Happy New Year Fred,
Last year I helped so many members of Pickens Plan learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about conservation of power, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my electricity costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Fred, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.
BTW, Texas: I just posted an article link on my pickens page about Home Wind Systems in Texas. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "weak policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. Texas has created multiple sets of rules for loopholes and you have less rights than people in other states. You should read that article, important.
At 6:31pm on December 30, 2008, Lori Tetrick said…
Please join Texas District Group 21 to learn more about Pickens Plan events and activities taking place in our District. With several folks all chipping in, we can sign up hundreds of new members, place Op-Eds more easily in local papers and convince Congressman Smith to sign onto the Pickens Plan!
I am of the Cherokee nation. It is a possibility that my heritage has influenced my outlook toward the balanced use of natural resources and taking a longer view of things. Those born into the life of ease have never had to worry about many things poorer folks have to deal with. What they want they want now. The desire for instant gratification of wants is one of the problems with society today for rich and poot people alike.
As for physics and the Higgs boson, I do not think either Fermilab Tevatron or the CERN LHC will ever observe it for I do not think that it exists. I have written a paper awaiting publication that uses a fluctuating electron model that correctly predicts the mass of the Up and Down Quarks. Like string theory it unites all particles as a single waveform, but without the need of extra dimensions to make the math work. It is part of a larger work in progress in which the Higgs Boson is neither needed nor predicted.
Fred
Thanks for your comments on political accountability.
I'm a firm believer in out with the old in with the new.....regardless of political party. But, I think that strategy is hard for some people to embrace. I used to be a Republican, but that is when fiscal responsibility meant something. Now, I'm neither Republican or Democrat because neither party understands the fiscal responsibility concept. To me, politics is about results and not about party loyalty. I would like nothing better than to see new faces for anybody who has been in Congress over 12 years. (2 terms).
At 10:12am on September 21, 2008, James Artuso said…
Hello,
I just wanted to take a second of your time to invite you to view, a Solar Solution!
www.powur.com/homeenergy1 - click View Our Mission and if interested click the back arrow to Become an Ecopreneur.
Also you can see what we offer home owners - www.glenburniesolar.com
Thank You For Your Time
(Please feel free to add me as a friend)
In reference to the website cngcat.com, I am afraid all I keep getting are other websites that want my money.
Did not find a source of information for direct conversion of diesel to CNG. In my case I would really like propane conversion, as it is readily accessable nationwide. I am a ardent do-it-yourselfer. Save a lot of money.
Fred Acree
At 9:32pm on September 18, 2008, Curtis Martin said…
CNG will work in your diesel now. There are systems out there that do a 70% cng injected with 30% diesel (to rtain the compression ignition) and clean up the emissions and reduce the particulate matter (soot) from the exaust. Go to www.cngchat to learn more. Read up in the "diesel - cng" thread under the "Conversions Forum". If you can't find it, just post your question.
Good information about height of wind above ground. I need a free source for wind history for my area.
Also I have searched on a few of the retail home size (10KW) wind turbine companies that package the whole thing including the towers. As I am 70 years old, the payback for those very overpriced systems is longer than I expect to live.
And, there are few tax incentives for homeowners. Under Bush's regime, the tax incentives all go to the business sector.
Wind speed increases with height. I suspect you would need to measure the wind speed above the tree canopy of your many Live Oaks. Best of luck to you,
Volunteers Earn Carbon Credits while Supporting Green Initiatives
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas----When the people at Green Mountain Energy heard that the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair was looking for additional volunteers for their fall festival, they responded by offering to sponsor renewable energy credits for the first 100 people who sign up.
This opportunity will provide individuals with a way to take action and support the move toward renewable energy options in Texas. Not only will volunteers earn renewable energy credits toward reducing their own carbon foot print, they will also receive free entry into the fair and the Roundup tee-shirt. We hope you will volunteer by signing up at www.theroundup.org or call the Roundup Coordinator at 877-376-8638.
At the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair, over 7500 people gather annually to explore products and technology that is sustainable, renewable and recyclable – products that offer green-living choices. The Renewable Energy Roundup takes place in Fredericksburg, Friday, September 26 through Sunday, the 28th. A fusion of information and entertainment, this year’s schedule includes workshops, kid’s activities, healthy cooking demos, and a natural organic food café. Hands-on activities include interactive exhibits and demonstrations, dozens of practical and informative workshops, vehicle ride-and-drive and live entertainment in the beer garten.
Green Mountain Energy knows that, more than ever, Texans are exploring how to meet their daily needs in ways that help ensure their future quality of life. Taking steps like reducing carbon emissions from driving and flying, buying cleaner electricity, and choosing local, organic products all play a part in the increasingly popular green lifestyle.
Green Mountain Energy Company is the nation’s leading retail provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions. Green Mountain offers residential, business, institutional and governmental customers an easy way to purchase cleaner, affordable electricity products, as well as the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint. So it makes sense that the folks at Green Mountain Energy were ready to provide sponsorship for those who volunteer at the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair. Green Mountain’s carbon offset brand, BeGreen also helps Texans “walk the talk” by providing easy ways go green. Visit the BeGreen website to get more ideas about reducing and offsetting your household’s carbon footprint (www.begreennow.com).
The ninth annual Texas Renewable Energy Roundup is co-organized by the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association and the Texas Solar Energy Society, in cooperation with the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Event proceeds will benefit TREIA and TXSES, two non-profits that strive to increase the understanding and awareness of renewable energy applications and promote their wide use. Major sponsorship is provided by the Texas State Energy Conservation Office.
I hope PEC welcomes your electricity. All I can do right now is be careful with home energy usage. Keep the A/C on 78, turn off lights, etc. I really want to get a power generator that's solar powered so if something happens we will still have power. I think that might be more affordable for us right now.
Fred,
TRANSPORTATION is the master key to basic survival, and the cornerstone of the economy. We all know that transportation presently depends on oil production, and oil production is peaking. We must focus first on transportation – it is the highest priority. The PickensPlan to transition vehicles to natural gas is a great start toward 100% energy independence, but is a stop-gap measure till we can transition to all electric transportation. Electric energy is strained without adding transportation demands; so we must drastically improve efficiency .
Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) is a patented technology where travel occurs without air friction or rolling resistance (like “Space Travel on Earth”); ETT can accomplish 50 times more transportation per kWh (or carbon credit) than electric cars or trains. ETT is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, and is electric so it can make maximum use of wind or PV power. I invite you to visit my page to learn more about ETT
Hey Fred,
6 months of traveling per year- life doesn't get any better than that! I truly envy your lifestyle, and hope my husband I can acheive the same! Definitely a goal worth working toward!
The prior owners of our property drilled our well and hit water at 180 feet. They went on down to 220. The area we live in is called "Witch Wells" for a reason. It's pretty hit and miss.
The neighbor just south of us drilled a couple hundred feet deep, and came up dry. They did not try going down any further. Our neighbors about 2 miles away get all the water they need, but don't know how deep their well is, or how many gallons per minute it produces. We know other people within 10 miles that got an ample water supply between 600 and 700 feet.
There's more detailed information on the aquifers in that area on our friend's website, if you are interested: http://www.witchwellestates.com/WitchWellWater.htm
If and when we move up there full time, we will invest in geo sounding, to see if we can hit more water by going down below 600 feet. There's a couple of companies that will do three tests for under $1000. At a cost of $30 per foot to dig deeper, we want to make sure there's something worth digging for! The pump is just a regular propane powered 1/3 HP pump. We eventually want to convert that to solar.
The Lyman Lake and Springerville area are beautiful. We visited an Alpaca ranch in Nutriosa (east of Springerville) over the weekend. That is one beautiful area of AZ- a well kept secret!
Next time you come camping in AZ, look me up. We'd love to meet you!
Fred, your home in Flaggstaff sounds very cool! I bet you hated leaving it! My husband and I live and work in Phoenix, but have 40 acres north of St Johns AZ. The dwelling that we purchased with the property consists of a couple of 1970's renovated singlewides. We'd like to replace them someday and have fantasized about straw bale or some other sort of passive solar. But that's a long way off.
We have 3 110 Watt solar panels, a 400 watt wind generator, and 6 deep cycle batteries. Works real well for us, at least on a part time basis. We also have propane for cooking, water heating, refrigeration, and 2 wall propane units to supplement our wood stove. It's amazing how much heat a little wood stove can put out.
We use a propane generator to pump water from our well, and as back up for the solar and wind. We rarely use it as a back up.
We have a well that produces 25 gallons of water per day. It sure makes you realize how wasteful you are when you go off the grid and try to live on 25 gallons of water a day and are limited to what electricity you can produce yourself! But we love it, and hope to retire up there.
Beautiful dog! My dog's name is Bonnie too. I agree that Picken's Plan is one of the most exciting things I've seen in a long time. My husband and I have an off grid home in Eastern AZ with Solar and Wind and we love it!
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Happy New Year Fred,
Last year I helped so many members of Pickens Plan learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about conservation of power, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my electricity costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Fred, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.
BTW, Texas: I just posted an article link on my pickens page about Home Wind Systems in Texas. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "weak policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. Texas has created multiple sets of rules for loopholes and you have less rights than people in other states. You should read that article, important.
Website: http://push.pickensplan.com/group/DistrictGroupTX21
Location: Texas
laster3@bellsouth.net
I look forward to speaking with you some more.
I am of the Cherokee nation. It is a possibility that my heritage has influenced my outlook toward the balanced use of natural resources and taking a longer view of things. Those born into the life of ease have never had to worry about many things poorer folks have to deal with. What they want they want now. The desire for instant gratification of wants is one of the problems with society today for rich and poot people alike.
As for physics and the Higgs boson, I do not think either Fermilab Tevatron or the CERN LHC will ever observe it for I do not think that it exists. I have written a paper awaiting publication that uses a fluctuating electron model that correctly predicts the mass of the Up and Down Quarks. Like string theory it unites all particles as a single waveform, but without the need of extra dimensions to make the math work. It is part of a larger work in progress in which the Higgs Boson is neither needed nor predicted.
Thanks for your comments on political accountability.
I'm a firm believer in out with the old in with the new.....regardless of political party. But, I think that strategy is hard for some people to embrace. I used to be a Republican, but that is when fiscal responsibility meant something. Now, I'm neither Republican or Democrat because neither party understands the fiscal responsibility concept. To me, politics is about results and not about party loyalty. I would like nothing better than to see new faces for anybody who has been in Congress over 12 years. (2 terms).
I just wanted to take a second of your time to invite you to view, a Solar Solution!
www.powur.com/homeenergy1 - click View Our Mission and if interested click the back arrow to Become an Ecopreneur.
Also you can see what we offer home owners - www.glenburniesolar.com
Thank You For Your Time
(Please feel free to add me as a friend)
Did not find a source of information for direct conversion of diesel to CNG. In my case I would really like propane conversion, as it is readily accessable nationwide. I am a ardent do-it-yourselfer. Save a lot of money.
Fred Acree
Good information about height of wind above ground. I need a free source for wind history for my area.
Also I have searched on a few of the retail home size (10KW) wind turbine companies that package the whole thing including the towers. As I am 70 years old, the payback for those very overpriced systems is longer than I expect to live.
And, there are few tax incentives for homeowners. Under Bush's regime, the tax incentives all go to the business sector.
I feel incentiveless!
Wind speed increases with height. I suspect you would need to measure the wind speed above the tree canopy of your many Live Oaks. Best of luck to you,
Matt
Texans unite!
Mike Cutler
Cutler Real Estate Services
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas----When the people at Green Mountain Energy heard that the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair was looking for additional volunteers for their fall festival, they responded by offering to sponsor renewable energy credits for the first 100 people who sign up.
This opportunity will provide individuals with a way to take action and support the move toward renewable energy options in Texas. Not only will volunteers earn renewable energy credits toward reducing their own carbon foot print, they will also receive free entry into the fair and the Roundup tee-shirt. We hope you will volunteer by signing up at www.theroundup.org or call the Roundup Coordinator at 877-376-8638.
At the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair, over 7500 people gather annually to explore products and technology that is sustainable, renewable and recyclable – products that offer green-living choices. The Renewable Energy Roundup takes place in Fredericksburg, Friday, September 26 through Sunday, the 28th. A fusion of information and entertainment, this year’s schedule includes workshops, kid’s activities, healthy cooking demos, and a natural organic food café. Hands-on activities include interactive exhibits and demonstrations, dozens of practical and informative workshops, vehicle ride-and-drive and live entertainment in the beer garten.
Green Mountain Energy knows that, more than ever, Texans are exploring how to meet their daily needs in ways that help ensure their future quality of life. Taking steps like reducing carbon emissions from driving and flying, buying cleaner electricity, and choosing local, organic products all play a part in the increasingly popular green lifestyle.
Green Mountain Energy Company is the nation’s leading retail provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions. Green Mountain offers residential, business, institutional and governmental customers an easy way to purchase cleaner, affordable electricity products, as well as the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint. So it makes sense that the folks at Green Mountain Energy were ready to provide sponsorship for those who volunteer at the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair. Green Mountain’s carbon offset brand, BeGreen also helps Texans “walk the talk” by providing easy ways go green. Visit the BeGreen website to get more ideas about reducing and offsetting your household’s carbon footprint (www.begreennow.com).
The ninth annual Texas Renewable Energy Roundup is co-organized by the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association and the Texas Solar Energy Society, in cooperation with the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Event proceeds will benefit TREIA and TXSES, two non-profits that strive to increase the understanding and awareness of renewable energy applications and promote their wide use. Major sponsorship is provided by the Texas State Energy Conservation Office.
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TRANSPORTATION is the master key to basic survival, and the cornerstone of the economy. We all know that transportation presently depends on oil production, and oil production is peaking. We must focus first on transportation – it is the highest priority. The PickensPlan to transition vehicles to natural gas is a great start toward 100% energy independence, but is a stop-gap measure till we can transition to all electric transportation. Electric energy is strained without adding transportation demands; so we must drastically improve efficiency .
Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) is a patented technology where travel occurs without air friction or rolling resistance (like “Space Travel on Earth”); ETT can accomplish 50 times more transportation per kWh (or carbon credit) than electric cars or trains. ETT is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, and is electric so it can make maximum use of wind or PV power. I invite you to visit my page to learn more about ETT
6 months of traveling per year- life doesn't get any better than that! I truly envy your lifestyle, and hope my husband I can acheive the same! Definitely a goal worth working toward!
The prior owners of our property drilled our well and hit water at 180 feet. They went on down to 220. The area we live in is called "Witch Wells" for a reason. It's pretty hit and miss.
The neighbor just south of us drilled a couple hundred feet deep, and came up dry. They did not try going down any further. Our neighbors about 2 miles away get all the water they need, but don't know how deep their well is, or how many gallons per minute it produces. We know other people within 10 miles that got an ample water supply between 600 and 700 feet.
There's more detailed information on the aquifers in that area on our friend's website, if you are interested: http://www.witchwellestates.com/WitchWellWater.htm
If and when we move up there full time, we will invest in geo sounding, to see if we can hit more water by going down below 600 feet. There's a couple of companies that will do three tests for under $1000. At a cost of $30 per foot to dig deeper, we want to make sure there's something worth digging for! The pump is just a regular propane powered 1/3 HP pump. We eventually want to convert that to solar.
The Lyman Lake and Springerville area are beautiful. We visited an Alpaca ranch in Nutriosa (east of Springerville) over the weekend. That is one beautiful area of AZ- a well kept secret!
Next time you come camping in AZ, look me up. We'd love to meet you!
We have 3 110 Watt solar panels, a 400 watt wind generator, and 6 deep cycle batteries. Works real well for us, at least on a part time basis. We also have propane for cooking, water heating, refrigeration, and 2 wall propane units to supplement our wood stove. It's amazing how much heat a little wood stove can put out.
We use a propane generator to pump water from our well, and as back up for the solar and wind. We rarely use it as a back up.
We have a well that produces 25 gallons of water per day. It sure makes you realize how wasteful you are when you go off the grid and try to live on 25 gallons of water a day and are limited to what electricity you can produce yourself! But we love it, and hope to retire up there.
I have two border collies also, great animal, best friends.
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