The Pickens Plan: For those who would like to become an active participant in a solution for our nations energy needs I urge you to join with T.Boone Pickens in his quest for a cleaner planet through alternative energy.
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Green Wave Energy understands alternative energy technology will become “main stream” when
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Alternative EnergySource: David Apperson
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It's really because of Erin that I'm here. She's the one who got me so excited about Barack Obama and who insisted I get involved. When she calls and tells me about the great work they're doing in Michigan, I am inspired to do my part here at home.
This guest Field blog was written by Chris Armenta, Field Organizer in Concord.
Started today as a DFO (Deputy Field Officer) in Concord, NH. Office located at 4a Eagle Square, on Main Street. I was born in Chicago, but spent about 7 years of my adolescence in Concord, going to Kimball School, then to Rundlett Junior High, then Concord Senior High. I would have graduated in 1987, but went for a year as an exchange student to Germany instead that year. That's where my political conscience came to life -- it was amidst the anti-Pershing Missle protests, an escalation of the Cold War, Reaganonmics in the US and Kohlkultur in Germany. The Green Party gained 5% of the electorate in the elections that year, and I joined Greenpeace. When I returned, I went to live with my mother outside of Chicago and attended and graduated from New Trier H.S.
I went to college at Northwestern, majored first in Journalism, before transfering to the Performance Studies Dept. and getting a minor in African Studies. I spoke out against CIA recruitment on campus, joined the Marxist-Leninist organization and worked on social and immigrant issues in Chicago. During my third year I went to Kenya and witnessed first-hand results of two major international crises: the beginning of the Somali civil war after the overthrow of Sayid Bare, when refugees began to arrive by boatload from Mogadishu to the island of Lamu, where I was living; and the outbreak of Desert Storm, the first Gulf War. Lamu is 90-95% Muslim (I am Jewish) and initially many of the men with whom I spoke were cheering on Saddam, listening to the BBC on small shortwave radios in the public square, in the streets, etc. It was like a sporting match. But opinion turned against him when it became apparent that world leaders, African, Middle Eastern and others, were against him.
More later.
United States Senator Barack Obama will be coming to New Hampshire this Friday and Saturday to rally Granite State voters and discuss the Obama/Biden blueprint for change.“We are excited to welcome back Senator Obama to discuss his commitment to helping working Granite Staters and bringing the change we need to Washington, D.C.,” said Sandra Abrevaya, New Hampshire Communications Director. “Senator Obama will deliver real change by ending the Bush policy of showering big corporations with tax giveaways and ending the politics that are rigged against working New Hampshire families.”FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12Concord, NH“Change We Need” Rally with Barack Obama New Hampshire Technical Institute Goldie Crocker Wellness Center 31 College Drive Concord, NH 03301Doors Open at 4:30pmProgram Begins at 6:00pmThis event is free and open to the public. Free tickets are available at the locations listed below. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.Ticket Distribution Locations:Distribution times: Thursday, September 11th 12pm-9pm Campaign for Change - Concord 4a Eagle Square Concord, NH 03301 (603) 223-0387 Campaign for Change - Manchester 359 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101 (603) 668-2008***For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed.***SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13Manchester, NHDetails TBA - Visit http://NH.barackobama.com for updates.
[It was] a difficult choice, considering all of the excellent candidates -- but it was an easy choice to come over to Barack's team after the primary was over. It's very important that we win this fall and take back the White House.
I know this was hard for a lot of Clinton supporters, but I wasn't heartbroken when the primary campaign ended. As a Democrat, I'll always work hard for the candidate I support in the primary, but once a decision's been made, I'm on board. If you care about environmental issues, fair economic policy, and protecting a woman's right to choose, then Obama stands very close to Senator Clinton on those issues.
On the phones and door to door are the two best ways to get to talk to voters. Our goal is to talk to every voter in New Hampshire by Election Day. We (staff) could spend every hour on the phone between now and Election Day and it wouldn't get done -- so we need your help.
I’ve been dropping by some of our staging areas in Concord to watch our unprecedented grassroots movement in action.
Volunteers are pounding the pavement to get Barack supporters to the polls, making phone calls between shifts to persuade late deciders to vote for change.
One of these volunteers, 18 year-old Ariel from New York, will be casting her first ever vote for Barack Obama in her state’s February 5th primary. She traveled to New Hampshire to volunteer for Barack because she understands New Hampshire’s defining role to play in choosing the next president.
“I think people are really open to his vision around here. They’re really receptive,” she said, “We definitely worked hard, but I think it’ll pay off.”
At my second stop in Concord, I spoke with Gerri, a social psychologist and organizational consultant. She said that Barack’s Iowa victory speech moved her to tears, adding, “There’s an extra layer of passion here that I have not witnessed since Kennedy.”
From one staging area to the next, I am witnessing the same thing: everyone is fired up and ready to go as voter turnout in the primary approaches record levels.
The energy of over a thousand people shaking off the influence of cynicism caused by decades of slash-and-burn politics seemed to explode into many rounds of thunderous applause at a late-night rally here in Concord.
Skeptics believed this day would never come, but the throngs of people who waited in line for hours are now showing the world that they believe in Barack and in themselves and are eager to enact his vision of a country healed and a world restored.
After years of talking about the importance of hope, Barack explained that his vision of hope is a vision of action.
He said:
Hope is not blind optimism. It is not ignoring the road blocks, the hazards, the hurdles that stand in the way of you and your dreams. Hope is just the opposite. I know how difficult it will be to bring about health reform in this country… I understand that we cannot expect to somehow fix our schools or reduce poverty just with the snap of a finger just because we hope for it… I have battled in the courts as a civil rights attorney. I have seen good legislation wither away because good intentions weren’t enough because they weren’t fortified with the political will or political power. I know how tough this will be.So do you. But what you and I also know is that… somebody, somewhere, decided to believe in something that was not obvious, that contradicted the conventional wisdom, that contradicted the status quo, that hadn’t been done before… That’s how slaves and abolitionists resisted an evil system. That’s how a new untested president was able to plot a course to make sure we would no longer be half-slave and half-free. That’s how the greatest generation defeated fascism and lifted itself up out of the Great Depression. That’s how workers had the courage to take on the violence... to form unions so that all of us could benefit from the minimum wage… That's how women got the right to vote... That’s how young people traveled down south to Selma and Montgomery and they sat in and knocked on doors and registered voters and got assaulted… that’s what hope is. That’s what hope is.
Hope is not blind optimism. It is not ignoring the road blocks, the hazards, the hurdles that stand in the way of you and your dreams. Hope is just the opposite. I know how difficult it will be to bring about health reform in this country… I understand that we cannot expect to somehow fix our schools or reduce poverty just with the snap of a finger just because we hope for it… I have battled in the courts as a civil rights attorney. I have seen good legislation wither away because good intentions weren’t enough because they weren’t fortified with the political will or political power. I know how tough this will be.
So do you.
But what you and I also know is that… somebody, somewhere, decided to believe in something that was not obvious, that contradicted the conventional wisdom, that contradicted the status quo, that hadn’t been done before…
That’s how slaves and abolitionists resisted an evil system. That’s how a new untested president was able to plot a course to make sure we would no longer be half-slave and half-free.
That’s how the greatest generation defeated fascism and lifted itself up out of the Great Depression.
That’s how workers had the courage to take on the violence... to form unions so that all of us could benefit from the minimum wage…
That's how women got the right to vote...
That’s what hope is.
The crowd interrupted Barack with chants of “O-ba-ma” on several occasions, proving itself ready to answer his call for a reengaged citizenry.
Minutes after the rally ended, the very first poll in Dixville-Notch opened in this First-in-the-Nation Primary State and Barack won with 7 votes.
In the months since Barack launched this improbable journey, tens of thousands of New Hampshire voters have listened to him share his vision for hope and change. Now, thousands more, inspired by the outpouring of enthusiasm of Barack’s reception these past few days, will go to the polls to transform their own hopes into a movement that will sweep across the rest of the 48 states and transforms the country.
In a few hours, New Hampshire votes its aspirations. It votes for change we can believe in.
Concord High School was packed nearly to the rafters this afternoon as Barack shared his vision of change with a mixed crowd of students and locals of all ages.
Situated several hundred feet from the oldest state capital still in use in the United States, the Concord office is right in the thick of things as January 8th approaches. Concord residents know how high the stakes are in this election, and the office is filled every night with volunteers hungry for change we can believe in.
This morning, the Concord office hosted so many volunteers that it ran out of chairs to seat them all.
Nick, a seventh grader at Armand R. Dupont School in Allenstown, feels the sense of urgency.
“My mom talks a lot about the state of the world and the importance of this election,” Nick said, “and that inspired me to do something about this on my own. I think helping elect Barack will put this country on the right track.”
Drop by the Concord office at 4A Eagle Square, or give us a call at 603-224-8004
While Barack was issuing a “Call to Serve” and detailing his plan to inspire a new generation to public service at a policy address in Iowa, Michelle sat down with working women in Concord. In a wide-ranging discussion about the stresses of balancing work and home life for women, one of the participants mentioned how her husband had ran an Americorps project for NH Conservation Corps.
Michelle took the opportunity to share the role that an ethic of service has played for her and Barack.
We have a great opportunity to show the civic spirit of the Obama campaign in the Concord area! I've spoken with the parks director and they need a group to help rake leaves along Washington Street at White Park. Let's get a group together to help keep White Park clean while we show Concord that Obama is not just about politics - he's about working together to keep our communities and our nation vibrant. Post replies to let me know if you think you'd be interested in doing some good while getting the Obama campaign some visibility in Concord sometime in the week or two after Thanksgiving.
Today, we hosted seven roundtables for working women across the state to discuss Barack’s plan for reclaiming the American Dream for middle class families.
The participants of our roundtable discussion in Manchester
After a lifetime in public service, Barack knows that working families are getting increasingly squeezed by the rising housing, health care, education, and transportation costs. The stories shared by the women attending our roundtables today confirmed that heightened anxiety felt by parents working to stay ahead of the financial curve while spending less time with their kids.
In Rochester, Manchester, Londonderry, Concord, Jackson, Keene and Hanover, participants shared their worries about being able to save money for retirement given the rising cost of living.
Across the state, our participants agreed it’s time to do something about the fact that 75 million Americans don’t have retirement plans at work.
Barack’s plan will strengthen retirement security by automatically enrolling workers in portable retirement accounts and providing additional incentives for Americans to save. Employees will be able to opt-out by signing a waiver. This plan will better prepare families for retirement in New Hampshire, where only 42 percent of workers participate in employer-sponsored pension plans.
Read more about Barack’s plan to help working families.
On Monday, Senator Barack Obama officially filed to appear on the ballot in the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, writing on the traditional Notice to Voters “It is time for real change.” Immediately afterward, Barack was received by a crowd of 1,000 on the State House lawn in Concord, where he stressed that real change is going to take strong, principled leadership and the ability to bring people together.
Barack continues to show that kind of leadership at events when he visits New Hampshire, offering clear, direct answers on the issues that matter to voters.
