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At 6:04pm on August 31, 2009, John Wesley Nobles said…
Hi Lawrence,

Would like to invite you and Congressman Lungren to come on The Green Revolution Show. You can call me at 760-961-1312 or email at jwnobles1@verizon.net. Look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you
At 3:58pm on August 26, 2009, Samad Najjar said…
Hey Lawrence thanks for the invite to the page. I have been busy and have not had a free minute, but I promise I will check it out. In the meantime let's keep in touch.
At 3:48am on June 19, 2009, Michael Knight said…
C O N S E R V A T I O N :
Free Alternative Energy Available Now !

America Continues to Waste over 70% of the Energy it Consumes.
100's of millions of lights unnecessarily burn during the day and night, over heating and over cooling is the norm, over packaging, inadequate recycling, toxic landfills, horrendous road congestion, and our perverted obsession with road construction. Public and Private buildings, Schools, Churches, Homes, ... America's blatant energy waste and overuse is culturally pervasive, and abominable !

1- ONLY with a substantial and tangible economic reward/consequence will most Americans care to conserve.
Crude oil must be taxed at $200 per barrel and offset by making income tax begin at $60k.
Taxing energy is simple, fair, economically sound, and available TODAY.
2- The American auto industry must quickly transition to the 6.4 BILLION people reason$ to manufacture solar, wind, and other alternative energy producers. They already have the needed infrastructure. Every home and building in the world, could be using solar energy. We are fast running out of fossil fuels !

Humanity is racing toward extinction, via global warming, for our failure to stop our energy waste.
Taxing energy (in lieu of income taxes) is the ONLY incentive that will stop energy waste and cause renewable energy sources to be employed.

Michael Knight, PhD Energy Conservation Policy mk.ConservationMatters@gmail.com
At 1:08pm on June 12, 2009, Bill Mollring said…
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Windspire will be featured on a special episode of ABC's "20/20" on June 19th at 10/9C. The episode highlights the impact the new Windspire manufacturing facility is having in Michigan by putting ex-autoworkers back to
At 3:08pm on May 30, 2009, Dave Gardner said…
Yes, thanks!
At 8:36am on May 27, 2009, Dave Gardner said…
Lawrence, I checked out your site and a bit interested. At first glance I thought you might be pushing heroic techno-solutions hoped to allow us to continue to overconsume and pollute with the comfort that we have technology to clean up after ourselves. A closer look would indicate that's not what you're proposing. Can you also reassure me?
At 6:09am on May 11, 2009, Jasminka said…
Thank you

At 6:02pm on April 18, 2009, Jeffrey Michael Paganini said…
Larry, I find your page very upbeat, right to the heart of matters we are faced with and thank you for being a friend, I keep you close so I may be informed and I may be more versed in the matters at hand........surferpags
At 8:01am on March 24, 2009, RoseMarie LaCoursiere said…
Hello Lawrence, I am undertaking a recruiting project for global recruiting company specialized in the gas & oil industry.

I'm looking mostly for engineers and scientist with 10-15 years experience, none the less, if I have your resume and see something of potential match-wise, I'll contact you.

If interested, or of you know of colleagues seeking great employment opportunities in the US, Canada and abroad, please send resumes to rosemarielacoursiere@me.com ~ I look forward to seeing how I may be able to support ambitions.

All the best,
RoseMarie LaCoursiere
At 10:10pm on February 25, 2009, ed janus said…
Howdy Lawrence- I'm introducing myself to the DLs in Calif. with the hope of initiating productive enough dialogue to neutralize the collective apathy....It's thrilling to know there is such quality in the PP Army and I look forward to true success in this overdue and challenging effort. Ed Janus CA-01
At 7:45pm on February 10, 2009, David Scott said…
If the USPS used Natural Gas it would go a long way towards offsetting that initial 10 percent of consumable fuel. The end goal needs to be solar/wind/hydrogen/compressed air and other renewables. I'd like to see Solar Roadways roll out of factories like an emergency war time effort.
At 7:42pm on February 10, 2009, David Scott said…
CoolingEarth.org appears to only accept members with a donation or am I wrong?
At 12:16pm on February 9, 2009, Larry M. Aden said…
You are absolutely right, Lawrence, Boone has the ear of even more movers and shakers than Buffet, and they could make a national utility transmission co-op happen, tomorrow, if they were really as interested in solving America's problems as building their own personal wealth, but wish in one hand and defecate in the other, and see which one fills up first!
We cannot wait for the rich to address our problems for us, we must find 50 honest people to serve on the Board of Directors of the Mutual, so that it can have a decent pool of brain power and manpower for the various committees, cannot be detoured from its original intent, and can legally operate to AMASS funds from like-minded individuals all over the world.
If we AMASS our wealth to invest it in productive land, along with renewable energy (including food, fuel and fiber) and precious metals production to build stable liquid asset reserves, there is no way our wealth can disappear with the Trumps, the Immelts, the Greenspans, or the Madoffs. Trump Tower could fall down, GE stock can crash, the Fed can destroy the value of the Dollar, but the productive land will be the most valuable and stable investment for as long as life exists on this planet; increasing the productive capacity of energy from that land, and the expanding population dependent upon that production, will always increase the land's value.
When we invest people's savings, we must always invest it in the most secure investments, and our risk capital investments should always be invested in the highest percentage of bricks and mortar possible.
We need to build stone houses, rather than straw castles!
What can we do, right now? We could start capitalizing AMASS with our $1 per day dues, today! We have a Board that meets US law requirements for a mutual, now, and we could put these dues in an escrow account until we find that first compelling development project that we all agree we should invest in.
Oh, and by the way, Lawrence, I appreciate the exalted promotion, but my parents really did name me Larry, and I am satisfied with their decision, and with waiting for God to promote me, if he believes I deserve it.
Thank You, Larry
At 11:03am on February 8, 2009, James Everitt said…


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REMARKS OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

WEEKLY ADDRESS

The White House
Saturday, February 7, 2009

Yesterday began with some devastating news with regard to our economic crisis. But I'm pleased to say it ended on a more positive note.

In the morning, we received yet another round of alarming employment figures – the worst in more than 30 years. Another 600,000 jobs were lost in January. We've now lost more than 3.6 million jobs since this recession began.

But by the evening, Democrats and Republicans came together in the Senate and responded appropriately to the urgency this moment demands.

In the midst of our greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people were hoping that Congress would begin to confront the great challenges we face. That was, after all, what last November's election was all about.

Legislation of such magnitude deserves the scrutiny that it's received over the last month, and it will receive more in the days to come. But we can't afford to make perfect the enemy of the absolutely necessary. The scale and scope of this plan is right. And the time for action is now.

Because if we don't move swiftly to put this plan in motion, our economic crisis could become a national catastrophe. Millions of Americans will lose their jobs, their homes, and their health care. Millions more will have to put their dreams on hold.

Let's be clear: We can't expect relief from the tired old theories that, in eight short years, doubled the national debt, threw our economy into a tailspin, and led us into this mess in the first place. We can't rely on a losing formula that offers only tax cuts as the answer to all our problems while ignoring our fundamental economic challenges – the crushing cost of health care or the inadequate state of so many schools; our addiction to foreign oil or our crumbling roads, bridges, and levees.

The American people know that our challenges are great. They don't expect Democratic solutions or Republican solutions – they expect American solutions.

From the beginning, this recovery plan has had at its core a simple idea: Let's put Americans to work doing the work America needs done. It will save or create more than 3 million jobs over the next two years, all across the country – 16,000 in Maine, nearly 80,000 in Indiana – almost all of them in the private sector, and all of them jobs that help us recover today, and prosper tomorrow.

Jobs that upgrade classrooms and laboratories in 10,000 schools nationwide – at least 485 in Florida alone – and train an army of teachers in math and science.

Jobs that modernize our health care system, not only saving us billions of dollars, but countless lives.

Jobs that construct a smart electric grid, connect every corner of the country to the information superhighway, double our capacity to generate renewable energy, and grow the economy of tomorrow.

Jobs that rebuild our crumbling roads, bridges and levees and dams, so that the tragedies of New Orleans and Minneapolis never happen again.

It includes immediate tax relief for our struggling middle class in places like Ohio, where 4.5 million workers will receive a tax cut of up to $1,000. It protects health insurance and provides unemployment insurance for those who've lost their jobs. And it helps our states and communities avoid painful tax hikes or layoffs for our teachers, nurses, and first responders.

That's what is at stake with this plan: putting Americans back to work, creating transformative economic change, and making a down payment on the American Dream that serves our children and our children's children for generations to come.

Americans across this country are struggling, and they are watching to see if we're equal to the task before us. Let's show them that we are. And let's do whatever it takes to keep the promise of America alive in our time.

Thank you.

At 6:27pm on February 1, 2009, samhan8 said…
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At 4:53pm on January 30, 2009, Quinta Wilkinson said…
My computer was down sorry to be so slow to answer. More later.
At 12:44am on January 28, 2009, Michael Shawn Kendall said…
Hi Lawrence Murray, Here is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. I have been pushing for the sell of US Treasury "Energy Independence Savings Bonds". Savings bonds are normally purchased in $25 increments. This gives a way for just about any American to tighten their belts just a bit by skipping a meal at McDonalds or Pizza Hut and buying a RE savings bond to support a project. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.com. Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
27FEB09

Honorable Speaker of the House Congresswoman Pelosi,

I am an Electronic Technician Chief in the US Navy with 27 years service stationed overseas. I’m outlying an idea to assist and work with current plans for achieving energy independence. I urge you, as speaker of the house and the driving force to form the select committee on energy independence and global warming, consider for discussion and introduction into the house US Treasury Savings Bonds for Energy Independance.
In WWII America sold war bonds supporting the war effort. When young, my mother told me her primary school raised enough money through bonds to build a tank to support troops. I am impressed with the patriotism and purpose of our greatest generation that accomplished so much.

Selling energy bonds for RE (Renewable Energy) development would lower foreign oil imports and assist with the complex problem of funding. Bonds sold as “Energy S” could support new solar trough plants, “Energy W” to support wind farms, Energy “H” to support hydroelectric plants, Energy “T” to support RE transportation such as electric bullet train routes powered by RE, Energy "C" COOPS for small communities only needing a small quantity of turbines, and Energy “I” for needed infrastructure high voltage power lines to the RE site. Bonds will have the project name and include an artist’s perspective of the project and an American flag. President Obama had great success with the internet during his campaign. In a similar manner, using the internet, energy bonds could have a website listing current projects and an “electronic checkout” could purchase a bond $25 or higher. Simpler methods of payment such as “PAYPAL” and credit cards would be available and after an electronic purchase is complete a color print out of the bond is available with a follow up of the bond in the mail. The website would limit quantity of projects for each category until funding is complete. After a project becomes funded, a new project will be available. A tab on the site will show history and status of previous projects. Purchasers may take great pride in “collecting” and displaying bonds of various RE projects and participating at different levels of financial support. Solar trough plants in the multi-hundred MW size capacity with molten salt energy storage in California, Arizona, and West Texas can provide a major portion of electric needs. North Dakota has potential to support 1/3 of our nations electric needs in it’s class 4 wind zone areas. There are plenty of suitable proposed wind turbine farms now around the nation to significantly increase our RE if funded. Mid sized hydro-electric has not been used in America to it’s full potential. Following the example of our neighbor, Canada, it would provide a significant increase in percentage of electric production. Developing all three we could provide the majority of our electric and heating needs through renewable energy in a "New New Deal" fashion allowing natural gas for transportation as T. Boone Pickens is working for. Bullet train routes have proven a viable alternative to commercial domestic air service and when powered by electricity provided by RE suppliers America would be in the forefront of world technology. Example, I heard of discussion for a commuter train from Denver to Colorado Springs. Such a route built as a renewable energy project with charter requirement legally requiring to only purchase electricity from available renewable energy sources would be a model example. There are many train routes, city bus systems, and government vehicles that can be converted to run from alternative energy sources and fuels. Jobs created would bolster the economy, lower trade deficit, and strengthen national security. I would take great pride in print outs of bonds with graphics of each project I supported and many other Americans would also. The energy bonds could have tax breaks. BLM lands may be a viable place to start for some projects.

I contacted the US treasury department and was told that the marketing department for savings bonds closed several years ago. I was told there would be problems because savings bonds are at the federal level while the projects will be at the state and local level. I disagree and believe that these can easily be figured out in the way of grants to the state and local level using money from the bonds for those specific projects. I was told to check out auctions on the www.treasurydirect.gov website and found them to not apply to citizens wanting to buy savings bonds to support a cause such as energy independance. I was told by the treasury department to look into CREB (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds). I found CREB to be large scale funding that a citizen would not be able to participate in as a US Treasury Energy Independance Bond would provide. If given the tools to participate directly, the power of the citizens of the United States to help achieve energy independance could not be denied. Americans mean well and the Energy Independance Savings bond program will give citizens the power at their level to make it happen. If marketed through a web page, commercials, and to federal employees the word would get out and participation would spread like wildfire.

Mr. Paul Gipe, a resident of Bakersfield CA, an author of several books about wind energy, and recipient of multiple awards as a pioneer in the industry since the 1970's has put a letter I wrote to Senator Dorgan on this subject as well as an older letter I wrote on wind COOP in JAN07. These websites are:

http://www.wind-works.org/coopwind/RenewableEnergyBondsforEnergyIndependence.html

and

http://www.wind-works.org/articles/AmericanEnergyIndependencethroughCooperativeInvestmentinWindEnergy.html

Sincerely and very respectfully,

ETC(SW/AW) Mike Kendall USN

Mailing address: PSC 476, Box 879, FPO AP, 96322 USA

Telephone (803) 265-4756, Email: ke6cvh@yahoo.com
At 7:49am on January 27, 2009, Jim McCue, DL for ID-01 said…
Your welcome Lawrence!

If you have questions about being a DL, please ask me and I'll do my best to help.

Also, keep an eye on my ID-01 group to get ideas.
Jim
At 6:58pm on January 26, 2009, Jim McCue, DL for ID-01 said…
Hi Lawrence,

Welcome aboard as DL for CA-03, thanks for helping the Army out. Your leadership is needed to help organize CA in becoming a powerful force for the PP.

Thanks for your efforts,
Jim
At 11:31am on January 25, 2009, roy a. laplante III said…
Hi Lawrence, you are on the correct path. The other angle is to conserve with energy effecient retrofits on existing large buildings. LED lites, Solar HVAC, etc. Since you are looking at bigger situations I would propose that you also include Geothermal on your sites in the Sacromento area into the mountains. That potential is the best/cheapest retrun on investment. Wind towers would mix well with a geotherm plant. Multi-use is the best use of ground space. wind towers on the north and east sides of the plot, solar on the south and geotherm in the middle. Towers could even hold solar racking system on the lower south facing part of the tower.
cheeers
Roy

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