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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- In 2005, John Phipps reported on U.S. Farm Report that "China has exhausted it's wheat reserves." Ethanol was being pushed by the government, and corn was taking silo space from wheat. Around this time was also the first time I heard the term "peak oil" It clicked in my brain at that moment that the price of pretty much everything was about to go up and we as a society might actually take some larger steps toward real renewables.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- It should finally open a national dialogue about what we want to do next.
- What do you want to do to help?
- Encourage people to drop out of this dying paradigm forcing the next one to approach more rapidly
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#newenergy
Tried that, also didn't work even after I lopped off the seemingly extraneous http//:
http://: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Mr-Wayne/2009/07/08/The-Energy-Independence-Day-Show
July 8, 2009 from 1pm to 2pm
Today marks the first Energy Independence Day show and I will be broadcasting from a remote location using solar power! Many special guests from around the country will be supplying additional energy, and talking about how Energy Efficiency will be…
The American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 is up for a full House vote this Friday which has a Renewable Energy Standard that faces opposition from District 2 Representatives, especially Senator Lamar Alexander who is possibly Congress' most…
Subject : Green Power Switch Program for Residential and Commercial customers of mlgw and tva
Date : Sun, Apr 26, 2009 05:45 PM
i have investigated the green power switch program with mlgw and TVA from which we
get all of our electricity. plea…
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The City of Knoxville's Energy Inventory: Government and Community Analysis and Strategic Plans is now complete and available right here.
Developed by the City of Knoxville Policy & Communications Department
Many thanks to everyone who assisted wit…
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Comment Wall (143 comments)
- At 3:17pm on July 12, 2009,
gogreensavepower said… - Thank you for the add. Come by and check us out www.gogreensavepower.com
- At 6:45pm on June 29, 2009,
Margaret Davis said…
- Hi Eric,
Nice profile you have. I really like your view on things... Greener environment, eco-friendly cars and a lot more... Maybe you'd like to try flowmaster exhaust systems to make your car even more eco-friendly.
- At 5:01am on May 18, 2009,
Ed Gray said… - Hi Eric,
Nice to meet you- very nice profile presentation.
Since our school sent in our video last month (April), we've added a solar hot water, radiant space heating zone. It provides heat to the basement of the student built house. We also built a compost pile 'heater' that harvests domestic hot water for the house. Last week I was invited to the office of the Rockland legislature Chairwoman for a conference call on 'green roofs'- pretty neat stuff. We have the only grid-tied windmill in the lower Hudson Valley, 25 miles north of NYC. It is rated @ 1.8 kw, atop a 40' tower and powers 20 school computers. We're trying to be an exposition site for the next generation!
- At 9:25am on March 27, 2009,
KD Wildmo said… - Love your photo!
- At 2:03am on March 23, 2009,
Eric Lykins said… - Springtime is blooming on the first 100 days of the administration, and that means we are about due for some budget votes. Your elected representatives will be at home from Saturday, April 4th to Sunday, April 19th for the second district work period of the 111th Congress and Easter. "District work period" means that it is their job to talk to YOU during this time. If you need help finding the phone numbers or locations of your representatives' local offices I would be glad to personally help you, (short of driving you there:).
President Obama recently told Congress that turning the economy around "starts with energy," and we can let members of Congress know that we want energy to remain the number one focus - not just in speeches, but in the budget. The number one thing legislators like to brag about is how they voted against something that saved you money, but I am more interested in what they can build right now rather than what they can destroy.
You can read the entire budget at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
A budget overview document is available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
Congressional schedule at http://www.thecapitol.net/FAQ/cong_schedule.html
The following is a press release from:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
______________________________________________________________________________
SATURDAY, March 21, 2009
WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama to Focus on Budget Priorities Next Week
WASHINGTON " In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that in the coming week, he will highlight the core principles of his budget: cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term and making investments in long-delayed priorities like energy independence, education and health care reform. Making progress on these critical issues will end the bubble-bust cycle of the past and jumpstart our economy in the short term while laying the groundwork for America’s long-term prosperity.
The video can be viewed online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/03/20/A-Budget-Equal-to-the-Task-Before-Us/
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Washington, DC
Last week, I spent a few days in California, talking with ordinary Americans in town halls and in the places where they work. We talked about their struggles, and we talked about their hopes. At the end of the day, these men and women weren’t as concerned with the news of the day in Washington as they were about the very real and very serious challenges their families face every day: whether they’ll have a job and a paycheck to count on; whether they’ll be able to pay their medical bills or afford college tuition; whether they’ll be able to leave their children a world that’s safer and more prosperous than the one we have now.
Those are the concerns I heard about in California. They are the concerns I’ve heard about in letters from people throughout this country for the last two years. And they are the concerns addressed in the budget I sent to Congress last month.
With the magnitude of the challenges we face, I don’t just view this budget as numbers on a page or a laundry list of programs. It’s an e conomic blueprint for our future " a vision of America where growth is not based on real estate bubbles or overleveraged banks, but on a firm foundation of investments in energy, education, and health care that will lead to a real and lasting prosperity.
These investments are not a wish list of priorities that I picked out of thin air " they are a central part of a comprehensive strategy to grow this economy by attacking the very problems that have dragged it down for too long: the high cost of health care and our dependence on foreign oil; our education deficit and our fiscal deficit.
Now, as the House and the Senate take up this budget next week, the specific details and dollar amounts in this budget will undoubtedly change. That’s a normal and healthy part of the process.
But when all is said and done, I expect a budget that meets four basic principles:
First, it must reduce our dependence on dangerous foreign oil and finally put this nation on a path to a clean, renewable energy future. There is no longer a doubt that the jobs and industries of tomorrow will involve harnessing renewable sources of energy. The only questio n is whether America will lead that future. I believe we can and we will, and that’s why we’ve proposed a budget that makes clean energy the profitable kind of energy, while investing in technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels, clean coal, and fuel-efficient cars and trucks that can be built right here in America.
Second, this budget must renew our nation’s commitment to a complete and competitive education for every American child. In this global economy, we know the countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow, and we know that our students are already falling behind their counterparts in places like China. That is why we have proposed investments in childhood education programs that work; in high standards and accountability for our schools; in rewards for teachers who succeed; and in affordable college education for anyone who wants to go. It is time to demand excellence from our schools so that we can finally prepare our workforce for a 21st century economy.
Third, we need a budget that makes a serious investment in health care reform " reform that will bring down costs, ensure quality, and guarantee people their20choice of doctors and hospitals. Right now, there are millions of Americans who are just one illness or medical emergency away from bankruptcy. There are businesses that have been forced to close their doors or ship jobs overseas because they can’t afford insurance. Medicare costs are consuming our federal budget. Medicaid is overwhelming our state budgets. So to those who say we have to choose between health care reform and fiscal discipline, I say that making investments now that will dramatically lower health care costs for everyone won’t add to our budget deficit in the long-term " it is one of the best ways to reduce it.
Finally, this budget must reduce that deficit even further. With the fiscal mess we’ve inherited and the cost of this financial crisis, I’ve proposed a budget that cuts our deficit in half by the end of my first term. That’s why we are scouring every corner of the budget and have proposed $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade. In total, our budget would bring discretionary spending for domestic programs as a share of the economy to its lowest level in nearly half a century. And we will c ontinue making these tough choices in the months and years ahead so that as our economy recovers, we do what we must to bring this deficit down.
I will be discussing each of these principles next week, as Congress takes up the important work of debating this budget. I realize there are those who say these plans are too ambitious to enact. To that I say that the challenges we face are too large to ignore. I didn’t come here to pass on our problems to the next President or the next generation " I came here to solve them..
The American people sent us here to get things done, and at this moment of great challenge, they are watching and waiting for us to lead. Let’s show them that we are equal to the task before us, and let’s pass a budget that puts this nation on the road to lasting prosperity.
- At 1:48pm on March 5, 2009,
Armando Telles said… - Hello Eric,
In addition to reaching out and recruiting new and current members of our respective districts/regions, I'd like to invite Picken's Plan members to Palomar College, San Marcos,CA on April 22nd, 2009 (Earth Day) for an environmentally themed event. At this event, I would like to organize a body of Picken's Plan, clean & green driven members dedicated to District 49 and surroundiong areas. For 33,000+ students, this will be the first of many events taking place in district 49 that I can personally assure our members.
Anyone interested? I would be able to provide AT LEAST one booth (table, chairs, and possibly canopy) so we can provide information, as well as representation for the Picken's Plan for sustainable and environmentally efficient energy alternatives. I can be contacted at either my Picken's Plan page or at tellesaj2@yahoo.com.
Thank you for your committment to a brighter and cleaner future!
Armando Telles DL, District 49, CA
tellesaj2@yahoo.com
916) 230-1513
- At 4:45pm on February 28, 2009,
Ed Grubbs said… - Eric ,
"You can do anything in politics,if let someone else the credit, and you take the blame"
Please tell me how the vitural march on washington is
surpost to work, I am a little confused.
Ed Grubbs
- At 11:51am on February 23, 2009,
Adam said… - Here is some info:
VIDEO of the very first design prototype:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUZJYYT2n0
An article recently published:
http://www.biztimes.com/news/2009/2/6/innovations-racine-inventor-creates-a-better-windmill
- At 7:50am on February 21, 2009,
Kim Anderson said… - Morning Eric!
Hope all is well. I was away for a week. Missed the PP gang.
Please stop by and CONGRATULATE and THANK our 2 newest 100CLUB members. These folks are building our members, and our influence, one new supporter at a time!
PAMELA BARNES and TOM SETTER are our 2 newest 100CLUB members. Pamela is an Arizona district leader, and Tom is in her district! What a team.
http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/PamelaBarnes77
http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/ThomasJSetter
Hope you will thank them for their amazing efforts. Hope you will be iunspired by their success and join us in the 100CLUB.
Best to you!
Kim
- At 4:47pm on February 20, 2009,
Steven Nowak said… - Dear Eric Lykins:
I don't know Mike Johnston as to your reference to PP TV and widgets to me.
I do know that the PP has no "live" 24/7 TV widgets for audio/video. Events on a single day/time is nice like U-Tube achieves, however, it will never achieve the results that need a 24/7 video/audio interaction the army needs.
Note to Eric: This is being done today from engineers I know in the USA. "March Madness" college basketball tournament ring a bell?
I wish Boone can do this live 24/7 TV in his website community.
Maybe Mike can fine tune his widgets to do that, or call me with money I can use to build the servers to do it.
Steven Nowak
262-679-0488
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The McKinsey Quarterly is all over it, but there are some juicy links after the break
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"In our experience, these reforms typically fall short: with few exceptions, they skim the surface, cover too little ground, take too long, and leave much of the publi… Continue
The McKinsey Quarterly is all over it, but there are some juicy links after the break
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"In our experience, these reforms typically fall short: with few exceptions, they skim the surface, cover too little ground, take too long, and leave much of the publi… Continue
Posted on June 9, 2009 at 11:55pm —
Big Thaw on Climate Bill
“Everybody thought health care was going to happen and energy was just going to sit there,” a Democratic leadership aide said.
Ed Markey said the critics and doubters on the outside weren’t aware of the progress being made behind the scenes in recent months.
“It’s down on the 10-yard line.” Story at Roll Call,
Track this bill at… Continue
Ed Markey said the critics and doubters on the outside weren’t aware of the progress being made behind the scenes in recent months.
“It’s down on the 10-yard line.” Story at Roll Call,
Track this bill at… Continue
Posted on May 17, 2009 at 2:30am —
THE GREEN ECONOMY IS THE ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE: By Ward Cammack
The past typical Tennessee politician's view of renewables rarely went far past emphasizing ethanol, nuclear and "clean coal" and a passing mention of "other renewables." At our current We have a new candidate for Governor in 2010 who is hitting the ground running on the energy issue, and my gut instinct tells me he's going to be a serious contender but needs to grow some support. As home of TVA and Innovation Valley, Tennessee is important to the national infrastructure which makes the 2010 Gov… Continue
Posted on April 23, 2009 at 7:30am —
City of Knoxville Energy and Sustainability Report Now Available
This from Bill Lyons, City of Knoxville Director of Policy and Communications, at Knoxviews.com
Just in time for Earth Day (Coincidence, not) The City of Knoxville's Energy Inventory: Government and Community Analysis and Strategic Plans is now complete and available below. Given that this is Earth Day (coincidence, not) I hope that everybody takes some time to lo… Continue
Just in time for Earth Day (Coincidence, not) The City of Knoxville's Energy Inventory: Government and Community Analysis and Strategic Plans is now complete and available below. Given that this is Earth Day (coincidence, not) I hope that everybody takes some time to lo… Continue
Posted on April 23, 2009 at 7:15am —
Governor Bredesen and Tennessee Lawmakers Unveil Clean Energy Future Act
This is the release from the TN.gov newsroom:
Bipartisan Legislation Stems From Year-Long Task Force Effort
NASHVILLE — Governor Phil Bredesen and a bipartisan group of legislators, joined by members of the Governor’s Task Force on Energy Policy, today unveiled sweeping new legislation designed to make the Volunteer State a national leader in energy efficiency and clean energy technology.
The Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act of 2009 —… Continue
Bipartisan Legislation Stems From Year-Long Task Force Effort
NASHVILLE — Governor Phil Bredesen and a bipartisan group of legislators, joined by members of the Governor’s Task Force on Energy Policy, today unveiled sweeping new legislation designed to make the Volunteer State a national leader in energy efficiency and clean energy technology.
The Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act of 2009 —… Continue
Posted on April 1, 2009 at 3:07am —
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