Hi Ryan, 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 a 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. This is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.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: ke6cvh@yahoo.com
Happy New Year Ryan,
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 Ryan, 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.
Ryan,
From a fellow member of the alternative energy industry, I am glad to have you in the Plan. The Plan has been reorganizing by congressional district. I am in TX-26 in DFW. I invite you to join our district if you have not attached to another local district. We have found it easier to organize when we can meet in person. We have started local meeting.
Regards, Joey Horn
It looks as though IEV is working on one of Placer Mining Corp Projects. My brother owns Placer Mining Corp. Wishing success to all parties involved this Thanksgiving holiday!
God bless.
Alizabeth
At 1:42pm on September 16, 2008, Kelci Owens said…
Ryan,
I plan to push pickensplan to my friends and family. I plan to get my community more informed about what Mr. T. Boone Pickens has planned to do.
I would like to invite you to consider sponsorship of "Paradigm Shift Institute". We are a proposed nonprofit laboratory in Houston, Texas dedicated to education, innovation, inspiration, and solving national and global problems. One of our major focuses will be alternative energy, power, and propulsion initiatives.
We are in the process of applying for 501C status and hope to have it in a few months. We need people like you who may be able to sponsor the project or help us attain sponsors. The executive summary is at the group and I can send you a business plan on request.
Here is a chance to help make the future by creating the next generation of innovations and innovators.
At 8:25pm on September 9, 2008, Kim Anderson said…
CALLING ALL LEADERS!
We have petitions! "THE PLEDGE" is on the main page.
I think this is the very best tool we could ask for. It is so much easier to get someone to sign a petition than to go online and join the plan as a member.
I have been test driving it for a few days and got 200 signatures rather eaasily. Most folks had seen the ads or seen Boone on the news. Most were eager to sign it and strongly support it. A few wanted to get more info- I handed them a business card with the website. Very few said no (2 or 3).
I hope you can ask all your "friends" to download a bunch of PLEDGES and fax them back to the office ASAP. THIS IS HOW WE BUILD AN ARMY much faster. Millions of signatures.
Thank you for all your efforts. We have a very strong team. Many ants can take the Hill!
I'm available as a renewable technology presenter/educator, and also as my "mission statement" states, I'd like to join a large-scale renewable energy project in an engineering capacity. In the meantime, I'll continue to add relevant photos and videos to my PickensPlan.com page. I intend to add more Hydrogen Economy information very soon.
Hi Ryan,
Other than doing the small things I can here at home, I'm not sure what involvement I'll be able to do for the PickensPlan. I'm recycling, buying eco friendly products for the home and personal use, not driving very much at all, never use plastic bags, have changed out all my light bulbs to CFLs. On a larger level, I don't know how I can help. I'm not much of an organizer and can't see myself doing town hall meetings and that sort of thing. But I can be kept up to date on what each individual can do to personally create a larger energy footpring.
Hi Ryan, Well...We have paid for our own business cards and will be passing them out at a local event. The event is attended by about 25,000 people. We have also been working hard to try and get Mr. Pickens here for a town hall meeting. I've made a formal request to the Seattle group but nothing so far. I've also contacted my local Congresswoman and I will be meeting with her Energy Advisor this next Friday. He said she will send a letter formally requesting that he do a town hall meeting. Some of the folks in this group have searched throughout WA to try and get others to join us.
How's things going for you? hopefully you're also getting good support.
Have a great week!
Carol
Ryan thanks for the question, "what can I do to help?" After reading many of the comments and blogs, my response would be, stay focused on the Pickens Plan and not all of the other plans & agendas floating around on this site. I joined this group to learn & support the Pickens Plan not to read advertisiments.
Inslee is my congressman. I am lucky. He is very involved with the topic. He has a book that came out this year called Apollo's Fire
I am in the process of reading it right now. If I am lucky, my contacting him will lead to a town hall meeting with other Washington Pickens supporters. I think their plans, Pickens, and Inslees are perfectly suited to each other.
The ultimate goal is that they, the 2 plans, match up in legislation that is mutually beneficial. To be honest, I hope that I can help be the conduit to this occurring. I see the potential here and am working hard to help it happen.
Good question Ryan.
Lets see, I have started by becoming involved with the sustainability effort in my city. There I plan on pushing for zoning changes that allow for fast tracking of alternative energy installation for residential and small businesses. Ideally I would like to see some type of "tax" incentive, maybe property tax adjustment, for people who get involved in distributive energy. Washington already has a Net Metering law.
I plan on working with state and maybe county legislators to beef up the Net Metering. Washington's is kind of weak when compared to other states. Same with adjusting the tax and zoning laws around distributive energy generation.
Finally, I have written a semi detailed letter to my reps and senators, feds. I am pushing for the Pickens plan, I am posting the letter for others to use either as is or modified.
My rep, Jay Inslee is the founder of the Apollo Alliance and he is very well placed to influence legislative energy policy. I plan on getting very involved with him. Trying to arrange "town hall" meetings. We shall see if it works. I am shooting high.
A free green energy system is here now for those who live in New York and Texas, 22 other states are coming as soon as they are fully energy deregulated. Imagine your house and car powered 100% by clean green wind power.. It is possible, as both Pickens and Al Gore say.
Going green with electricity for a home is as easy as switching energy providers in deregulated states such as Texas and New York. Just switch to an energy provider that offers this option.. Click on link to see what the latest up to date electricity rates are. I can answer any concerns or questions.
Imagine living in a home powered by wind, without spending a dime on machines, wires, inverters, towers, and grid interties or panels!
You can also plug your electric scooter or car into your home and recharge it with wind power also... Guess what?
You are now a living example that Al Gore's and Picken's Plan works.. We can all live 100% green like this if we want to. Getting 100% carbon free for home electricity and cars is not that hard.. Make the choice... go green. If you live a monopoly energy state where you have no choices, push for deregulation, so that you at least have this power and this CHOICE available.
At the very least, save some money and pick a lower priced energy plan.. The above site will also let you compare rates and save up to 28% on your electricity bill. Try it out.. It is FREE to switch and no costs are involved as far as equipment or installation.
Careers are opening up in this field. Green energy consultants are needed in all 50 states. Contact me if interested, and I can provide more information. Push green power, educate consumers, switch them to green power.. join the team. The momentum is shifting, but each person is important.. Is that person you?
Thanks for the friend request. the energygreen web site is great! But, the DOE article links are dead- is there anyway to access that still?
I think you may be interested in the NGV infrastructure discussion in the PickensPlan Utah Chapter group. You may want to check it out.
Thanks for the friend request buddy! its going to take every single one of us pushing this every single day.....but we will win an energy future for our children!
Carol
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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: ke6cvh@yahoo.com
Happy New Year Ryan,
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 Ryan, 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.
From a fellow member of the alternative energy industry, I am glad to have you in the Plan. The Plan has been reorganizing by congressional district. I am in TX-26 in DFW. I invite you to join our district if you have not attached to another local district. We have found it easier to organize when we can meet in person. We have started local meeting.
Regards, Joey Horn
It looks as though IEV is working on one of Placer Mining Corp Projects. My brother owns Placer Mining Corp. Wishing success to all parties involved this Thanksgiving holiday!
God bless.
Alizabeth
I plan to push pickensplan to my friends and family. I plan to get my community more informed about what Mr. T. Boone Pickens has planned to do.
Kelci
I would like to invite you to consider sponsorship of "Paradigm Shift Institute". We are a proposed nonprofit laboratory in Houston, Texas dedicated to education, innovation, inspiration, and solving national and global problems. One of our major focuses will be alternative energy, power, and propulsion initiatives.
We are in the process of applying for 501C status and hope to have it in a few months. We need people like you who may be able to sponsor the project or help us attain sponsors. The executive summary is at the group and I can send you a business plan on request.
Here is a chance to help make the future by creating the next generation of innovations and innovators.
We have petitions! "THE PLEDGE" is on the main page.
I think this is the very best tool we could ask for. It is so much easier to get someone to sign a petition than to go online and join the plan as a member.
I have been test driving it for a few days and got 200 signatures rather eaasily. Most folks had seen the ads or seen Boone on the news. Most were eager to sign it and strongly support it. A few wanted to get more info- I handed them a business card with the website. Very few said no (2 or 3).
I hope you can ask all your "friends" to download a bunch of PLEDGES and fax them back to the office ASAP. THIS IS HOW WE BUILD AN ARMY much faster. Millions of signatures.
Thank you for all your efforts. We have a very strong team. Many ants can take the Hill!
Best
Kim
Texans unite!
Mike Cutler
Cutler Real Estate Services
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I'm available as a renewable technology presenter/educator, and also as my "mission statement" states, I'd like to join a large-scale renewable energy project in an engineering capacity. In the meantime, I'll continue to add relevant photos and videos to my PickensPlan.com page. I intend to add more Hydrogen Economy information very soon.
H24ever,
Doug Starfield
Other than doing the small things I can here at home, I'm not sure what involvement I'll be able to do for the PickensPlan. I'm recycling, buying eco friendly products for the home and personal use, not driving very much at all, never use plastic bags, have changed out all my light bulbs to CFLs. On a larger level, I don't know how I can help. I'm not much of an organizer and can't see myself doing town hall meetings and that sort of thing. But I can be kept up to date on what each individual can do to personally create a larger energy footpring.
How's things going for you? hopefully you're also getting good support.
Have a great week!
Carol
I am in the process of reading it right now. If I am lucky, my contacting him will lead to a town hall meeting with other Washington Pickens supporters. I think their plans, Pickens, and Inslees are perfectly suited to each other.
The ultimate goal is that they, the 2 plans, match up in legislation that is mutually beneficial. To be honest, I hope that I can help be the conduit to this occurring. I see the potential here and am working hard to help it happen.
dan
Lets see, I have started by becoming involved with the sustainability effort in my city. There I plan on pushing for zoning changes that allow for fast tracking of alternative energy installation for residential and small businesses. Ideally I would like to see some type of "tax" incentive, maybe property tax adjustment, for people who get involved in distributive energy. Washington already has a Net Metering law.
I plan on working with state and maybe county legislators to beef up the Net Metering. Washington's is kind of weak when compared to other states. Same with adjusting the tax and zoning laws around distributive energy generation.
Finally, I have written a semi detailed letter to my reps and senators, feds. I am pushing for the Pickens plan, I am posting the letter for others to use either as is or modified.
My rep, Jay Inslee is the founder of the Apollo Alliance and he is very well placed to influence legislative energy policy. I plan on getting very involved with him. Trying to arrange "town hall" meetings. We shall see if it works. I am shooting high.
dan
www.aaagreenenergy.com
Going green with electricity for a home is as easy as switching energy providers in deregulated states such as Texas and New York. Just switch to an energy provider that offers this option.. Click on link to see what the latest up to date electricity rates are. I can answer any concerns or questions.
Imagine living in a home powered by wind, without spending a dime on machines, wires, inverters, towers, and grid interties or panels!
You can also plug your electric scooter or car into your home and recharge it with wind power also... Guess what?
You are now a living example that Al Gore's and Picken's Plan works.. We can all live 100% green like this if we want to. Getting 100% carbon free for home electricity and cars is not that hard.. Make the choice... go green. If you live a monopoly energy state where you have no choices, push for deregulation, so that you at least have this power and this CHOICE available.
At the very least, save some money and pick a lower priced energy plan.. The above site will also let you compare rates and save up to 28% on your electricity bill. Try it out.. It is FREE to switch and no costs are involved as far as equipment or installation.
Careers are opening up in this field. Green energy consultants are needed in all 50 states. Contact me if interested, and I can provide more information. Push green power, educate consumers, switch them to green power.. join the team. The momentum is shifting, but each person is important.. Is that person you?
Thanks for the friend request. the energygreen web site is great! But, the DOE article links are dead- is there anyway to access that still?
I think you may be interested in the NGV infrastructure discussion in the PickensPlan Utah Chapter group. You may want to check it out.
Carol
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