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At 12:13pm on October 16, 2009, Geoff Bailey said…
Roger and Pamela,

Thanks so much! I have been a Regional Leader for other states, but have just taken over Mike Pickens role in the Southeast! I look forward to working with you!

Geoff
At 2:40pm on August 12, 2009, John Osborn said…
Hello,
I am John Osborn. I am the new District FL-11 Leader for Pickens Plan. Come and visit our website and look at both the Events scheduled with movers and shakers in the nation and community as well as the new and updated data on the District FL-11 page. Add yourself to my friend list and also the District Group. If you attend one of our meetings, you will see the Pickens Plan has had new life breathed into it. Bring a friend, we have plenty of seating. We are having a guest speaker Thursday August 13th at 7:30 PM…see the Events tab on Pickens Plan website for maps and additional information.
Under my leadership you can have a tangible role in the operation of the district. Just let me know. Come to this months meeting and meet “David Gammon” of Progress Energy’s Renewable Energy Contracts department.
John Osborn
District FL-11 Leader
At 5:12pm on August 3, 2009, tommy hicks said…
thank you roger and pam ! very cool and funny !!!!!!! i just don't understand things sometimes !!!!!!!!!! i am embarrased to say they did pass the ban !!!!! later friends
At 10:34am on July 16, 2009, James Tracy said…
Thank you.
At 10:26am on June 25, 2009, Dick Weidenhoffer said…
Roger & Pamela,
I get silence too. It is quite sad. If the two of you ever get to Orlando, give me a call. We need to work together -- as a team.
Dick Weidenhoffer dickweid@bellsouth.net
At 4:04am 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 7:43am on May 8, 2009, JIm Thykeson said…
Roger and Pamela, whats wrong with this administration!? In Obama's funding for alternative-fuels natural-gas came in at 2nd from the bottom, just beating out methane from the municipal land-fill! I can't understand why there is no interest in this fuel. Thank God Russia and Europe have already started on conversion to NG. Norway is going to outlaw 'petrol' (gasoline) in the coming years. Again, whats the deal? As a editorial writer for Car & Driver said, we're preoccupied with MPG whereas Europe is concerned about CO2. Its not about miles per gal., but moreso about what your putting into the air!!
At 5:33am on March 27, 2009, Leslie G. said…
Roger & Pamela, the following was sent to me from Jack Costantino DL-NJ 16
What do you think about this for Florida?

Leslie Co-Leader District FL-16

NJDL has offered two hours free use of its tele-conference call line to the first DL who steps up with a delegation of DL's from their State. Why don't you get the contact info for a group of nearby DL's in your State...12-15 of the closest ones geograhically and I'll set up the call for you at a time of your choosing. It's a great way to combine thoughts and energy. You can discuss strategies for the VM, recruiting, an eventual site meeting, etc.

Micah Lauer, our RL provided the home eMails for us. We had a great response. Let me know. The offer stands until March 31st.

Jack
At 8:27am on March 15, 2009, Faye said…
Thank you I appreciate it! Would you happen to know anyone that would be interested in the event I posted below? I am not originally from the area and I must get pepople to Tally on 3/24/09...www.FAREnergy.org for details.

Thanks!


Faye
At 11:13pm on March 13, 2009, Faye said…
Could you help me?? I need people from your area to attend a VERY important event (see below) and I need to pick a captain for the van to Tally...please circulate if possible!! Thank you!

faye@solarsource.net


Thousands of New Jobs, Megawatts of Renewable Energy, Florida’s Green Economy BOOMING - ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Legislators tell us they MUST see YOUR Faces in Tallahassee in order to pass a Renewable Energy Dividend policy state wide. Transportation will be available to you from your nearest large metro area. Go to www.FAREnergy.org for details and registration.

Date: 03/24/09
Time: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Meet at: Tallahassee Community College Capitol Center
Downtown, 300 West Pensacola St
Please join us for this very important event!

Advocates of effective renewable energy policies will gather at the State Capitol on March 24th, 2009 to show their support for the most effective renewable energy policy our legislature can adopt: Renewable Energy Dividends. Join renewable energy businesses, experts, and advocates, including manufacturers and representatives from the world’s largest renewable energy industry companies. Replicating the success of Gainesville, Florida and introducing a Renewable Energy Dividend policy will bring widespread economic recovery and job creation to Florida, while establishing energy security and environmental stewardship.

Agenda:
7-8 am Registration
8-9:30 Briefing/Training
9:30-11:45 Lobbying
1 pm Rally & Press Conference
1-5 Lobbying
5:15 Debrief
6 pm Depart

Try to wear YELLOW. It can be a shirt, hat, scarf, ANYTHING to give a bolder message!

The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy “FARE” is a coalition of concerned individuals, businesses, communities, associations, utilities, policy makers, non-profits, and renewable energy producers. FARE is dedicated to educating and engaging Floridians on effective Renewable Energy Policies.


Let Sunshine Power the Sunshine State!

Contact:

Faye Roller – Administrative Director
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy
www.FAREnergy.org
faye@solarsource.net

Jane Maxwell - FARE Member:
727-709-3398
Register at www.FAREnergy.org
At 6:16pm on February 2, 2009, Kevin D. Boyd said…
wow you are active. Love the profile, NWI COOL wish I was In Fla NOW predicting another 12 inches of snow, I will be joing your other networks as I learn more would you consider helping in my efforts? www.SolarEnergyGolfCarts.ning.com I am trying to learn this and wow it is fun. We Just came (not Me) out of the PGA 2009 Merchandise show for our new golf cart topper and the excitement has exploded talk with you soon watch for my profiles on your networks may we help each other

KB
www.SupportWind.com
At 1:55am on January 28, 2009, Michael Shawn Kendall said…
Hi Roger and Pam, Would you be willing to share this with the people in your district? 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 7:58am on January 26, 2009, James Greider said…
Thanks Roger & Pam. Sorry I was a little slow to join the District but I finally got it done after the holidays. This past weekend I just sent email letters to Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson and Vern Buchanan and told them about me and the Pickens Plan. Invited them to drop by the web site and to join us. Also warned them to watch out for lots of extra "pork" that might be added to that
stimulus package. Keep up the good work and we will stay in touch.
At 10:43am on January 23, 2009, JANET MARTINDALE said…
Thank you.
Have you seen the announcement by Mexico starting a wind farm to supply electric power to 500,000 homes as their goal?
They're investing 550 million!
The Mexican government states it has incurred a 9.2% drop in oil production, & needs to find alternative means to fuel their energy needs.
I read the aticle on USAToday: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2009-01-22-laventosa_N.htm?csp=34
janet
At 8:40pm on January 21, 2009, Stan Abshier said…
Hi Roger & Pamela 1-21-09

I have been concerned about energy independence for the US for a number of years. I developed a "Master Program" for energy independence using the energy systems we currently have, and have distributed it to the President, the Administration, some members of Congress, and select Governors both in 2004 and 2008. Those efforts did not get much traction.

Thanks to Boone we are getting people to recognize the need for energy independence. However, energy independence requires all forms of present energies plus a plan to add another system such as hydrogen to fulfill the US energy needs in the future while solving the emissions and global warming concerns.

I am totally committed to supporting energy independence for the US. Maybe this time the "Army" can stimulate actions by our reluctant governments. Stan Abshier
At 1:51pm on January 20, 2009, Kim Anderson said…

Please stop by and visit our TWO newest 100CLUB members. We are lucky to have such hard working and determined folks on the team!


1. Jack Costantino has brought over 122 new members onboard, and can be seen online frequently encouraging others to bring new members to Pickens Plan. He is also co-leader of his congressional district.

http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/JackCostantino99

2. Gerry Kempen also has over 120 new supporters. I visited him today, at his very nice Liquor store, "Good Spirits" in Middletown, RI to thank him. Gerry's supporters put us over the top. RI-01 reached the 500 goal today - Inauguration Day. Yippee!

http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/Gerry70

Best
Kim
At 3:13pm on January 9, 2009, Kim Anderson said…
Hi you 2!

Are you at 100 yet? I have been seeing you very active here. Thank you!
Would be honored to have you in the 100CLUB!

BEST
Kim
At 6:34am on January 7, 2009, Phil Guercio said…
I do not believe that this site should be used to promote your business enterprises. I also do not believe you should e-mail solicitations to members by using this "free" mailing list.
At 9:11am on January 1, 2009, Kim Anderson said…
Thanks guys!

In the meantime, carry it with you everywhere. It is amazing how it adds up. I got 6 at the ski lodge yesterday, 4 at the deli, 2 at the hair salon at Walmart ( I am out of town for the week) a handful from friends at a holiday party and 11 from relatives over last weekend.

I keep it in my bag - always handy. In the last 3 weeks I have picked up over 160 from this approach..... from the gym, the florist, the kids dress shop, Christmas shopping. You just need to be willing to step out of your comfort zone and ask.

I hope to have you 2 in the 100CLUB very soon. You are true leaders.

Best
Kim

As they say.... ten dimes makes a dolar.... there's more than one way to get to 100... or 500!
At 2:19am on January 1, 2009, Kim Anderson said…
Hi R & P!

Happy New Year.

Have you tried to gather petition supporters yet? When you do it, you will be able to share with others how easy it is. THIS is our best way to build support fast!

Look forward to hearing from you.

Best
Kim

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