Brad Joesten's Blog (4)

We are thrilled to help announce that we are an army of over a Million Members!!! If we can keep this up we shall become and even larger force to be reckoned with. I know that Mr. Pickens has made an impression on Barrak Obama after meeting him because his ads began to push green energy ideas and even show windmills. This is Not a passing fancy. We must keep the pressure on Washington and keep growing in order to impress those whose jobs require our votes to keep getting their paychecks and all… Continue

At the very least, this movement has raised the public awareness about where we are in our world energy situation. We are at a crossroads. We must be aware of where we are at or we shall wind up with nothing done and no where to go. Eventually it Will be too late. I am thrilled to be a part of this movement and want to do everything my wife and I can to ensure that progress is made. We cannot ignore the situation any longer. We must keep the forward momentum. This cannot be a "Oh, I will join a… Continue

We must be willing to follow someone. I completely agree with the analogy of a Camel being the Thoroughbred Horse Designed by Committee. T. Boone Pickens is willing to lead us into the next generation of power generation and use. We applaud his actions. We are willing to follow his ideas and his plans. We cannot degenerate this into a mob of "Chiefs" all demanding the others to be the "Indians". No offense to any Native Americans, it just happens to fall into the easy to understand verbology,… Continue

We live in Northern IL, Near enough to Rockford that a trip would not be prohibitive. Is anyone in this area planning a get together? I was hoping to hook up with the Boone Co. folks who finally managed to get the wind farm past the Nay-saying population. Would an outdoor venue work? There are lots of parks in this area where we could bring a lawn chair and a cooler of cold water to drink and a snack and make it an informal "Lawn Party". Help my wife and I out with some other ideas. We live in… Continue