JOSEPH

The Oil Industry is basically “dead in the water” when it comes to supporting renewable energy, despite the millions already invested and to be invested toward that goal. Here is an example of the thinking of the oil industry:

My application for a 3 million dollar the Solar Furnace CHP System pilot plant has been approved for comprehensive merit evaluation by NETL of DOE. The gap in the application is not technical, but economic. I lack the one million dollars plus, as matching funds as required by the FOA. I approached CHS Foundation, sponsored by CHS which is a Fortune 200 company selling farm supplies and owns CENEX. The Solar Furnace is a system which can power medium sized farms, factories, and campuses at between 3 and 5 cents per kW/hr. I had asked CHSF for a letter of commitment in support of my grant application. The request was rejected as the project is “not in the corporate interest”.

CHS has the money to easily fund the million plus. More over, I offered CHSF a perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to all of the technology. CHS is petro-chemical based and will ride the wave of oil price increases surely to come. CHS is run by bean counters and thus they maintain the status quo.

What we need to do is to develop alternative energy systems, especially concentrated solar power (CSP) at the small, highly distributed end of the market. We need to drive the oil industry down their well bore holes. That effort takes capital money because we need to turn our intellectual capital into physical capital.

There is a solution, namely formation of a global credit union with a subsidiary to furnish the 50% equity to match the other 50% loan from the CU. Thus we need a creative method of financing. I have a lead on just such a project and have read the entire prospectus. My law and engineering background will come in handy if and when we form a global credit union and “equity union”. We will need investors, IT folks, marketing types, admin’s (no bean counters in the loop unless kept on a short leash), engineers and lawyers and an outside CPA to do the annual audits. We need money to fight the “evil empire” of oil moguls. Anyone interested in helping this funding project along, send me a private email.

Jim Miller
jimmiller5417 -at-yahoo.com

CLEAN ENERGY JOBS REVOLUTION STARTS RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN, THURS. MAY 28!

As part of MoveOn’s PowerUp America! Campaign, Austin’s MoveOn Council is holding a Press Conference and Rally highlighting Clean Energy Jobs on Thursday, May 28th. Beginning at 4 pm MoveOn will meet successively at three different green energy enterprises in Austin:

4:00 pm Meridian Energy System 4109 Todd Lane (off 71 East of IH-35);

5:15 pm Solar Community at 4704 E. Cesar Chavez, and

6:00 pm Alien Scooters at 1300 South Lamar.

We want to recognize these innovative businesses that are already doing the work we need to do in order to create a clean, green economy. Sign-in and RSVP here
and join us at: Meridian Energy System at 4 pm on Thursday, May 28th
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/hosts/index.html?event_id=93820

Wear green shirts.

Green hard hats available through Bill Hamm: hammbill@hotmail.com

We want Texas to enjoy all of the benefits of the green revolution and we want to be part of the change needed to equalize opportunities for workers state- and nation-wide as well as throughout the world!

Thank you!

Stephanie Hamm
Austin MoveOn Council Recruitment