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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- Virtually none. But I have been very interested in alternative energy sources such as windmills/turbines and solar panels/arrays and green transportaion alternatives for many years.
I visited the windmill in the Boone NC area several years ago and had a real profound change of outlook on the whole concept of alternative energy. Standing very close to one of these machines can be very impressive! And almost overwhelming.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- To rid our country of foreign oil dependency and to have a coalition of like minded individuals in our area would be such a wonderful way to give back to the community and the country. And to lessen our carbon footprint on the earth as a whole. This should be the goal of every human being.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I could help organize the effort in District 10. I am retired and have lots of free time to devote to the cause. I have a technical background that could be beneficial in many aspects of the organizatiion.
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Conference Call with T. Boone Pickens this morning March 17
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Delete Discussion Just got off a conference call with Mr. Pickens that included all the district leaders across America.
Some hightlights from the call are discussed below:
1. Mr. Pickens would like for all of us in the army to make a concentrated effort on April 1 through April 3 to contact our Representatives and remind them of our dedication to becoming independent from foreigh oil and our collective belief in "The Pickens Plan." S… Continue
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Some hightlights from the call are discussed below:
1. Mr. Pickens would like for all of us in the army to make a concentrated effort on April 1 through April 3 to contact our Representatives and remind them of our dedication to becoming independent from foreigh oil and our collective belief in "The Pickens Plan." S… Continue
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Every seed takes time to germinate.
So too in the fields of the soul.
We must never give up and sow
because the results do not
immediate to our eyes.
Let us wait with patience.
In the right moment, the seeds
have driven in the soil of hearts,
there will produce mature fruit.
Understanding and sow Joy, Peace and
Courage, Forgiveness and Love.
Jesus bless you have a good nigh
Be welll,
Sam Pruitt
Great to have you on board!
Geoff
http://www.pickensplan.com/virtualmarch/
I have been a Pickens Plan member for 6 months but just joined NC10. I work full time in NASCAR and do not have a lot of extra time....BUT I will do whaatever I can to help. I was raised in the rust belt and trained to work in manufacturing (IE steel and auto) but that is all gone. I have watched the great industrail mite and proud history of our great country vaporize. I am not going to stand on the sidelines anymore. Boone is a leader and I want to join the Army.
Waiting for marching orders. I am here to serve.
If we don't do something quick, the Arabs will completely own this country or we could end up back in 1909 using coal fired steam engines.
Going forward we know that the cost of energy will increase and things will never be the same, but we have a choice. We can do something or ignore the problem and do nothing.
We have to learn to control the direction of our country or end up being controlled by others.
Thank you for bringing Laura Bridges to the party! Got more?
One of the most important things we need to do, is to bring more people to the plan. When we are in the millions we will change the paradigm of thought on energy in this country forever.
Please bring 5 or 10 today. Thanks to Boone it is an easy ask- I say, "I am collecting support for T Boone Pickens plan to get us off of foreign oil and onto American solutions. We simply must keep the money in this country!"
Everyone wants to get off foreign oil. Everyone understands how important this is. We just need to gather their names - get name, address and email. Please tell folks that Boone does not share information, but will send periodic, concise and important updates. Input new supporters manually. THIS is how we build our numbers fast. Here is the link to sign up form:
http://action.pickensplan.com/site/c.hdKGIKNqEoG/b.4816589/k.7207/Volunteer_Login_Form/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=hdKGIKNqEoG&b=4816589&en=hiLJIVOGJiJNKWNFK8IQJeOMKjKZJ5PIIhIXIfOYH
10 a day gets you to 100 very quickly. When you get 100 please let me know - we would be honored to have you in the 100CLUB! Please go to the 100CLUB page to see how others have accomlished the goal:
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/100club
BEST
Kim
NC-10 is lucky to have you!
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
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