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TERRI LARSEN has invited you to the event 'The Film "In Transition": Watch Online!' on Transition Arizona!
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This is the film on Transition and will be available until tonight on line. Check it out!
The Film "In Transition": Watch Online! Time: June 13, 2009 all day
Location: On Line: http://breadcrumb.tv/~admin/streaming/intransition.html
Organized By: TERRI LARSEN
Event Description:
The Transition Network is presenting "In Transition: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience," its first major educational film project online between now and late Saturday night.
This is a very good introduction to the Transition movement and to some of the Transition Initiatives which formed earlier and have already accomplished projects in food, education, energy, economic development, recycling, building, transportation, and government.
To watch the 57-minute film, go to this web page and click on the image: http://breadcrumb.tv/~admin/streaming/intransition.html
Quicktime Player is required for viewing and can be downloaded from that page.
Last week, Sustainable Tucson became the 29th officially recognized U.S. Transition Initiative. There are currently more than 150 local transition projects around the world.
To learn more about the Transition movement, find resources and links here: http://www.sustainabletucson.org/resources/transition-resources/
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If A "Inventor" Comes To You, Needing $40 Million For A Solar System That Makes Energy 24/7...Run Like The Wind_Green Earl
Jim Mc_____'s New Home !!
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Just wanted to stress to my readers, the following information.
If I put up a link to goods or services here on the blog, it
is because I believe in that company, usually have met the
owners and believe they are the real article. I will not be
involved, or be involved long, as one scam inventor found out,
with a company, service or product, that you would consider
a scam or one who multiple complaints against them. This is not
the case with the two companies I mention below, in fact in
both cases I've had very solid, positive comments from actual
users of these services.
In the case of Denby Energy a online energy audit program and
Green Irene a online, home based, eco consulting training and
conservation devices company, I have met the owners of both
companies and I stand, with 3 decades of experience, backing my
choice to place their links and promote their products on this
site.
While on the subject of scams...if a guy with the following initals
J.McK_____, who lives in Florida, and says he is a graduate from
M.I.T. and he has a solar system that operates and generates solar
energy 24/7 using artificial lights, who says he needs $40 million
to build a plant, and swears he has a working system, but it's still
being tested in Area 51 in Nevada. RUN LIKE THE WIND_Green Earl
I have about 10 folks and 5 companies that will back me up on this
one....I think that is enough to label it a scam, don't you?
I'm thinking about writing a story on this guy and his BS deal...
Just looking for a good excuse.
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Obama Admin. Strikes Back Against Mountaintop Mining, Stop Blowing Up My Mountains_GOD
Solar, Wind, Bio, Energy News And Commentary By_Green Earl, 30 year Pioneer In
Conservation & Mountain Removal, Water Poison, Energy
The Obama Administration Takes Unprecedented Steps to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Mountaintop Coal Mining.
Obama Administration officials announced today that they are taking unprecedented steps to reduce the environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining in the six Appalachian states of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia through a coordinated approach between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and Army Corps of Engineers.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; and Terrence “Rock” Salt, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Administration will implement an Interagency Action Plan on mountaintop coal mining that will:
* Minimize the adverse environmental consequences of mountaintop coal mining through short-term actions to be completed in 2009;
* Undertake longer-term actions to tighten the regulation of mountaintop coal mining;
* Ensure coordinated and stringent environmental reviews of permit applications under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1997 (SMCRA);
* Engage the public through outreach events in the Appalachian region to help inform the development of Federal policy; and
* Federal Agencies will work in coordination with appropriate regional, state, and local entities to help diversify and strengthen the Appalachian regional economy and promote the health and welfare of Appalachian communities.
“Mountaintop coal mining cannot be predicated on the assumption of minimal oversight of its environmental impacts, and its permanent degradation of water quality. Stronger reviews and protections will safeguard the health of local waters, and thousands of acres of watersheds in Appalachia,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Our announcement today reaffirms EPA’s fundamental responsibility for protecting the water quality and environmental integrity of streams, rivers, and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Getting this right is important to coalfield communities that count on a livable environment, both during mining and after coal companies move to other sites.” “The Army is pleased to support interagency efforts to increase environmental protection requirements and factual considerations for mountaintop coal mining activities in Appalachia,” said Terrence “Rock” Salt, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. “The initiative being announced today will allow us to move forward on a number of important permit applications while providing improved certainty and transparency to permit applicants and the public.” “The steps we are taking today are a firm departure from the previous Administration’s approach to mountaintop coal mining, which failed to protect our communities, water, and wildlife in Appalachia,” said Secretary Salazar. “By toughening enforcement standards, by looking for common-sense improvements to our rules and regulations, and by coordinating our efforts with other agencies, we will immediately make progress toward reducing the environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining.” “This agreement represents federal agencies working together to take the President’s message on mountaintop coal mining into action,” said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “We are committed to powering our country while protecting health and welfare in the Appalachian region, securing access to clean streams and safe drinking water, and honoring our clean water laws.” In close coordination, EPA, DOI, and the Corps will take several short-term actions to reform the regulation of mountaintop coal mining under the two primary environmental laws governing this mining practice. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency will take immediate steps under the CWA to minimize environmental harm by taking the following actions in 2009:
* Requiring more stringent environmental reviews for future permit applications for mountaintop coal mining;
* Within 30 days of the date of the MOU, the Corps will issue a public notice (pursuant to 33 C.F.R. § 330.5) proposing to modify Nationwide Permit (NWP) 21 to preclude its use to authorize the discharge of fill material into streams for surface coal mining activities in the Appalachian region, and will seek public comment on the proposed action;
* Strengthening permit reviews under CWA regulations (Section 404(b)(1)) to reduce the harmful direct and cumulative environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining on streams and watersheds;
* Strengthening EPA coordination with states on water pollution permits for discharges from valley fills and state water quality certifications for mountaintop coal mining operations; and
* Improving stream mitigation projects to increase ecological performance and compensate for losses of these important waters of the United States.
The Department of Interior will also take the following steps:
* Reevaluate and determine how the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) will more effectively conduct oversight of state permitting, state enforcement, and regulatory activities under SMCRA;
* Ensure the protection of wildlife resources and endangered species by coordinating the development of CWA guidance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and
* If the U.S. District Court vacates the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule, as requested by the Secretary of the Interior on April 27, 2009, Interior will issue guidance clarifying the application of stream buffer zone provisions in a preexisting 1983 SMCRA regulation to ensure mining activities will occur in a more environmentally protective way in or near Appalachian streams
Concurrent with these short-term actions, the three agencies will embark on a comprehensive, coordinated review of their existing respective regulations and procedures governing mountaintop coal mining under existing law. The agencies will also create an interagency working group to promote ongoing Federal collaboration and ensure the Action Plan achieves results. As these reforms are implemented, the agencies will seek to involve the public and guide Federal actions through robust public comment and outreach
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are today taking steps to enhance coordination in the environmental review of pending Clean Water Act permits for surface coal mining activities in Appalachian States. Administrator Jackson and Acting Assistant Secretary Salt have directed EPA and Corps field offices to coordinate under new procedures to ensure Clean Water Act permit decisions are fully consistent with sound science and the law, reduce adverse environmental impacts, provide greater public participation and transparency, and address pending permits in a more timely manner.
The Federal agencies will also work in coordination with appropriate regional, state, and local entities to help diversify and strengthen the Appalachian regional economy and promote the health and welfare of Appalachian communities. This interagency effort will have a special focus on stimulating clean enterprise and green jobs development, encouraging better coordination among existing federal efforts, and supporting innovative new ideas and initiatives.
* EPA-Corps Enhanced MTM Coordination Procedure
* Letter from EPA to Department of the Army
* MOU Among U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Department of the Interior, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source: WhiteHouse.Gov
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The Obama Administration Takes Unprecedented Steps to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Mountaintop Coal Mining.
Obama Administration officials announced today that they are taking unprecedented steps to reduce the environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining in the six Appalachian states of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia through a coordinated approach between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and Army Corps of Engineers.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; and Terrence “Rock” Salt, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Administration will implement an Interagency Action Plan on mountaintop coal mining that will:
* Minimize the adverse environmental consequences of mountaintop coal mining through short-term actions to be completed in 2009;
* Undertake longer-term actions to tighten the regulation of mountaintop coal mining;
* Ensure coordinated and stringent environmental reviews of permit applications under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1997 (SMCRA);
* Engage the public through outreach events in the Appalachian region to help inform the development of Federal policy; and
* Federal Agencies will work in coordination with appropriate regional, state, and local entities to help diversify and strengthen the Appalachian regional economy and promote the health and welfare of Appalachian communities.
“Mountaintop coal mining cannot be predicated on the assumption of minimal oversight of its environmental impacts, and its permanent degradation of water quality. Stronger reviews and protections will safeguard the health of local waters, and thousands of acres of watersheds in Appalachia,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Our announcement today reaffirms EPA’s fundamental responsibility for protecting the water quality and environmental integrity of streams, rivers, and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Getting this right is important to coalfield communities that count on a livable environment, both during mining and after coal companies move to other sites.” “The Army is pleased to support interagency efforts to increase environmental protection requirements and factual considerations for mountaintop coal mining activities in Appalachia,” said Terrence “Rock” Salt, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. “The initiative being announced today will allow us to move forward on a number of important permit applications while providing improved certainty and transparency to permit applicants and the public.” “The steps we are taking today are a firm departure from the previous Administration’s approach to mountaintop coal mining, which failed to protect our communities, water, and wildlife in Appalachia,” said Secretary Salazar. “By toughening enforcement standards, by looking for common-sense improvements to our rules and regulations, and by coordinating our efforts with other agencies, we will immediately make progress toward reducing the environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining.” “This agreement represents federal agencies working together to take the President’s message on mountaintop coal mining into action,” said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “We are committed to powering our country while protecting health and welfare in the Appalachian region, securing access to clean streams and safe drinking water, and honoring our clean water laws.” In close coordination, EPA, DOI, and the Corps will take several short-term actions to reform the regulation of mountaintop coal mining under the two primary environmental laws governing this mining practice. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency will take immediate steps under the CWA to minimize environmental harm by taking the following actions in 2009:
* Requiring more stringent environmental reviews for future permit applications for mountaintop coal mining;
* Within 30 days of the date of the MOU, the Corps will issue a public notice (pursuant to 33 C.F.R. § 330.5) proposing to modify Nationwide Permit (NWP) 21 to preclude its use to authorize the discharge of fill material into streams for surface coal mining activities in the Appalachian region, and will seek public comment on the proposed action;
* Strengthening permit reviews under CWA regulations (Section 404(b)(1)) to reduce the harmful direct and cumulative environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining on streams and watersheds;
* Strengthening EPA coordination with states on water pollution permits for discharges from valley fills and state water quality certifications for mountaintop coal mining operations; and
* Improving stream mitigation projects to increase ecological performance and compensate for losses of these important waters of the United States.
The Department of Interior will also take the following steps:
* Reevaluate and determine how the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) will more effectively conduct oversight of state permitting, state enforcement, and regulatory activities under SMCRA;
* Ensure the protection of wildlife resources and endangered species by coordinating the development of CWA guidance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and
* If the U.S. District Court vacates the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule, as requested by the Secretary of the Interior on April 27, 2009, Interior will issue guidance clarifying the application of stream buffer zone provisions in a preexisting 1983 SMCRA regulation to ensure mining activities will occur in a more environmentally protective way in or near Appalachian streams
Concurrent with these short-term actions, the three agencies will embark on a comprehensive, coordinated review of their existing respective regulations and procedures governing mountaintop coal mining under existing law. The agencies will also create an interagency working group to promote ongoing Federal collaboration and ensure the Action Plan achieves results. As these reforms are implemented, the agencies will seek to involve the public and guide Federal actions through robust public comment and outreach
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are today taking steps to enhance coordination in the environmental review of pending Clean Water Act permits for surface coal mining activities in Appalachian States. Administrator Jackson and Acting Assistant Secretary Salt have directed EPA and Corps field offices to coordinate under new procedures to ensure Clean Water Act permit decisions are fully consistent with sound science and the law, reduce adverse environmental impacts, provide greater public participation and transparency, and address pending permits in a more timely manner.
The Federal agencies will also work in coordination with appropriate regional, state, and local entities to help diversify and strengthen the Appalachian regional economy and promote the health and welfare of Appalachian communities. This interagency effort will have a special focus on stimulating clean enterprise and green jobs development, encouraging better coordination among existing federal efforts, and supporting innovative new ideas and initiatives.
* EPA-Corps Enhanced MTM Coordination Procedure
* Letter from EPA to Department of the Army
* MOU Among U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Department of the Interior, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source: WhiteHouse.Gov
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Ex-POW seeks apology, compensation (Reuters) Top
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Man Get's 99 Years For Oil and Gas Scam In Texas
Solar, Wind, Bio, Energy News And Commentary By_Green Earl, 30 year Pioneer In Conservation & Solar Energy
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Oil Slick
Jesse Bogan, 06.10.09, 06:00 AM EDT
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Authorities are still dealing with the scams last summer's spike in prices abetted.
HOUSTON -- "There's a new oil prospect in Texas that you don't want to miss out on. In fact, this well is going to be a gusher. You'll make a 40% return, maybe more. Our exploration and production firm was booked up to the gills, but you know what, somebody backed out at the last minute. There are just a few shares left.
For decades, peddlers of oil and gas investment schemes have fished for marks with such cold telephone calls. They continues to resonate with buyers across the country, mesmerized by the prospect of quick riches. When oil prices peaked last summer at $147 a barrel, fakes were there to offer something they couldn't deliver. Some are paying dearly with stiff sentences.
Today, as oil slowly rebuilds its steam, trading at $70 Tuesday, state securities boards are sifting through the fallout from last year, while they look for others that continue to operate.
"Although energy prices are currently low, we are seeing fraud cases emerge from the period when prices spiked," Texas Securities Commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford said in May, following the announcement of a 99-year sentence issued in a Texas state court against William L. Seelye for stealing $417,000 from dozens of investors in oil and gas exploration projects. "High prices attracted fraudulent energy promoters, and the decline of the stock market helped make investors more susceptible to the types of fraud for which Mr. Seelye has been convicted."
Officials say evidence at the trial showed that Seelye, who has appealed his conviction, lived off investor funds and sold interests in oil and gas projects that he didn't own.
Nationwide, there were 260 oil-and-gas-related alleged ruses logged by the North American Securities Administrators Association between 2005 and 2007. State securities boards, mainly in Texas, Colorado and Pennsylvania, issued cease and desist orders in 122 of those cases to operators who were mainly accused of selling unregistered securities for wells that usually either didn't exist or were dry.
Aspen Exploration Inc., of Plano, Texas, is one of the latest to be prosecuted. Indicted in federal court in May, the chief financial officer of Aspen, William Anthony "Tony" Rand, and his three sons face charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and forfeiture. They and one other defendant allegedly tried to bilk $56.4 million from investors in the U.S. and beyond for two South Texas wells "by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises and omissions of material fact," according to the indictment. They are accused of using the collected funds for their own use and for drilling unrelated wells.
Tony Rand's attorney, Ted Steinke Jr., said all five of the defendants have pleaded not guilty. "The next step is trial, where they will all defend themselves vigorously," he said, declining to elaborate on the case.
In March, attorney Mark Alexander of Dallas also secured a $1.1 million civil judgment against a fourth Rand brother, Wayne, and the companies Black Lake Energy and Rock Wall Oil Co. Neither Wayne Rand nor representatives of the companies could be reached for comment Tuesday. Half of Alexander's practice is devoted to oil and gas securities fraud cases. "There are some great oil and gas companies out there but then there are some that scam," he says. "It really bothers me because [my clients] have worked hard all their lives and they lose their life savings."
John Hays, 67, who holds interests in natural gas leases, somehow made it on the "sucker list" of telephone numbers that salespeople use. However, Hays, who is publisher of the Morning Paper, a small weekly in Ruston, La., hit back by recording the calls. He says he has testified in three cases that made it to trial, and written about the ruses in his paper. "I've even been pitched for wells that have already been plugged and abandoned," he says. "It was supposed to be a real gusher. They will tell you anything to get your money."
Petro America Corporation, with offices in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., allegedly marketed unregistered investments with grandiose returns, including through various churches, offering an opportunity to "share the blessing," according to a Missouri Secretary of State cease and desist order. The order states that the company's president, Owen Hawkins, said during a conference call that "my personal goal is I would like to create as many billionaires in this as I, as I possibly can."
A hearing is pending.
To the charge that the company was marketing an unregistered investment, Hawkins said Tuesday he had thought it was covered under a filing with the SEC. He said the company did not promote investments through churches, but rather a shareholder did. The company continues to advertise online, saying it's "the people's company" and has "world success unrivaled."
Hawkins said his 2-year-old company was valued at about $100 million.
"We are working on securing an oil block," Hawkins says. "We are in negotiations on that, and we also have storage facilities where we can store barrels of crude oil."
However, at the moment, he says the company doesn't have any oil in storage, and holds just 240 net acres in oil and gas leases in Missouri with no active drilling.
Reader Comments
These scams are going on in the renewable energy sector as well. I recently signed
a contract to raise $40 million for a solar project in Las Vegas. Many claims that
could not be backed up. One of the parties, after a Google search, actually had a
Federal Felony conviction for selling secrets to Iran! A DA in the county in Florida
where the other partner lived told me he had a large file on this partner._Green Earl
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