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At 3:40pm on March 14, 2009, Stephen Kew-Goodale said…: Hello Larry. If you think that the windmill idea was a blast of fresh air, my high school students will be participating in a national event base on an unmanned robotic vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and a solar array charging unit. The project begins in June and takes the kids right through May the following year.

Oh I do like volunteers, (thinly desguised but people who really want to help the kids learn and have a great deal of fun in the process) call me if yoiu have an interest. 570-582-6723

Thans

Stephen Kew-Goodale

At 7:18am on March 5, 2009, David Mosteller said…: Hi Larry Yes, I am still interested. Send me an email and I'll send you my phone number. dave@mosteller.cc

At 9:42am on March 2, 2009, Keath Beifus said…: Larry,
I'm new to the turbine industry myself. I found something this morning that should help.

Main_Components_of_a_Wind_Turbine.pdf

At 5:47am on March 2, 2009, Leslie G. said…: Larry to add friends go to their page and under their profile picture click the blue add as friend link.

At 4:30am on March 2, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: Hey Larry!

I an see you have met some really good folks already on PP! Way to step up to the plate.

Here is something I posted on the district leader board - it helps to frame the recruiting/support building process. Please ask any questions, any time! I look forward to working with you. WE CAN DO THIS.

"....I simply try to talk about it with everyone I meet and run in to. EVERYONE wants to get off of foreign oil and EVERYONE understands that we need to keep the money in this country. WE just need to gather their names. IT really is quite easy - Boone has done the hard work.

Keep it simple. I say... " I am gathering support for T. Boone Picken's Plan to get us off of foreign oil. Can I add you to the 1.4 million supporters already on the list. We simply must keep those billions in THIS country."

I try to get 2-4 every day and they add up. I know for certain that it works.

The key points are:

1. We can not just "spread the word" - people are busy, and although they mean well, most will not take the time to go to the site and join us. We need to control the process by taking name, address and email. It takes just a few seconds to input manually. The link is in my first message to you or on the site at TAKE ACTION, VIRTUAL MARCH, upload signups.

2. Everyone that I signed up gets Boone's emails. Some have become more involved, ALL have become more informed. One person at a time we change the paradigm of thought on energy in this country.

3. We are lucky, unlike our forefathers, we do not need to take up arms to change the course of history. We need to go out of our comfort zone a bit and ask. Are we willing to do that?... or not?

4. When will we ever have a chance like this again? We must put our heads down and plow like hell. Our numbers will be critical to get Harry Reid his "60 votes" he will be looking for (Energy Summit) when he puts transmission, smart grid and renewables on the table. WHEN WILL WE EVER HAVE A MAN LIKE BOONE AT THE HELM, willing to spare no time and expense to change the course of this nation?

Grateful for your help. Please stop by and let me know how it goes. Try it today. When you get to 100 we would be honored to have you in the 100CLUB!

Best,
Kim

At 10:02am on March 1, 2009, Jack Costantino said…: Thanks for the friending. I was just riding by on my way to the ROUND-UP , thanks for joining the ride. I thought I would leave this thank you gift for you. It's from PICKENS PLAN musical artist member Kris Wilson. Please share it with all the kids you know. I’m sure you and they will enjoy it as much as we have. Let them know we’re depending on them to solve the problem we created. True…it may not be fair…just necessary! Watch for PICKENS KIDS a page in development intended for kids from K-8. They’ll have a chance to tell us what they believe we should do.

Please continue your PICKENS PLEDGE recruiting efforts with friends, family and colleagues. Thanks also for joining your local CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT GROUP.

Regards,
Jack Costantino
Jim Muhaw
District Leaders, NJ-11
timbersRus@comcast.net
Davis Timber Frame Co.

At 12:47pm on February 28, 2009, Andy Pryor said…: i added a video check it out

At 12:46pm on February 28, 2009, Andy Pryor said…: it powers the whole house on a windy day , i am totally electric , its a grid intertie so i still buy from power co but not much

At 12:23pm on February 28, 2009, Andy Pryor said…: well i sorta inherited it , my uncle put it up in minnesota , when he passed my cousin sold it to me without the tower, so the hunt was on for a tower and i found one in iowa off ebay ,whew long drive , i totally rebuilt it new bearings the works but not on the alternator didn't need anything but some grease , i got a pretty penny in her but not near what they cost new, www.windturbine.net, its a jacobs

At 8:38am on February 26, 2009, Cindy Douglass said…: Larry: Thanks for taking this step. I am also contacting Ed Matricardi, my regional, with this information. Let me know if there is anything else I can do.

At 12:12am on February 26, 2009, Mike Johnston said…: thanks for the add. I'm technically state director in PA so I am on all of the state groups. I try to be the liaison for everyone when Ed isn't available. There is a lot to be done but we have already gone farther than any similar effort has before and I am confident that, with continued effort, we will succeed in changing our world for the better.

At 4:50am on February 25, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: Larry!

Thank you for sticking with it... we are all in this for the long haul. Thank you, too, for stepping up to lead your district. Pleasure to meet you.

You are kind in your message. Wea ll need to push hard on the recruiting piece. Good news is, it is a very easy ask. I say, "I am gathering support for T Boone Pickens Plan to get us off of foreign oil, we need to keep the money in this country." I have had very few people say no. Almost everyone says yes. Manually add them one at a time. A few a day adds up fast. When you can get the folks in your district to do the same, the multiplier effect kicks in and then we really generate some numbers.
I have gathered 650 since August - app. 2 per day. EVERYONE understands how critical this is. As long as Boone is doing the hard work and changing the paradigm of thought on energy in this country I will do everything I can
to help build his support. When will we ever have a chance like this again?

We simply must get bigger. So glad you are here and so willing to help.

BEST
Kim