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Todd Borchers
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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I have researched the various technologies - wind, solar, electric, etc. - to determine 1.) best in class technologies
2.) cost effectiveness
- What excites you about this campaign?
- The savings for our economy while freeing the foreign policy of my country along with it's dependance on foreign oil. Also, that Mr. Pickens could form a national network of proactive organizers/organizations which would install the technology along with creative financing.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I found a "cutting edge" nanosolar technology company with patented products and processes. The company is Konarka (www.konarka.com). Their nanosolar panels can be printed using a patented high speed printing process. Konarka's nanosolar cell generates electricity from the entire light spectrum, has an 80% conversion efficiency and a mass production cost of only $0.10 per watt. Current silicon solar cell technology only generates electricity from the infrared spectrum, has a 15% conversion efficiency and is expensive to manufacture with a mass production cost of $3.25 per watt. ----- Konarka has a "hot" technology, so I hope Mr. Pickens checks them out.
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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: michael.kendall@ymail.com
Pickens' Plan supporters want:
*Extension of the Production Tax Credit
*Implementation of a renewable infrastructure loan program.
*Extending the Fuel Tax Credit
*Increasing the vehicle tax credit to make natural gas trucks more accessible for heavy and medium duty truck operators.
Congressman Michael Turner - Telephone # (202) 225-6465
Senator Voinovich – Telephone # (202) 224-3353
Senator Brown – Telephone # (202) 224-2315
Please join Pickens' Plan supporter group for District OH03 to learn more about how you can help the US move toward energy independence.
It's been several weeks. I hope you are still here and willing to help. We need it!
Here is my gentle nudge...
Petitions are the fastest way to ramp up our numbers.
Many hands make light work. Sre you still working toward 100? We really need you.
1. Download the pledge/petition :
http://media.pickensplan.com/downloads/PP/pollingsignupsheet.pdf
2. get them signed
3. fax them in to the 888# at the bottom of the pledge, asap.
(you can also scan/email them or send them -info at the bottom of the petition)
If you are able to get 100 we would be honored to have you in the 100CLUB. We need millions to get the clout we need as a grass roots organization! Please let me know how it goes.
BEST to you,.
Kim
Please CONGRATULATE Rhonda Brown for being invited into the 100CLUB! She is amazing. She has over 136 signatures, and going back for more. Her daughter will also have 100 before the election, too! How lucky we are to have Rhonda on our team.
Thanks
Kim
It has been a while since we kept in touch last!
We are now over 1.2 million suporters. We will need many more if we are to beat back the damn lobbyists and special interests. Can you help with the pledges? Every American needs to sign on. With pledges we can fan out and reach so many. It is an easy ask- Boone has done the hard work. I was able to get 300 signed in the first 4 days - everyone wants to to get off of foreign oil. We may never have a golden opportunity like this again!
ARE YOU IN?
Best
Kim
Could you contact my partner in England, he is very interested in your 3D background, and would like to know if there are alternatives for a sort of short movie/animation
His name is Harry contact email: harry@solarbotanic.com
thanks
Alex
Alex
Please checkout this website, as this is a Sun, Heat and Wind energy system in one, please give us your feedback as we try to improve it.
www.solarbotanic.com
Looking forward to hear from you
Alex
just joined myself. I am a 54 year old general contractor, building inspector. I lived through the wage and price freeze, 19%prime interest rates and energy crisis of the 70's. I live in Kettering and I'm trying to find other interested people.
The PLEDGE is political milktoast which will allow all the Washington politicians to talk their way around the energy issue however they wish.
We need a Pledge form which specifically states: "...... need a comprehensive national energy plan which utilizes all energy resources and technologies avilable, and which reduces our foreign oil dependence by at least 30% in 5 years."
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