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- Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I am enthusiastically for it and plan on living in a cohousing community in the future and use my car less. I want an electric car
- What excites you about this campaign?
- That it seems to be truly a plan of action and a real plan. A good plan
- What do you want to do to help?
- I'm a good writer so can contribute that way. I'm willing to take to the streets and demonstrate. Haven't done it before but am willing to.
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Join this Ning Network
Click on http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupAZ06 then hit the join group link.
Or just click on Groups on the push website and then search AZ-06
You can also click on “Take action” then “Join your District group”
We need your help with convincing our Legislators to sign on.
We need more members centered on gaining more clout with Washington.
We need people to write Letters to the Editor and Op-ed pieces for the papers.
Please join your local district group so you can keep up with the local work & activities!
We also have links on the district page for the Pickens Plan sign up sheets and a
link to upload info on anyone you have signed up for the plan!
Of course there are many other diverse groups of interest on the plan worth exploring also!
Please join me and help work on our Arizona Legislators, newspapers and getting more
Pickens Plan members in the South East Valley!! Together we can make a real difference
in our countries energy and economic future!
Thanks,
Dave Clement
District Leader, AZ 06
Check out the Pickens Plan Arizona Congressional District 6 Group at:
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupAZ06
Arizona Congressional District 6 Virtual March Kickoff Meeting
This Saturday, Mar 28th, 4:00 PM, Discovery Park in Gilbert, Diggers Cove Ramada
Map- http://www.ci.gilbert.az.us/eservices/parks/pdf/maps/discovery0309b.pdf
There are a lot of things available in this park if you want to let the kids play during, before or after the meeting. Its right off of the loop 202, East Side, San Tan Parkway on the North side and Pecos Rd on the South side.
The Diggers Cove Ramada is the closest ramada to where Greenfield and San Tan Parkway intersect. There are 2 picnic tables and shade, bringing a folding chair would probably be more comfortable. There are facilities in the park!
We have oval Pickens Plan stickers for you this time, and maybe some more door prizes.
Friend me and join the AZ 06 district group when you get a chance!
Hope to see you there.
Thanks,
Dave
Dist Leader AZ 06
Visit Pickens Plan District Group AZ-06 at:
http://push.pickensplan.com/groups/group/show?id=2187034%3AGroup%3A1558207
Community Room, Mesa Fire Department 320 E 1st Street
(Mesa Drive & 1st Street, West side of the Fire Station)
Come join us for a meeting of the Pickens Plan members living
in Arizona Congressional District 6, comprising Mesa, Gilbert,
Apache Junction, Queen Creek, South Chandler and Sun Lakes.
Discussion of how to effect the most influence on our legislators, recruit new members and publicize the Pickens Plan locally.
Have you received your Pickens Plan bumper sticker?
We will have some at the meeting for attendees!
Along with literature and sign up sheets to share with your friends, neighbors and relatives.
Come on over to the meeting and lets get to know each other and promote Energy Independence for our Country!
(We will try to make this meeting less than an hour so you can get home)
For more information please contact me-
Dave Clement, District Leader
Ofc 480-461-5166
Cel 480-789-1498
Email Dave@CNGaz.com
Stimulus Bill may come as early as Friday. We need to re-enforce the Pickens
Plan provisions, including natural gas vehicles. Please call now.
John McCain 202-224-2235
Jon Kyl 202-224-4521
You can also send them an email through the Pickens Plan website- copy and
paste this address: www.pickensplan.com/action
We also invite you to join your local district group, Arizona District # 6,
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupAZ06
Thanks,
Dave Clement
Mesa
Arizona District 6 Group Leader
Arizona Congressional District #6
Let’s work together for energy security and independence.
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupAZ06
Let’s keep after our leaders and new president to make positive
changes to help our country! Please join your district group, we can
make greater progress as a larger voice than we can by ourselves.
We also challenge you to bring at least one more person, if not more
into the Pickens Plan. There are many great tools on the website.
Sincerely,
Dave Clement
AZ 06 District Leader
A meeting is scheduled with the Honorable
Jeff Flake’s office. His staff will be looking to see how many
people have contacted him about the Pickens Plan & Energy Independence.
Everything you need is under “Take Action”.
Click on the “Take Action” tab, there are 4 easy things
you can do with your computer right from your key board-
1. Join your District
2. Contact Congress
3. Email Obama
4. Tell a Friend
Thank you for your support!
Dave Clement
District Leader AZ06 Pickens Plan
Wind and Solar for Energy, Natural Gas for Vehicles
Independence from Foreign Oil
Economic and Energy Independence for America
Strengthen Our Economy And Our Employment Base In Arizona!
Sierra magazine, a publication of the Sierra Club, has named ASU as one of the nation’s top 10 “coolest” schools for its efforts to stop global warming.
The cover story for Sierra’s September-October issue is its second annual listing of the greenest American colleges and universities.
This year’s top 10 “coolest” schools are noted for taking dramatic steps to curb global warming. Sierra’s list, “10 That Get It,” shows that schools of all sizes are taking action. Top schools earned points for policies in 10 categories: buildings, energy, food, investment, procurement, transportation, curriculum, environmental activism, waste management and overall commitment to sustainability.
A perfect score in every category would give a school 100 points. ASU, with the largest student population of the selected schools, ranked No. 6 with a score of 87.
Sierra’s top 10 “coolest” schools of 2008 are:
1. Middlebury (Vt.) College (2,350 students).
2. University of Colorado-Boulder (29,000 students).
3. University of Vermont-Burlington (10,750 students).
4. Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, N.C., 850 students).
5. Evergreen State College (Olympia, Wash., 4,400 students).
6. ASU (51,500 students).
7. University of Florida-Gainesville (50,000 students).
8. Oberlin (Ohio) College (2,200 students).
9. University of Washington-Seattle (39,250 students).
10. Tufts University (Medford, Mass., 8,500 students).
“A new trend is sweeping the country,” says Bob Sipchen, Sierra’s editor-in-chief. “American schools are going green. When schools take such significant steps toward addressing global warming, it will have a huge impact on hundreds of thousands of students. And if young people take that passion into their communities and careers, it will reverberate globally.”
“ASU’s growing recognition as an institution committed to advancing sustainability education, research, operations and outreach is a source of pride and a testament to the steadfast dedication and leadership of our university community as a whole,” says ASU President Michael Crow.
Through the generous gifts of Julie Ann Wrigley, ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability was established in 2004 as the hub of the university’s sustainability initiatives. The institute advances research, education and business practices for an urbanizing world. Its School of Sustainability, the first of its kind in the United States, was established in 2007 and offers integrated degree programs that advance practical solutions to environmental, economic and social challenges.
Sustainability is a fundamental precept at ASU and permeates its teaching, learning, research and business missions. Some key initiatives under way at ASU include deployment of solar power on all four campuses, development of highly efficient buildings, operation of all campuses to be carbon neutral and produce zero waste, and unified dedication and commitment to finding sustainable solutions for issues of energy, water, urbanization and climate change.
“ASU is proud to be included in this group of accomplished universities,” says Bonny Bentzin, manager of university sustainability business practices at ASU. “Rating systems such as the Sierra magazine assessment are important for benchmarking accomplishments and sharing best practices. Through the work of many departments and individuals across the university, we have come a long way.”
Karen Leland, karen.leland@asu.edu
480-965-0013
Global Institute of Sustainability
TRANSPORTATION is the master key to basic survival, and the cornerstone of the economy. We all know that transportation presently depends on oil production, and oil production is peaking. We must focus first on transportation – it is the highest priority. The PickensPlan to transition vehicles to natural gas is a great start toward 100% energy independence, but is a stop-gap measure till we can transition to all electric transportation. Electric energy is strained without adding transportation demands; so we must drastically improve efficiency .
Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) is a patented technology where travel occurs without air friction or rolling resistance (like “Space Travel on Earth”); ETT can accomplish 50 times more transportation per kWh (or carbon credit) than electric cars or trains. ETT is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, and is electric so it can make maximum use of wind or PV power. I invite you to visit my page to learn more about ETT
I got your name from the "conservation noobs" group... I'm a member of that group as well. I'm personally interested in doing what I can on my own to reduce my energy use.
I live in an apartment (so solar panels and a tankless water heater are out of the question) and I play drums for a living (so public transportation is difficult... try loading a drumset onto a bus or train, especially after a late-night gig) and I dont at the moment have the money for a new more efficient car.
HOWEVER, I've been doing a bunch of research on how to help. I believe that we are all faced with hundreds of little decisions every day... making easy choices can reduce our energy use, (and therefore our oil consumption)... and side benefits include lower energy bills, higher gas mileage in any car, and a healthier lifestyle.
I wrote a blog entry about it here http://push.pickensplan.com/forum/topic/show?id=2187034%3ATopic%3A193424
If you have a moment, check it out, drop me a line, let me know what you think. I appreciate any advice, input, and ideas.