GET 10 signed pledges faxed in asap? Many hands make light work.
PLEASE,
Kim
Thanks again,
Norman
Sassy1: Another way I use to save oil and cut the cost of operation of my vehicle. Information enclosed:
This letter outlines a Simple “5 Step Process” to do your part to help save 75,000,000 Million gallons of MOTOR OIL every year. Posted by Anachronism
This process requires all of us to understand HOW to accomplish this and ALL of us can “START TODAY”. (In this example I’m ONLY using Wal Mart’s volume of oil used yearly as it’s public record and they are the largest “TLE” business, according to public records, Wal-Mart, 3,185 TLE’s, around the world, change oil in both cars and truck approaching 60,451,300 vehicles yearly.
This “Simple Process” starts during your next visit to your friendly “TLE, Jiffy Lube, Oil Can Henry’s or any other location” you typically use when changing your oil every “3,000” miles.
Step 1. YOU simply request or purchase your “MOBIL 1”, Full Synthetic, MOBIL 1/EXTENDED PERFORMANCE” MOTOR OIL” readily available in either “10W-30 or 10W-5. These SYNTHETIC OIL weight’s covers 95% of all engines CURRENTLY used IN ALL VEHICLES. (Currently available for $29.88 w/tax) at your local Wal Mart store)
Step 2. Bring your new “Mobil Extended Performance”, High Efficiency and High Capacity Oil Filter (costs $11.25 w/tax). (Available at all SCHUCK’S, NAPA, NATIONAL, CARQUEST or other national auto suppliers”.) This filter MUST BE USED to ensure the Oil Filter continues to function for the required miles and maintains the “MOBIL 1, “Guarantee” of 15,000” miles of protection.
Step 3. YOU have taken your next “STEP” to help everybody save “40,000,000” million gallons of refined OIL in the next 12 months.
Step 4. This “Simple Process” directly saves you “$118.44” every year and “You only visit your Friendly Oil Changer” every 15,000 miles.
Step 5. When this “Simple Process” is started, the owners of ALL participating vehicles are jointly involved in reducing $500,000,000 of “OUR” money leaving our county every Year!
Currently you pay, Wal Mart, ($31.65 w/tax) and ($3.00) for one trip to Wal Mart, to change your imported oil at or any other business. (Quoted-8/30/08) Every “3000” thousand miles, you typically spend $158.25 per year for five oil change’s every 15,000 miles of travel. NOW you only spend ($73.37 for every “15,000” miles) (instead of $158.25 every 15,000 miles). You save ($84.90 per year) and five hours wasted in the “Waiting in oil line”. (Approximately, 60,450,300 oil changes occurred at Wal Mart last year) and will collectively (save all OIL CHANGERS/owners $15,112,825). (These MILLIONS OF DOLLARS stay in your wallet, “NOT THE OIL CHANGING COMPANIES”)
The “5 or more” quarts of oil used in these car or trucks equals “302,256,550” quarts of oil WASTED! (Most HD trucks require 15 quarts of oil) (All vehicles built in the last 20 years explain in the owner’s manual about using “Full Synthetic oil, in place of typical motor oil. (IF NEEDING TO COMFIRM, SIMPLY ASK THE DEALER OR LOOK IN YOUR OWNERS MANUEL)
EACH OF US undertakes “ONE” simple act using “Mobil 1,Full Synthetic Mobil 1” and America can “END” the importing of 75,564,125 MILLION gallons of Oil and KEEP “$15,112,825 MILLION dollars in OUR individual wallets”.
NO subservient actions to any government or COUNTRY! YOUR Actions define your “BACKBONE”. I ALREADY PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH. YES, every time you change oil and use the method explained above YOU will decrease the” WASTE of OIL” per car, by 4 gallon’s or more, PER YEAR! Anachronism
IF YOUR CAR USES EXCESSIVE OIL, CHECK OIL LEVEL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND “TOP OFF” AS NEEDED TO PROTECT YOUR ENGINE!
BUSINESS REASONS FOR Wal Mart Tire & Lube, Express is shown NEXT: I worked in this industry and or for Wal Mart for 15 months and carefully documented all the information displayed. Yes, it is true in all respects as to the amount of oil per user to “DECREASE” the amount of imported/domestic oil usage by the simple alteration of “Inputted” actions and our lack of same induced by the companies polices to maintain their “Market Share” and the “Easy” cash flow derived.
The underlying business element is related to the sale of “Batteries, Tire’s and sundry supplies with a 100% “Plus markup which is totally derived from the “Oil Change” which is a “Loss Leader” to drive overall sales in the store. You “ DRIVE IN” alone or your family as three other occupants with you and “Wait” for “YOUR” car which derives a “SUPER” bonus by having a captive “Customer Group” for an average of 45 minutes per client’s car.
If the workload time frame exceeds, 45 minutes, per vehicle they “MAY” give you a “discount “if” you complain. The discount could be 10% or $3.00, BUT they have captured you in their “Store” for other sales and they “Gladly” give you the refund. Only 1% ever complain about the time and people gladly “Sit and Wait” or shop.
: YES, every time you change oil and use the method explained, YOU will decrease the” WASTE of OIL” per car, by 4 gallon’s or more, PER YEAR!
I’m constantly reading about the need to consider the “application of Solar Panels to create electricity”, so the following information maybe irrelevant, BUT it makes since to consider the actual fact that “IF” you have an “ATTIC” in your home “YOU OWN A PERSONAL SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM” and it sure makes sense to use it to “HEAT YOUR LIVING QUARTERS” AND THE MONEY SAVED, which “Anachronism” has proven for “25 Years” will help you save and “Purchase” your new SOLAR ARRAY!
“SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR BASEBOARD ELECTRIC HEATING”
WITHOUT FURANCE UNIT AND OR “WITH FORCED AIR SYSTEM’S!”
1-When and before you enter your attic space, make sure you have proper light to observe all elements of your attic and the area where you will work.
2-You must use safe working planks to safely span the work area (Your attic is probably the structure that contains the insulation, wiring, heat ducts and other elements of the ceiling structure) so that you “DO NOT DAMAGE ANY OF YOUR FINISHED INTERIOR STRUCTURE”.
3-If you have a “Downdraft” furnace system with the return air piping going to your current heating system, you want to enter this duct air return as close to the furnace as possible.
4-The closer to the main suction point, more Passive Heat is “Pulled into” your house.
5-Start your upper suction position of the intake pipe at least 24” to 30” to draw from the “Hottest” collection point in the typical pitched roof area inside.
6-If needed, insert a short piece of metal ductwork into the new suction pipe to keep the flexible unit from sucking in and blocking the entering position in your attic.
7-Carefully attach to furnace “Suction pipe” and keep it straight and proceed to the position where you enter the “return air line”, use suitable adaptor when attaching into the furnace “return air ducting” of your existing furnace system.
8-Pick a location for your “Remote” sensor control inside your home and connect the wiring to the sensor inside your attic located at a distance of 36” to the side of your new intake pipe and level with the pipe opening located in the attic.
9-Follow instruction with the sensor and connect your wiring from the attic remote sensor to the “Sensor” unit.
10-Attach low voltage (dual wire) from the sensor to the connection block of furnace in the same positions your house or current interior thermostat is currently connected.
11-CONSULATE LOCAL ELECTRICAN IF NEEDED TO HOOK UP THESE LOW-VOLTAGE WIRES IF NECESSARY OR ANY WIRING!
12- Make sure to support the new pipe with suitable material and DON’T crush ANY of your air pipes.
13-Make sure the connection into your current intake pipe is airtight and don’t damage either piping.
14-NOW you need to close any current ATTIC venting openings in the gable ends to “CREATE YOUR PASSIVE SOLAR HEATER”. Understand that this is legal as you have now “CREATED A POSTIVE ATTIC REMOVEAL SYSTEM OF HEATED AIR”
15-Go to the, “10”, photo’s on Anachronism page and notice my designed “Intake” opening are located at the topside of the “attic ceiling structure”. This allows the “COMPLETE ATTIC AREA” serve as the solar collector unit.
16-NANCY,”ATTENTION, ELECTRICAL BASRBOARD METHOD”
Follow steps# 1,2,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,
(IF you don’t have a forced air furnace and currently use electric baseboard heaters you need to pick a location in your ceiling of the room that allows the most “equalized” location to bring your attic heat into your home or a specific room?
If needed, add a SECOND PIPE AND ANOTHER SUCTION MOTOR “OR” USE A CIRCULATION FAN FROM THE ROOM (to spread the heat) WHERE YOUR PASSIVE SYSTEM DELIVERS YOUR ATTIC HEAT INTO YOUR LIVING SPACE. (YOU WANT "VOLUME" OF AIR INTO YOUR HOME SO DO NOT USE SMALLER INTAKE PIPE.) OPTION--Control volume flow with a “Speed Control” switch.
Understand that you could remove “all the solar heat from your attic”, if temperature are cooler and no sun on your roof. "SUN CREATES YOUR HEAT", subject to the conditions that occurred in “BURLINGTON”.
“No sun/no heat????” (Read what actually occurred in Burlington on 12/23/1984 on the occasion of first operation, it was snowing with a 3” accumulation of SNOW on roof, cloudy and 22 deg. outside and “SIMPLY” “produced FREE” 65 degree heat!
Look up on Internet (http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/Anachronism)
17-Your pick of a location that equalizes the distribution within the room and, “if needed” use a metal or plastic pipe with holes around the pipe to cause the air to disperse and direct downward to the floor area. You figure out this problem to fit your house. (You can simply direct airflow to floor, you decide)
18. Use the defined “Inline Suction Motor” and consult your local electrician to make the electrical connections to this motor and use a suitable electrical switch to the “Remote Sensor” to make automatic or simply use a wall switch to operate this “Inline Suction Motor” by hand.
“You decide whether you want automatic or manual control of the passive Solar Heating system?”
19-Trim out the inside “exhaust opening” to a neat and clean appearance to finish the job.
20-You have created “YOUR OWN” Passive Solar Heating System!
Remember you “MUST” have outside air movement into the attic space from either the eaves or at the bottom of the gable ends or the vents under the eaves to allow “OUTSIDE” air to enter the attic space to allow your system to function. (NOTICE the specific location on each of my project’s “Attic Air intakes” as I designed, built and controlled every aspect to create workable Passive solar projects.)
Sincerely, Anachronism
Part #’s from Lowe’s—Dated as 08/19/08 (Parts & Pricing)
ITEM DESCRIPTION Vendor QTY. Price
82361 8” x 60”, GALV Pipe 1-08050 1 9.94
185010 8” Duct Fan (Sun court) DB208 1 29.93
36441 8”x 25’ Black Ins Duct (R4.2) BPC825 1 38.69
77405 6”x 25 Black Ins Duct (R-6) BPC625R6 1 25.98
USE THE SIZE PIPE OR MOTOR YOU WANT TO USE Sassy, If you need further info or pictures ask, Anachronism
My son has a place down a road to the Snow Summit parking lot. We visit there - love the mountains and clean air.
Thanks for the invite on friends. Aways feel free to comment or for any question.
Kind regards,
Walter
I am technologically retarded! Wrong person to ask.
Keep pushing the plan.
Kim
Glad nyou found the plan- share it with everyone.
Here's how you can help.
PLEASE email the Pickens Plan video to everyone you know. www.pickensplan.com. Ask them to join. Ask them to pass it along. Time is of the essence. If every member had 10 friends join today, we could put the number of members over 1 million very quickly!
If we can not get critical numbers how can we take advantage of this golden opportunity? High gas prices have "woken up" America to our plight and a paradigm shift like not other is in the wind. We need to do this now.
So many new members write "I want to help, what can I do?" This is a start. We may not get to the next step if we can not get this one done.
Our leaders can not ignore millions of members of the Pickens Plan. We are not there yet. One person can make a difference.
Let me know how it goes.