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Decent read from The Economist regarding Peak Oil Production. Click article below. The IEA (International Energy Agency) revised their dates to 2020. Bodes wells for the Pickens Plan. http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displayStory.cfm?story_…

December 12

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December 12

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You now have the ability to submit letters to the editor through the Pickens Plan website! By simply entering your zip code, you can choose from a list of local media sources to submit your letter. Of course, we encourage personalization of letters…

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Idaho Congressional Delegation Info

The August oil numbers were released. Not Good! In August alone we imported 355 million barrels of oil and sent $25.2 billion overseas – the most spent on foreign oil out of any month this year. It looks like Congress is going to debate the energy…

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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?

Yes

Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:

I worked as an operations manager for a LEED commercial real estate developer during the early part of this decade. I am now working on a degree in instrumentation and automation. I am currently working in the energy sector.

What excites you about this campaign?

The lack of knowledge by the general public of the United States of America

What do you want to do to help?

We are currently organizing people in our community.
I've called the Idaho State Journal to inform them of the Pickens Plan. I've encouraged fellow students and family to call our congressmen and senators so we can filibust the senate tonight before they vote. I've contacted our congressmen and senators to promote the Pickens Plan instead of the Bailout Plan. The Senate needs to filabust the bailout in support of the Pickens Plan. I've contacted local schools to get kids involved because this is an investment in our future. We are a small army in Pocatello, Idaho but we are strong.

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At 2:27pm on December 14, 2009, Robert Schultz said…: *** Pocatello Community Charter School Current Readings ***
http://wind-for-schools.caesenergy.org/windforschoolsweb/Pocatello.html

Posted a video and link at NW Renewable Energy Group

At 10:12pm on December 11, 2009, John Wesley Nobles said…: Hi Ryan,

Thanks for coming on The Green Revolution Show next Wednesday, it will be fun! Hope you get all of Idaho to tune in.

Thanks again,

John

At 1:11pm on December 5, 2009, John Wesley Nobles said…: Hi Ryan,

Are you available to come on The Green Revolution Show, 12/16/09, 11 am pacific as a speaker? If you are available give me a call; 760-961-1312, or jwnobles1@verizon.net, anytime is ok. As always, time is of the essence.

Thanks,

John

At 1:12pm on November 12, 2009, Allan Laird said…: maybe we are getting somewhere in this backward state.... I heard about Allied Waste getting started on the local news and found this link that seems to support it.

http://wasteage.com/news/allied-waste-of-boise-opens-cng-station-20091110/

Allan

At 12:10pm on February 2, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: Hi Ryan!

Congratulations on having a successful district... Are you at 100 yet?
Would be honored to have you n the 100CLUB- for those that gather 100 or more new supporters to Pickens Plan!

Best
Kim

At 2:39am on January 28, 2009, Michael Shawn Kendall said…: Hi Ryan, Forgot to ask if you'd be williing to pass to the other people in the district the idea "Energy Independence Savings Bonds" from the US Treausry.
Thanks,
Mike

At 2:24am on January 28, 2009, Michael Shawn Kendall said…: Hi Ryan, 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 10:10pm on January 25, 2009, Richard Wickberg said…: Hi Ryan,

I don't know how many of you have been troubled by a certain Pickens Plan member, Windenergy7, a salesman who greets new members with a sales pitch usually before we, or an official Pickens Plan greeter can welcome them into the Pickens Plan Army

If you’ve encountered this “person” or have heard complaints of such ilk, please raise your complaints to all Regional Leaders as this “shyster” is playing havoc in my group and very few of the new people he greets first will join our group!

Thank You,
Richard Wickberg
District Leader WA-05

At 2:18pm on January 23, 2009, Jim McCue, DL for ID-01 said…: Hi Ryan,

Here is the Discussion thread that I just posted on ID-01, it has the phone #'s we need. Thought this might help ID-02.

Thanks,
Jim McCue
ID-01
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1st Call to Action: Phone Campaign to Congress on ARRA

Hello ID-01 Members:

T. Boone Pickens has given the Army it's 1st official Call to Action (CtA) which entails us calling members of Congress and Senate to pass the stimulus package (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, ARRA)

This is our opportunity to take our national grassroots strength and help our President Obama & T. Boone with getting portions of the Pickens Plan included in the ARRC)

Please re-read T. Boone's email again to fully understand our goal.

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So here in Idaho the phone #'s we need are listed below:

ID-01 Rep. Mike Simpson: (202) 225-5531

ID-02 Rep. Walt Minnick: (202) 225-6611

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo: (202) 224-6142

Idaho Senator Jim Risch: (202) 224-2752

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Listed below are talking points to assist you with making the phone calls:

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Talking points:

We hope you'll call your Members of Congress and urge them to tell House Leadership that their constituents support the wind energy elements included in the Stimulus Bill which will build upon 2008's successes in the wind energy sector:

A) Extension of the Production Tax Credit
B) Implementation of a renewable infrastructure loan program

We hope they're willing to doing more on the natural gas side and provide the incentives that will greatly expand the use of domestic natural gas as a vehicle fuel in America.

Expanded use of NGVs (natural gas vehicles) will help wean us off of foreign oil and create new American jobs.

These incentives include:

1) Increasing the vehicle tax credit to make natural gas trucks more accessible for heavy and medium duty truck operators

2) Extending the fuel tax credit

The Pickens Plan works best as a whole plan—wind and natural gas—and we hope Members of Congress will support that. The Stimulus Bill is a strong start but there's more we can—and should—do.
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Ok, This is a big step for many of us (including me) but the impact we as a united community will be huge. Every phone call to every Senator & Rep. will send a signal loud and clear that the people of the United States want to make changes needed to turn our country around and the Pickens Plan is the best plan available with concrete events to end our countries oil dependency.

So please make the phone calls and post your actions here on this discussion thread.

Starting next Monday (1/26), I will be providing daily status to Micah Lauer who will send it to Headquarters in Dallas on our contribution.

Let's call both reps and both senators just to make sure we are heard loud and clear on our support of the Pickens Plan.

We have a very short time, perhaps only till next Wednesday (1/28) to make this happen!

Ok, Army Members of ID-01, Let's Roll !!
Jim

At 4:28am on January 22, 2009, Kim Anderson said…: Hi Ryan!

How is it going with your district group? Look forward to hearing from you.
Are you at 100 yet? or anyone in your district? We would be honored to have them in the 100CLUB!

WE CAN DO THIS - only if we get "rock the boat" numbers to give Boone a big huge hammer. No numbers - no influence.

Our moment is here, will the lobbyists, special interest and deep pockets in Washington steer this ship or will the American people finally make this happen.

Have a great day, RYAN! You are a PIcken's soldier and hero.

BEST
Kim