Robert Redford Actor, Director, and Environmental Activist      Posted: July 27, 2010 10:13 AM

A small minority of Senators robbed America of a cleaner, more prosperous future last week. In the middle of the biggest oil disaster in American history, the hottest summer on record, and a war with an oil-rich nation, this group of cynics blocked efforts to pass comprehensive energy and climate legislation. This was the moment brimming with potential for new jobs, a more robust economy and cleaner environment — this bill would have guided America down a profoundly safer and more productive path.

So therefore, the Senate is left to vote on an anemic energy bill of such remarkably limited scope that it could have been passed during the Bush era.

The elected officials who steered this turnaround have abdicated their responsibility to uphold our nation’s best interests, and have shown us, and the world, an America woefully deficient in both leadership and ingenuity.

This was our moment to create two million clean energy jobs here in the United States. This was our moment to outpace China in the clean energy market that will dominate the 21st century. This was our time to slash our oil imports in half. This was our time to confront the perils of climate change, which despite head-in-the sand-denial, is in fact happening.

The American people wanted a home run, not a bunt. A recent CNN poll found that nearly 80 percent of voters believe that reducing oil use and shifting to cleaner energy would make life better for Americans, while a Wall Street Journal poll in June found that an overwhelming majority of people specifically support passing legislation to limit global warming pollution.

Yet a handful of politicians decided they didn’t want to represent the will of the people. Given the chance to invest in American jobs and reduce dangerous pollution, they chose instead, to focus on their own interest and self-preservation.

The Republican Senate leadership has fought against every clean energy and climate measure simply because their political opponents were for it. This was the most shameful partisanship I have seen in my lifetime. We all know who really loses when GOP leaders block progress: American citizens. The economic recession and climate change don’t care which party you are in — they will make life harder for everyone until we put the right solutions in place.

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World temperature anomalies in June 2010 Photograph: NCDC/NESDIS/NOAA

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide and the fourth consecutive month that the combined global land and sea temperature records have been broken, according to the US government’s climate data centre.

The figures released last night by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggest that 2010 is now on course to be the warmest year since records began in 1880.

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It’s Tuesday and I am setting up the House of Solar web site again . Of course I was taking a short “break” to check out YouTube ( one of the best ways to waste time in the world ) . I ran across this video and thought I would share.  I feel that this song comes from a time when priorities were a bit different . We seem to live in a world where everybody is fighting over natural resources in the name of political ideology . It makes me consider what I can do TODAY to move the world in a more positive direction. Take a moment to listen to somebody that continues to work towards that goal.

Sunny Days make me liberal

Tim Padden

House of Solar

I have been on the sidelines doing my bit here and there waiting for Citizenre to pick up steam. I am now going back “Online ” as the company has closed on 4.5 million in funding and is opening several markets in Southern California. I know there are many of you that have been waiting also and  I thought I would outline the opportunity that we currently have .

Citizenre has made a couple of steps in the last couple of months that not everybody knows about .

1) Citizenre now requires all Eco’s to send in a W-9 form to have acess to the back office . If you have not completed your forms you can find them at the login page at www.powur.com

2) Citizenre just closed on 4.5 Million in Funding . This will now allow the company to qucikly expand in California then on to other states.

How can you participate?

The facts are that Citizenre is only installing in Southern California and that is where the opportunity lies. I have been busy building a team in our workable areas so that I can capture some of the installs going in. I currently have 10 and more in the cue.

Another opportunity is getting involved in the companies direct sales. We have has small teams going Door2 Door for the last few months to guarantee a flow of customers in the areas we need. The weekend of July 24th we are going to have a training session to certify Eco’s to sell D2D. Being face to face with the customer to explain out offer as well as having the opportunity to look at their house has generated $1000+ checks for Eco installs. If you are interested in making some money NOW and growing your business click here for more information.

This may not be the right time for everybody to get involved but I know there are more than a handful of Eco’s that understand the “Early is better” philosophy of business ( really funny to say after 3 years yet no less true).

At a minimum , keep your eye on the news and the House of Solar web page, above that check in with your up-line for next best steps for you to take in closing some solar sales.

SIDE NOTE > We recently created a strategic partnership with Sungevity to install out customers systems. My two cents on that are our customer bases differ greatly and because of the credit score qualifications only a mere fraction of the sales are being closed. I have personally decided to hold the remainder of my FRA’s for Citizenre to begin installing in these areas.

Other than that , I hope everybody is doing well in their lives and stay tuned to the House of Solar blog.

Tim Padden
House of Solar

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From:Rob Styler

Dear Eco:

Things are rolling over here at Citizenre and we want you to be part of it. We are installing solar systems in our pilot city and are about to begin in our second city – plus we have a strategic alliance that enables us to provide installations in much of California.

Now we need to hear from you. Many Ecos have been waiting to see commissions paid before they re-engaged. That day is now. Are you still on the Team? If the answer is Yes, let us know.

To confirm that you are still active, we must receive a Direct Deposit Authorization and a signed W-9 form. This is required by the IRS and is simple to send in. Login to your back-office and visit the “Resources” section to find the form and directions (if you forgot your password, click on the link “I forgot my login information” and enter your email address. The system will send you a new password).

As an alternative, you can simply click on the link below to download the forms immediately:
http://www.citizenre.net/extras/downloads/w9dd_package.pdf

Please return these documents immediately. If we don’t receive them in 15 days (by May 24), your position will be flagged as inactive and you will be locked out of the back office until you complete this step. You will not be deleted from the system as long as you act within 180 days. But if you don’t act fast, you could lose commissions.

Since we can now place PV in much of California, we want to reach California customers immediately. If we do not hear from you in 15 days, your California customers will become available to the first active Eco in your support Team.

If you re-engage within 180 days, you can still benefit. For each transferred customer who installs solar through Citizenre or our partner, you will receive $100 for originating that customer. Any customers that have not had, or are not in the process of having, a solar system placed on their rooftop can be reclaimed within 180 days if you re-activate.

If we do not receive your W-9 within 180 days, per our Policies you can be removed permanently from the system and you will receive no compensation from any prior work. We don’t want that to happen, so act now.

I want to personally thank all of our dedicated Ecos who have stayed with us on our adventure to bring renewable energy to the masses.

Thanks,

Rob Styler

A palindrome reads the same backward as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backward as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite.
This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant.   Make sure you read as well as listen…forward and backward.
This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old.   The contest was titled “u @ 50″  by  AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause.  So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.