Fw: RE: [statecom-discuss] FW: The Green Party's Secretary of Energy

[BillCunningham]

Woops, forgot the attachment naturally....

-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: BillCunningham <etwee at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Jan 28, 2007 8:11 PM
>To: Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>, Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>, gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
>Subject: RE: [statecom-discuss] FW: The Green Party's Secretary of Energy
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>Hi Betty and everyone,
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>I asked Mr. Reel to send me his full proposal as an attachment and he has done so.  In turn I am replying to all with said attachment attached to said reply!
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>In forwarding this I don't mean either to endorse or to dis-endorse the idea. I do think the core ideas are interesting. 
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>-----Original Message-----
>>From: "Betty H. Zisk" <zisk at bu.edu>
>>Sent: Jan 28, 2007 1:42 PM
>>To: Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>, gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
>>Subject: RE: [statecom-discuss] FW: The Green Party's Secretary of Energy
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>>I sent you all the following message from a young man who wants to make a proposal to Greens. My computer skills being rudimentary I didnt think to send an explanation and query at the same time, and am sorry. I want to know what to do with these few messages as they come in? To whom shld I forward them? (I did respond briefly that I thought he had a good idea; and that if I remember correctly, we tried in 2000 to convince Nader that he should name a shadow cabinet. (I was on the national steering comm then--and we were very troubled at Nader's lack of responsiveness to Green Party concerns about procedures modeling democracy at its best including prior naming of possible cabinet; he wanted to stress the evils of corporate america without specifics re Green Party solutions.) I also get about 10-12 letters per year from High School students (usually because I am a BU prof; sometimes because I am a Quaker and a Green) wanting to know my views on the war or on energy policy. I answer them one by one and make reference to GRP if they are in state, or GPUS if elsewhere. But this is very haphazard way. Again, advice? I wld be happy to be secretary for outreach to h.s. students but think there should be a more systematic way. Betts Zisk (I am delighted to say that I have finally caught up with my e-mail; over 7000 messages to process since last July--so I plan to keep current. BZ)
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: statecom-discuss-bounces at green-rainbow.org
>>[mailto:statecom-discuss-bounces at green-rainbow.org]On Behalf Of Betty H.
>>Zisk
>>Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:56 AM
>>To: statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org; gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
>>Subject: [statecom-discuss] FW: The Green Party's Secretary of Energy
>>
>>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Reelj at aol.com [mailto:Reelj at aol.com]
>>Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:13 PM
>>To: zisk at bu.edu
>>Subject: The Green Party's Secretary of Energy
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>>Hello,
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>>My name is Jeffrey Reel. I am a writer living with my family in western Massachusetts and also serve as the Administrative Coordinator at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc., located in Rhinebeck, New York.
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>>Attached, please find a proposal – and appeal – for the Green Party of the United States to select a presidential candidate who will run alongside his or her proposed Secretary of Energy.  I could certainly use your endorsement for the idea. Short of that, I would appreciate you giving the proposal your attention and consideration.  Nothing short of the premise presented in this proposal will shift the direction of industrialized societies in a timely way, and the ideas presented in the proposal are not without precedent.
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>>I would very much appreciate your forwarding an endorsement to the national Green Party offices if you see any wisdom in the attached proposal.
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>>Thank you for your time and consideration.
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>>Jeffrey Reel
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>>77 Shawnee Shore Road
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>>Becket, MA  01223
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>>413.243.9126
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>>ReelJ at aol.com
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>Bill Cunningham


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