Happy New Year 2006 !!
Editorial -
January (Check the homepage)
(Vol 4 no 1)
Welcome!
Well, it is the same problem all year and every year, electric sure is nice to have. Also, it is nice when it is affordable. Electric keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It allows one person to perform the work of many and let us not forget the many appliances in the kitchen that allows us to make fine dinners quickly.
This year we will not only create more plans for connecting renewable energy products for a Energy Farms site that will supply excess electric for selling back to the utilities but also report on many new innovations along with incentives.
Many overseas companies have announced that they will start to mass produce solar cells. We will try to encourage US companies to get into the ball park. Last year was the year of
wind.
It looks like solar will be a major player this year. We will continue to suggest a site with the
combination of solar, wind, hydro and biomass. Hopefully many other new
technologies will come to the aid of mankind.
While watching the bowl games all I can think of is how much time,
dollars and energy is spent on just bowl games, forget the college season and
the pros. And after the season it is all
over while if we continued to develop renewable energy we could provide a
better quality of life for people around the world and improve the health of
many who suffer from pollution and lower the death rate around the world. The
The concept of renewable energy providing low cost electric for the entire world will prevent wars over energy and provide civilizations with heating, air conditioning and local power. The power of electric can turn deserts to farm land and eliminate fossil fuels poisoning he environment. Can you imagine life without electric?
Suggestions for the administration:
Convert closed manufacturing sites to build solar cells and arrays.
Create jobs and improve the country’s self reliance
Convert closed military bases into renewable power farms and demo sites
Let prisons manufacture solar cells and build arrays along with other renewable energy products.
Teach them a trade for when they are released
Payback society
Convert to renewable energy sooner
Improve our economy
Lower production costs
Prediction:
In less than 5 years colleges will be teaching a Business course on Renewable Energy Business 101 where students will learn how to create a site that will produce electric from clean renewable energy for a small business that will provide them will an income well into their retirement years. Hundred of thousands will create a new career that will make them their own boss with initial funding from the SBA and Venture Capital firms along with local, state and federal incentives as a reaction to the oil crisis and the economic impact of continual export imbalance over oil.
Just imagine how attractive a site would be that can generate income without much intervention from you. You will be able to travel and monitor your business via the internet. Part of the income would go to increase production and to bring in new technology. Not only will you be able to use wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, fuel cell but also biomass and whatever new source that comes along.
No boss, no discrimination, no glass ceiling and knowing your helping not only you but your family, local community, state self reliance and national security.
A business where you will be able to own acres and be self reliant but also communicate and educate yourself and your family continuously via the Internet over wireless broadband almost anywhere.
With businesses, like
Hurricane Katrina
Relief Organizations
Please contact one of the following and send a gift:
-American Red Cross, www.redcross.org
or (800) HELP
•Operation Blessing,
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•Adventist Community
Services,
•Catholic Charities, www.catholiccharitiesusa.org,
•Christian Reformed World
Relief Committee,
•Church World Service, www.churchworldservice.org,
•Convoy of Hope,
•Episcopal Relief and
Development, http://erd.servicenetwork.com/Donate/Donate.asp,
•Lutheran Disaster
Response,
•Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance,
•Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org,
(800)
•Southern Baptist
Convention — Disaster Relief,
•United Methodist
Committee on Relief,
Another New Department: Demo homes – sites for energy saving designs, renewable energy communities and tips
Also next month we will introduce another new section – RE Stocks (if you have suggestions send them to editor@ENERGYFARMS.ORG)
As always please feel free to send this to others who might like it, without spamming them! We are open to all comments/suggestions/ideas/input/products.
If you have a product that should be high lighted for the new Product of The Month please send it to editor@energyfarms.org
With this months newsletter we start a new section that will highlight a specific product. For the initial product we have chosen a Vertical Windmill Model and maker.
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
What is seen below is the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the home in the circle is made from concrete. This month we salute concrete homes and their ability to afford safety in hurricanes, storms and fires. Their strength and ability will provide a lasting legacy for the family that passes it down through the ages. New home plans provide a wide variety of styles and options.
Short
Notes
Recent
Short Notes
Seeking Comments
http://www.energyfarms.org/trinity/
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The Energy Plan still being debated in
the Congress.
Send your comment(s) via http://action.foe.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1031
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National
Center for Photovoltaics
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Reading
Materials
North
American Windpower
"Covering the world's fastest growing energy source in the most
promising geographical market"
Alternative Energy Retailer
"The Leading Resource for Sellers, Installers Designers"
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More on Education - Making Energy
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It is important for everyone to do something for us to become energy independent. The longest journey starts with the first step, take a step.
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The Energy Plan is still in Congress
Get on the bandwagon for renewable
energy!
Support the Petition for Renewable
Energy
http://www.nirs.org/petition/index.php?r=sb
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School promotes energy education
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Recent Outages
(What happens to you
and your family during an outage?)
(What if it happened
during extreme hot or cold weather)
Not to mention the many caused by Katrina
Indonesian outage leaves 100m without electricity
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Oil has now hit over
$70 a barrel!!!
How is it affecting
you and your family?
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Energy Information
Administration
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This explosion in demand for oil is NOT going to abate
anytime soon.
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My home state of
Getting closer
Wind
Farm family building wind farm for
$100k for supporting 8 homes,
We can use more research funds, incentives, large scale manufacturing, economy of scale
and long term funding support from the SBA
What the world needs is more attention spent on developing a
supply of clean electric from renewable sources. Resources that are
available throughout most of the world.
Rather then heaping praises on actors and those in sports we should be
honoring those that make life better for everyone. Those who can make the quality of life better
for all. What we need are home designs
and government incentives that create homes that not only supply their own electric
needs but can also place excess electric out onto the power grid.
What if:
It costs Homes
$10,000 to install systems for supplying their own electrical needs and
A owner could
generate electric for 10 homes for $100,000 and if
A person could
generate electric for 100 homes for $500,000
The average
home electric bill was $100
The person
producing electric for 10 homes would make $1,000 per month
The person
producing electric for 100 homes would make $10,000 per month
Millions of people would elect to get an SBA loan or other business
loan to create a small business to generate electric from solar, wind, water or
other
form of clean renewable
electric. The idea would act as a
motivator for corporations to do more research and development in the energy
sector. The country would have
exportable technology that would help the entire world.
It would help the
Interesting Links:
Renewable Energy Policy Project
Wind Energy For Electric Power
We need you to
push manufacturers and dealers to send in their product information so we can
present it here!
We are also seeking
a non-profit as our sponsor so that we can seek foundation and public funding
together.
We hope you enjoy
this issue and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Future Section(s)
Energy Patents – Latest Energy Ideas
Safety – How to stay safe around electric
AGAIN:
The difference with our group is that we are promoting and encouraging energy independence using clean renewable sources and promoting jobs and incentives for the creation of Energy Farms. We will also cover becoming independent and how best to run it as a small business thus it is not just to support your personal energy needs but for an income-producing career.
- We will be asking people to write letters to their representatives to push for this goal by supporting legislation that promote Renewable Energy.
- We are
asking the government to attack the issue of energy independence the same
way we pushed the Apollo Program which landed a man on the moon and we
will ask people to get behind the issue with the same enthusiasm that fans
show for sporting events and for
- We will encourage colleges to create a curriculum to show people a new career alternative, that of generating electric and selling it to the utilities.
- We will push for a standard acceptable contract for independent power producers and the utilities so that the additional legal costs can be avoided.
- We will also seek reasonable environmental controls. We are the stewards of our planet and we need to maintain it so that future generations can enjoy it in safety.
- Backing would come from a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan guarantee with up to $500,000. The idea is to create a small business opportunity for individuals and families as a home based business.
- Being energy independent should avoid future wars over oil and lost lives while benefiting the standard of living for people worldwide.
- Check our Mission Statement
- We urge the Federal Government to create a incentive program for our disabled veterans and other vets for their service to the country
- We also support Home Schooling, Distant Learning and Lifelong learning via the Internet to reduced taxes and improve education
If you feel the same way please add your voice in the battle. Sign up for our monthly Newsletters.
Design Challenge
We are promoting companies to send in their best designs for a small Energy Farm in the $200,000 to $500,000 range. If we can put together a site that generates a good income and a sustainable career for people we can replicate it across the country and create jobs for thousands of people. As part of the effort we will cover various products, home design and independent living ideas. Feel free to send your ideas to mailto:editor@energyfarms.org
Please also feel free to send this newsletter to others, but do not spam!
If you are receiving multiple copies please e-mail us with the address you want removed.
I also included the contents from previous issues and a link to it on the web
This newsletter promotes energy independence, independent living and environmental stewardship.
Some near terms growth plans.
- We are picking up advisors and future contributors for articles, we have several people who have been interested all their lives but didn’t know how to get involved. We will have their bios in future Newsletters.
- We are now also looking for people/groups to send in state reports.
- We are now publishing every other week so we are looking for sponsors to help us publish on this schedule and to become a non-profit organization promoting mid-scale energy generation and energy independence.
- Some subscribers to the Newsletter are from other countries, involved with the environment and would like to help their countrymen become independent and build their own family energy farm.
- We are looking to team up with an energy non-profit to seek
funding from funding sources to the benefit of our goal. If your group
would like to consider sponsoring our group please contact us at editor@energyfarms.org
Note: Stop the telemarketing calls and spend more
time on the web doing RE work, go to www.donotcall.gov the online registry site and
stop those marketing calls during supper!
To keep the Newsletter short we try to provide links to most
items, just double click and you should be taken to the item. Please send this Newsletter to others!
Prior to sending out the Newsletter all links are checked BUT since they are on other sites there is no assurance that they will work nor will they work in the future!
If you have a problem please send an email to us at mailto:editor@energyfarms.org