Lainey Howard's Blog (6)

After months of emailing Gov. Beebe I received the following response: Dear Ms. Howard: Thank you for contacting the Office of Governor Mike Beebe. Because of long-standing policy guidelines, the Governor does not answer mail electronically, but he has seen your message and appreciates your input. He has asked me to reply to your concerns regarding compressed natural gas (CNG). Please accept my apologies for the delay. The Governor is working hard to put Arkansas at the forefront of the… Continue

On behalf of your constituents, a big thank you, Rep. Mike Ross from Arkansas. You are the 50th Congressman to sign the Pickens Pledge. Instead of emailing you everyday, I'll just email you once a week now. Let's keep moving toward energy independence! Most Gratefully, Lainey Howard and many grateful Arkansans and Americans Continue

Please see the following response that I received from U.S. Senator Mark D. Pryor (D) Arkansas- Dear Ms. Howard: Thank you for contacting me regarding T. Boone Pickens’ Plan. I appreciate hearing from you. In recent weeks, I and the bipartisan Gang of 20 attended a briefing with T. Boone Pickens to hear his ideas and proposed plan regarding using compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel. I am committed to facilitating the deployment of alternative and renewable energy technologies to… Continue

Just as a matter of record, I pledge to write a letter to my govenor, state reps and my senators everyday until they join the PickensPlan. This pledge was made on 10/13/08. Let's see if the "Shawshank Redemption" strategy will work. Wish me luck! Continue

It's so easy to get caught up in the everyday struggle just to maintain. Sometimes we forget what lured us to look for change in the first place. I do believe that if Americans that rallied together back in the 70's had stayed motivated, we would be in a much better place in the world of energy than we are today. Of course, we have the advantage of the internet to connect us with one another now. This great invention was not available to the visionaries back in the day. Since the technology exis… Continue

Both of these guys will say or do anything to get elected. Once one or the other is in office, neither will lead like we need for them to lead. We need someone who listens to the people. Both of these guys voted for that awful bill that hasn't helped the economy yet. Look how far the market is falling day after day. If one of those candidates had stood up and said 'no!' I'm not going to be party to the raping of the American tax payer, he would have won the election in a landslide. I like the qu… Continue