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T. Boone Gets Ready For His Million-Megawatt March
By Chris Vogel in Cover Story, Environment, Political AnimalsTuesday, Mar. 31 2009 @ 2:16PM
General T. Boone Pickens is invading Washington, D.C. tomorrow. Well, virtually.
Members of his New Energy Army, numbering somewhere between 1.5 and 3 million strong, are planning to bombard Congress with emails and phone calls urging lawmakers to pass legislation favorable to Pickens' plan to use less foreign oil and more wind power and natural gas. The three day campaign on Capitol Hill will last through Friday and Pickens' troops are getting keyed up.
"It's going to be a lot of fun to see what happens over the next few days," says Jordan Birden, the Pickens' army representative at Texas A&M who grew up just north of Houston.
Birden tells Hair Balls he's been contacting hundreds of people over social networking websites for the past few weeks urging them to take action this week. As for his part, Birden says not only will he email Texas senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, but he will also call their offices in Washington, D.C.
"I was sitting there thinking about this the other day," he says, "and if these senate offices all of a sudden get 50,000 or more phone calls in one day, they're not going to know what to do with themselves."
Which is exactly the point. Pickens and numerous corporate sponsors for the event, including American Electric Power, the American Wind Energy Association and Chesapeake Energy, all have a stake in making sure lawmakers give a helping hand to wind energy and natural gas. Pickens himself will reportedly be in Washington lobbying as well.
The event has been in the works for about a month. Birden says the anticipation is killing him.
"There's been so much build-up," he says. "An tomorrow, once the bombs drop, it's going to be kinda fun to sit there and watch."
Get her done!
Buck
By Chris Vogel in Cover Story, Environment, Political AnimalsTuesday, Mar. 31 2009 @ 2:16PM
General T. Boone Pickens is invading Washington, D.C. tomorrow. Well, virtually.
Members of his New Energy Army, numbering somewhere between 1.5 and 3 million strong, are planning to bombard Congress with emails and phone calls urging lawmakers to pass legislation favorable to Pickens' plan to use less foreign oil and more wind power and natural gas. The three day campaign on Capitol Hill will last through Friday and Pickens' troops are getting keyed up.
"It's going to be a lot of fun to see what happens over the next few days," says Jordan Birden, the Pickens' army representative at Texas A&M who grew up just north of Houston.
Birden tells Hair Balls he's been contacting hundreds of people over social networking websites for the past few weeks urging them to take action this week. As for his part, Birden says not only will he email Texas senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, but he will also call their offices in Washington, D.C.
"I was sitting there thinking about this the other day," he says, "and if these senate offices all of a sudden get 50,000 or more phone calls in one day, they're not going to know what to do with themselves."
Which is exactly the point. Pickens and numerous corporate sponsors for the event, including American Electric Power, the American Wind Energy Association and Chesapeake Energy, all have a stake in making sure lawmakers give a helping hand to wind energy and natural gas. Pickens himself will reportedly be in Washington lobbying as well.
The event has been in the works for about a month. Birden says the anticipation is killing him.
"There's been so much build-up," he says. "An tomorrow, once the bombs drop, it's going to be kinda fun to sit there and watch."
Get her done!
Buck
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Permalink Reply by ken hatcher on -
I am indeed hoping everyone get's involved the next three day's!!
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Permalink Reply by Count of Monte Cristo on
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too bad this won't make a bit of difference. Politicians don't care what their constituents think anymore. Time to elect a new clean slate in 2010! Throw bums from both parties out!
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Permalink Reply by Dorcheated A1 on
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Jim,
I'd rather get off my hands and give them the bird.
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Permalink Reply by Dorcheated A1 on
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Jim,
You aren't any further than anybody else , you just think you are.
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Permalink Reply by Dorcheated A1 on
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No brag, just facts.
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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on
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Dorcheated,
What problem could you possibly have with Boone's plan?
This AIN'T about Jim or anyone else.
It's about the future. Do you have something that you are FOR instead of just everything you are AGAINST?
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Permalink Reply by Dorcheated A1 on
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Parker,
This has nothing to do with Boones plan, read the post or get out of the middle of it. -
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Permalink Reply by Dorcheated A1 on
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The Count made a open ended state about both parties, and your the one that jumped in brother not me.
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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on
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Dorcheated,
I read the whole post. I've also read some of this nonsense on other posts.
Politics don't enter into every discussion for most of us.
For the most part, I try to stay out of the Political discussions.
IT GETS ANNOYING FOR THE REST OF US, WHEN EVERY DISCUSSION BECOMES POLITICAL.
MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT - IS AT LEAST PRESENT AN ARGUEMENT OR STATE SOME FACTS.
NAME CALLING AND TRASH TALK IS FOR CHILDREN.
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Permalink Reply by Dorcheated A1 on
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Parker,
Cut the act and save it for some other stage. If you read the post right, it didn't start with me, so get your facts right. The hero act gets old Parker I seen it a million times. -
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