Hi Marty, Here is a tool for all of us to get RE projects started by selling 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 an RE savings bond to support a renewable energy project and save money at the same time for themselves. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already.If you agree with this plan please consider passing to other people in your district as it will be a great tool to get funding for PickensPlan projects through support of Renewable Energy projects. On my web page is a link for a new group that was started today called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” At your discretion I encourage you to join on the link as one of “my friends” and the join the group if you agree with the goals. I have created a group on PickensPlan called “Energy Independence US Treasury Savings Bonds” . It is currently listed as the number 3 group on the PickensPlan website and I encourage you to check it out, join if you like it, and become friends on my PickensPlan page. My email address is michael.kendall@ymail.com Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi the other day:
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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: michael.kendall@ymail.com
I am back. I ran into a dead in with the local solid waste commission when I informed them of the LMOP and WastWise programs. I was unsuccessful when I offer to survey the landfills and was told it was done before and there was not enough to worry about financially. I tried to express it was an environmental issue not a financial action until a project is design for an end user. Lost the fight on a panel that even consisted of the Mayor. I am working on a clean energy business plan. I have no clout in this area and I am determined. Oh! The name of my business is 'Renewable Ener-G Solutions Technology, LLC (REST. I am seeking start-up funds at this time while writing the required business plan. Keep in touch. I will be looking for electricians and general contractors. I have not given up on the LMOP and WastWise programs, but I was repeatedly told I did not have enough experience to work with landfill projects. --Macia
Season's Greetings! :)
Please visit www.FAREnergy.org - The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy would like to make Florida a leader in solar energy. Since 1991, Germany, Spain, Denmark, and over 40 other nations, states, and provinces, have pioneered legislation that have proven to promote the fastest, cheapest, and widest growth of renewable energy. In many of these countries these policies are called "Feed-In Tariffs" (FITs). Producers of renewable energy are paid a premium rate or "tariff" for each kilowatt of energy they "feed into" the grid. Here in North America FITs are being called, "Renewable Energy Payments" (REPs). The name has changed but the fundamental principles of these policies stay the same:
Everyone who produces renewable energy is guaranteed that they can connect to the power grid and sell their energy to their utility company. There is no limit to the amount of renewable energy that can be sold to utility companies.
Utility companies sign 15-20 year contracts with all their renewable energy producers. All contracts are transparent and open for inspection.
The contracts include long-term agreed upon prices that the utility companies will pay for the energy they buy. The prices are set high enough to be an incentive to new producers and for existing producers to expand their production capacities. Prices vary according to the source of the energy (i.e, sun, wind, water, bio-mass, etc.) and the size of the energy-producing installation.
The utility companies can recoup their increased costs of paying higher prices for renewable energy by spreading these costs among all their customers.
An Independent Review Board is established by the government that periodically sets the prices and terms for new contracts.
How do REPs work?
Renewable Energy Payments are the mechanisms or instruments at the heart of specific state, provincial or national renewable energy policies. REPs are incentives for homeowners, farmers, businesses, etc., to become producers of renewable energy, or to increase their production of renewable energy. As such, they increase our overall production and use of renewable energy, and decrease our consumption and burning of fossil fuels.
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
Faye Roller - Administartive Director
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy
1-888-501-FARE
www.FAREnergy.org
You like many hear the word drill and think oil !
NATURAL GAS IS DRILLED AS WELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im starting to think that evreyone thinks that the new energy bill is great bill it is the most important bill
of the century and it made us dependent on foreign oil forever our reps have failed us to no end this bill was more important than the morgage bailout . There is no energy in the energy bill what so ever. Not to burst any bodies bubbles but most things being said about low
numbers about drilling is foreign propaganda that most bite hook line and sinker as truth .
We need your help with the Pledge Push! We can only get this plan done with HUGE numbers. Please download some pledges, get them signed and fax them back to the 888# at the bottom of the page. We eat the apple one bite at a time. Collect a few every day, and in no time you will have 100. We would be thrilled to have you in the 100CLUB. ARE YOU IN?
Please get your elected leaders to sign, as well. A two pronged offense can not fail!
Best
Kim
Also, please congratulate Karen Nardella and Craig Savage for completing the task! You should read how they did it on the 100CLUB GROUP page - http://push.pickensplan.com/group/100pledgeclub
would LOVE to have you along for the ride wearing one of our T Shirts talking wind riding a bike..........
www.Wind4me.com
Nothing like one guy making a difference one customer at a time!
Thanks again for the CA 40, bro that stuff works. I cut my fuel cost by 50%, I really am suprised how good it works, it has made my transportation service very profitable.
Hi there Marty. That is an actual picture of a neighborhood in Germany. That is what we want to happen here in the U.S. That's what our neighborhoods should already look like! We have to adopt their REP (renewable energy payments) policies (google it if you must:) That is by far my favorite picture it actually has inspired me a great deal! thanks for noticing. :)
I'd like to ask your help promoting a national event in support of alternative energy solutions. Check out "Musicians for a Batter Future" and see if for you. It would be nice to get some Chicago venues and musicians, if you know any (I love blues), but grassroots organization, promotion or any number of other things would help.
Let me know what you think. Your ideas would be much appreciate3d,
I joined the Pickens Plan about three week ago and have spent some time looking over the features of our website. I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m very excited about our community because I’m also a member of one.org (U2 – Bono – World Hunger) and have personally seen the results of people banning together and influencing our government. The Internet has made it possible. My interest is Ethanol and fuel additives. Please keep in touch. All the best, Luis Garcia…
'Green-collar' jobs a growth area, U.S. group says
Companies are stepping up their environmental initiatives, and that may mean a boom in "green-collar" jobs.
A recent forecast by the American Solar Energy Society found that renewable energy and energy-efficient industries were responsible for the creation of nearly 8.5 million jobs in 2006, and by 2030 that number is expected to reach 40 million.
Colleges and universities are taking notice, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a job placement consulting group.
Many have introduced specialized degree programs in eco-commerce, environmental accounting, green and social marketing, and ecological economics.
"The demand for 'green-collar' jobs is really exploding, especially as the cost of energy continues to climb," said John Challenger, the group's chief executive. "Students need to start thinking about developing skills that will give them an edge for these types of careers that did not even exist until recently."
Popular jobs include urban planners, forestry professionals and environmental lawyers, Challenger said. There is also a growing demand for architects and engineers with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit.
Marty,
Your comments are very good and I agree with your stance. There is so much we can do "now" as individuals.
But we have to take control of our energy needs here at home. We can't keep sending our $$$ over sea's.... it is ruining our country.
Our poor kids will be paying 50% or more of their income for Taxes just to run the country... if we don't stop this and keep our ecconomy sound.
We need leaders like you and this "site" is amazing in that it bringin all these idea's and such great information together.
Pickens or not... the American people have to move forward with some answers.... I think everyone coming together like this is a great start.
I live Near Sweetwater and the Wind Turbines here churn our Kilowatts every day... somedays so many, that the company has to break or shut in some of the Turbines because they can't fit all the kilowatts into the system... we no they will work - and with no fuel charge either!
Keep adding your input - keep watching the site and shareing the interest and information. Good will come from it!
Thank you for the comment Mr. Grossman, I appreciate it. I just get so worked up and sickened by people who don't have any clue whats right and whats wrong...you cant solve a climate crisis by putting more holes in the earth. We have to address everything appropriately. :) Well please keep in touch - and by the way we might win some of those morons over if we get a catchy - more simplified slogan they could understand...lol ttyl.
glad to be friends marty. but if it is going to take 10 years to get 10% of our vehicles changed over to nat gas we will miss the boat. wind won't blow our cars down the road and sun won't pull them. hopefully in the near future they will.believe me to see the middle east have to burn oil to melt sand into glass is my goal.but reaction times aren't going to allow us to it fast enough is what i'm trying to say. once again thanks for your response. i'm open to all discussions and respect your views keep pushing the plan thanks.
little things. right now that will be the difference. you have to remember that congress take about a 1/3 of the year off. all these projections that it will take 5 years to oil on line must be based on their schedule. chesepeake just would vast new nat gas reserves. they will have 12 new wells on line before the end of the year. oh i forgot they don't take the summer off. be careful what you buy into here. it's sad but we can't quit using oil at the drop of the hat. to thhink that would say i'm going to quit using water. we have to realize we use 20 million barrels a day.but we can't just say let's get the price down and keep the same way of life. it will take a change in how we view our way of life. right now i truely believe every little thing we do helps. we are trying to replace oil. thus far all i see is people spread out all over the pea patch on this issue. the push amercan people have made is starting to work. if it wasn't we wouldn't have reduced our our driving by over 70 billion miles in the last 7 months. this is a shift that is going to take time. but the reduction in consumtion and the public screaming at our government speculation has dropped. if you don't believe me look at the price of oil. just think if we were able to do something w/ real substance. and i do believe with continued use of conservation we can still have a great impact. i think the key here is people have to realize we can't stop using oil w/ a turn of a switch. our goal should be to replace what we import through permanent allternatives and yes[our own] oil. we have to drill. the only way out of this is to came out swinging. food for thought. w/ all these 3 rd world countries having nuclear capabilities in the world do we want to be the last one here w/ oil? russia wants hummer.[not milatary] besides you think if they wanted a milatary hummer they would just buy one and copy it? the best bomber in there air force in ww2 was a spitting image of our bomber [sorry can't remember which one] they took it apart and went into the tool room and made an exact copy piece by piece. they want what we have. boy are they in for a rude awakening. please we can't count out oil to get us out of this mess. we aren't drilling so we have more. we are drilling to to replace what we import. and as we do this coupled w/ bringing alternatives on line will then start to replace what oil we use. let's find a meeting ground in the middle make good decisions and go from there. thanks
I respect your arguments: the Vonnegut quote and the notion that "consequentialist philosophy is results-based." Yes, it is. I also read your "conservation discussion" which has good ideas. Some of those things I'm willing to do; some of them I'm not. But in any case, it's great to get people thinking. The first time I paid over $70 to fill my gas tank was, honestly, the first time I started consciously accelerating more slowly. That was my tipping point; everyone's is different.
I'm still suspicious of Pickens, but he's spurring conversation about an important topic, which is good.
Marty - Thank you for supporting the mutual effort. We are a Boston family who have moved to Central New Jersey. We lived near Babson College for many years and enjoy supporting the home team in this new
hostile environment.
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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: michael.kendall@ymail.com
I am back. I ran into a dead in with the local solid waste commission when I informed them of the LMOP and WastWise programs. I was unsuccessful when I offer to survey the landfills and was told it was done before and there was not enough to worry about financially. I tried to express it was an environmental issue not a financial action until a project is design for an end user. Lost the fight on a panel that even consisted of the Mayor. I am working on a clean energy business plan. I have no clout in this area and I am determined. Oh! The name of my business is 'Renewable Ener-G Solutions Technology, LLC (REST. I am seeking start-up funds at this time while writing the required business plan. Keep in touch. I will be looking for electricians and general contractors. I have not given up on the LMOP and WastWise programs, but I was repeatedly told I did not have enough experience to work with landfill projects. --Macia
Season's Greetings! :)Please visit www.FAREnergy.org - The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy would like to make Florida a leader in solar energy. Since 1991, Germany, Spain, Denmark, and over 40 other nations, states, and provinces, have pioneered legislation that have proven to promote the fastest, cheapest, and widest growth of renewable energy. In many of these countries these policies are called "Feed-In Tariffs" (FITs). Producers of renewable energy are paid a premium rate or "tariff" for each kilowatt of energy they "feed into" the grid. Here in North America FITs are being called, "Renewable Energy Payments" (REPs). The name has changed but the fundamental principles of these policies stay the same:
Everyone who produces renewable energy is guaranteed that they can connect to the power grid and sell their energy to their utility company. There is no limit to the amount of renewable energy that can be sold to utility companies.
Utility companies sign 15-20 year contracts with all their renewable energy producers. All contracts are transparent and open for inspection.
The contracts include long-term agreed upon prices that the utility companies will pay for the energy they buy. The prices are set high enough to be an incentive to new producers and for existing producers to expand their production capacities. Prices vary according to the source of the energy (i.e, sun, wind, water, bio-mass, etc.) and the size of the energy-producing installation.
The utility companies can recoup their increased costs of paying higher prices for renewable energy by spreading these costs among all their customers.
An Independent Review Board is established by the government that periodically sets the prices and terms for new contracts.
How do REPs work?
Renewable Energy Payments are the mechanisms or instruments at the heart of specific state, provincial or national renewable energy policies. REPs are incentives for homeowners, farmers, businesses, etc., to become producers of renewable energy, or to increase their production of renewable energy. As such, they increase our overall production and use of renewable energy, and decrease our consumption and burning of fossil fuels.
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
Faye Roller - Administartive Director
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy
1-888-501-FARE
www.FAREnergy.org
NATURAL GAS IS DRILLED AS WELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im starting to think that evreyone thinks that the new energy bill is great bill it is the most important bill
of the century and it made us dependent on foreign oil forever our reps have failed us to no end this bill was more important than the morgage bailout . There is no energy in the energy bill what so ever. Not to burst any bodies bubbles but most things being said about low
numbers about drilling is foreign propaganda that most bite hook line and sinker as truth .
We need your help with the Pledge Push! We can only get this plan done with HUGE numbers. Please download some pledges, get them signed and fax them back to the 888# at the bottom of the page. We eat the apple one bite at a time. Collect a few every day, and in no time you will have 100. We would be thrilled to have you in the 100CLUB. ARE YOU IN?
Please get your elected leaders to sign, as well. A two pronged offense can not fail!
Best
Kim
Also, please congratulate Karen Nardella and Craig Savage for completing the task! You should read how they did it on the 100CLUB GROUP page - http://push.pickensplan.com/group/100pledgeclub
www.Wind4me.com
Nothing like one guy making a difference one customer at a time!
I'd like to ask your help promoting a national event in support of alternative energy solutions. Check out "Musicians for a Batter Future" and see if for you. It would be nice to get some Chicago venues and musicians, if you know any (I love blues), but grassroots organization, promotion or any number of other things would help.
Let me know what you think. Your ideas would be much appreciate3d,
Thanks,
Rev. Jake
KISS THE EARTH GREENCheck out http://solarsource.net/
Take Care!
Companies are stepping up their environmental initiatives, and that may mean a boom in "green-collar" jobs.
A recent forecast by the American Solar Energy Society found that renewable energy and energy-efficient industries were responsible for the creation of nearly 8.5 million jobs in 2006, and by 2030 that number is expected to reach 40 million.
Colleges and universities are taking notice, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a job placement consulting group.
Many have introduced specialized degree programs in eco-commerce, environmental accounting, green and social marketing, and ecological economics.
"The demand for 'green-collar' jobs is really exploding, especially as the cost of energy continues to climb," said John Challenger, the group's chief executive. "Students need to start thinking about developing skills that will give them an edge for these types of careers that did not even exist until recently."
Popular jobs include urban planners, forestry professionals and environmental lawyers, Challenger said. There is also a growing demand for architects and engineers with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit.
Your comments are very good and I agree with your stance. There is so much we can do "now" as individuals.
But we have to take control of our energy needs here at home. We can't keep sending our $$$ over sea's.... it is ruining our country.
Our poor kids will be paying 50% or more of their income for Taxes just to run the country... if we don't stop this and keep our ecconomy sound.
We need leaders like you and this "site" is amazing in that it bringin all these idea's and such great information together.
Pickens or not... the American people have to move forward with some answers.... I think everyone coming together like this is a great start.
I live Near Sweetwater and the Wind Turbines here churn our Kilowatts every day... somedays so many, that the company has to break or shut in some of the Turbines because they can't fit all the kilowatts into the system... we no they will work - and with no fuel charge either!
Keep adding your input - keep watching the site and shareing the interest and information. Good will come from it!
Power to the People.
I'm still suspicious of Pickens, but he's spurring conversation about an important topic, which is good.
Be well.
hostile environment.
Bruce
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