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At 7:18pm on March 21, 2009, Walter L. Ewald said…: Hi Jack..........Always good to hear from you and get your input. Yes, Germany is way ahead of us and like you say for a good 10+ years now. Are you familiar with Hermann Scheer of Germany who is the primary mover behind their Feed-In Tariff system??? He has some outstanding books and has been a big proponent of renewable energy since 1980. My wife and I have lived in Germany and Europe for the month of September for the past 3 years. Driving through Bavaria in 2006 really blew my mind seeing all the solar and wind installations. I have been extensively reading about it since that that trip. Are you familiar with Freiburg, Germany - The Solar Village??? If not, see: www.thesolarvillage.com and watch the video in the upper left hand corner starting with "chapter 3"..........>>>>Lee

At 11:24am on March 19, 2009, Jack Costantino said…: Here's required viewing for our education about CLEAN ENERGY. Wouldn't this make interesting viewing in a science or physics class room from 5th grade up? Think about the practical examples we could produce right in the class room. No more complicated then a Tea Pot and hamster wheel.

Compliments of Mike Kendall

At 10:51am on March 15, 2009, ed janus said…: Howdy Jack-I decided to use both 'till the address switch kicks in .....if we keep at it we will succeed.Lots of activity in legislative circles with info. to be released soon regarding the energy decisions so now is the time for stepping up the pace.Good conference! I look forward to your input.......Bye 4 now Ed

At 8:55am on March 14, 2009, Ed Janus said…: Howdy Jack- Small Snafu! I simply changed email addresses and end up having to re-up everything to add space for all the hotair.Makes me wonder how many hours are actually productive.. How did your DL&RL meeting produce? I'm starting up out West and appreciate all your good input.Bye for now. Ed

At 8:38pm on March 13, 2009, Marilyn said…: Your welcome! I thought the message to all of you did not go through!
Marilyn

At 8:53pm on March 12, 2009, Kris Wilson said…: Hi Jack...thanks for the "playing for change" website. I signed up. I saw the video "Lean on me" before on You Tube. Can't thank you enough for pushing my video! I'm performing at a festival this weekend and promoting Eco Fantasy Tour...hoping to do more of that in the future. You and Monte are my PP Angels!!! :)kris

At 7:01am on March 12, 2009, Geoff Bailey said…: Jack,

Great to be on board! Our discussion only underscored the awesome potential that exists in NJ because of the hard work of DLs like you my man!

Geoff

At 9:11pm on March 11, 2009, Jack Costantino said…: Jim Muhaw and I want to thank all of the District Leaders from NJ-11 for attending Wednesday evening’s tele-conf call. We had almost 100% attendance across the State and two RL's on the call. Micha Lauer, RL from Idaho, and Geoff Bailey, RL from Texas. The meeting was spirited and productive.

Our focus was a Town Hall meeting for later this year with Boone in attendance along with local business, utilities and political reps. It's possible the event will be held at a University i.e., Rutgers, Princeton, etc. and may include a TV & web based simulcast.

The event is far from "in the can" at this stage...but we wanted to share the possibilities with the DL's at this site. Expanding your network and sphere of influence is as far reaching as your imagination. We are so proud of the enthusiasm and professionalism of every participant on the call. It was a contagious moment which lasted for an hour and 47 minutes.

We'll keep you posted with the results as the planning goes forward. Hopefully it will provide encouragement for all DL's in their relative districts to reach out further and wider then they believed they could. We are all in this moment together. I can tell you it's been a long time coming. This period in history will be remembered as a time of significant change, our politics, our culture and hopefully our behavior toward the environment and the quality of life and safety of our grandchildren’s, grandchildren.

The thanks are to every person in these rooms; volunteering their time, hearts and wisdom toward a better future. The more we hear and see happening in this space and elsewhere, the deeper our belief that it can and will happen...it must!

Thanks to all...
Jack Costantino
Jim Muhaw
District Leaders, NJ-11

At 7:30pm on March 10, 2009, Susan Peckham said…: Hi Jack,.... Thank you for so quickly contacting me, and thanks for the music video, I enjoyed it and would show it to any children. However, I have only nephews, and their children(they are too young yet) Being a baby-boomer myself, I was wondering if I could help in some other way? I am much more active then most my age and would like to help with any building of housing or other physical work. I have experience. I want to help.
Thank you for answering, I know you must be busy.

Susan

Susan

At 9:30am on March 10, 2009, Mike Morton said…: Hi Jack: Regarding tomorrow's conference call, this seems like a silly question but have you heard from Sashe Annete, the co-DL for NJ-04? She seems to be "out of the loop" as I have not heard from her in weeks (months?). Perhaps this movement is too much of a commitment for her.
Regards.
Mike

At 8:46am on March 8, 2009, Jack Costantino said…: On March 11th at 7PM a combined 17 members of New Jersey District leaders, Regional Leaders and PP consultants will join a confernece call to discuss topics ranging from Recruitment to a Statewide townhall meeting.

We would like to suggest that other states gather their DL's together to meet in this way to support their common objecitves. Virtually all NJ DL's have signed on to the meeting as well as a follow-up face to face site meeting on March 29th in the Trenton area.

For information on this meeting, how to set up a conference call, etc., please don't hesitate to message our profile page...or drop a note to my personal eMail at:

timbersRus@comcast.net.

We'll post the results of this and the subsequent site meeting.

Jack Costantino
Jim Muhaw
District Leaders NJ-11

At 8:09pm on March 7, 2009, ed janus said…: Howdy Jack-The smoke should be rising from the bridges we ignite today.....partisan ones and greedy ones and biased ones that believe their road is the only way.That smoke should be signal enough but how can the blind see ? We're all just feeling the way by touch and instinct, so I hope Obama Is half as good a guide dog as he is at spending the wampum.I'll keep ya posted on the play-by-play from here in Westhanen. Ed CA-01

At 12:41am on March 6, 2009, Armando Telles said…: Why must I ask this now...where did the DISTRICT LEADER HEADER come from?

At 12:39am on March 6, 2009, Armando Telles said…: Jack, I assure you this: You WILL SEE college campuses in action! If its only a plane ticket that prevents you from experiencing this event, allow me to offer some resolutions to this issue....

At 1:45pm on March 5, 2009, Armando Telles said…: Hello Jack,

In addition to reaching out and recruiting new and current members of our respective districts/regions, I'd like to invite Picken's Plan members to Palomar College, San Marcos,CA on April 22nd, 2009 (Earth Day) for an environmentally themed event. At this event, I would like to organize a body of Picken's Plan, clean & green driven members dedicated to District 49 and surroundiong areas. For 33,000+ students, this will be the first of many events taking place in district 49 that I can personally assure our members.

Anyone interested? I would be able to provide AT LEAST one booth (table, chairs, and possibly canopy) so we can provide information, as well as representation for the Picken's Plan for sustainable and environmentally efficient energy alternatives. I can be contacted at either my Picken's Plan page or at tellesaj2@yahoo.com.

Thank you for your committment to a brighter and cleaner future!

Armando Telles DL, District 49, CA
tellesaj2@yahoo.com
916) 230-1513

At 10:59am on March 5, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: Please reach out to Clynton or Leslie and ask. My technology limitations could fill volumes. Hope they can help!

KIM

At 6:19pm on March 4, 2009, A. Nicholas Choremi said…: Thanks Jack! I'm really interested in your work ... I actually built a greenhouse in Missoula similar to the way you build your homes ... I did that freshman year of college for MUD (Missoula Urban Demonstration Project)

At 5:00am on March 4, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: Oh Jack

I am soooo not good at this stuff. The last time I was invited to a group, I discovered it by accident.... I think at the top right of the page. Ask Clynton if you can not find it. I know that I have sent it at least 3 times!

BEST
Kim

At 7:21pm on March 3, 2009, Larry Ihnots said…: Hi Jack,CONGRATS on the 100 club !! With the help of keith, I came across some pretty good stuff (for me at least). I know you're going to be meeting with the AWEA folks, so this may be throughout the community already.Both the AWEA & NWCC Offer some good stats & open library to the public. Knowledge is a powerful thing, Anyone interested in some wind--power info go to: http://www.awea.org/resources/resource_library AND
http://nationalwind.org/membership/membership.htm Talk to ya later, Larry

At 3:43pm on March 3, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: You know Jack, I knew you had hit 100, I just could not see your phot on the page and it made me question/ SORRY! Never question the guy carrying the 10x10's.

PLEASE accept the 100CLUB invite. I have sent it to you again!!!

BEST
Kim