JULY 2014 EVENT REMINDER

from John Debus

Hi Everyone,

A reminder of our event this Tuesday evening, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, July 29, 2014 at the American Legion Post #40, 810 S. US 1, Fort Pierce, Fl. 34950. Please use the front entrance (on US1) and it is the large room on the right side as you come in the front door. Plenty of parking is on the side of the building. We will have water and Green Tea (free) available or you can purchase drinks from the bar in the next room. Come early for some Social time before our event, doors will open at 6:00pm. We must start on time to insure we get out on time.

This month we will be discussing Renewable Energy & Alternative choices. Doug Coward from Solar Energy Loan Fund will be giving us a presentation on his organization and will have other speakers on purchase and installation of equipment. William McNeely also will give a short presentation and much more information will be available. Come listen, add your opinion and decide on how we can make a difference in energy usage in the future.. The most important place to be every month is our event, all our work and activism starts with the support we get from each other here and the recognition of our organization depends on the number of people participating.

The action table at our event is set up for group's information, sign-up sheets, upcoming events and petitions. All groups will also have 1-3 minutes at the beginning, to tell us about themselves. You can also contact Kathy or myself to have your events posted on our web-site happenings page. Check often for up to date HAPPENINGS. We maybe moving soon. Information about our potential move will be discussed to a little more "environmentally friendly " place.

Our next Event has been moved up a week to 19 August, due to the primary election on the 26th. Don't forget to VOTE. 

We will be having a Open Mic Nite at the next Event. So if you got something to say, something that needs our attention, issues we need address, this will be your chance to speak out. Our last quarterly board meeting minutes and our quarterly finance report will be available for members to review in our Board Information Book.

Please come out, we need your support to make a difference, be part of the experience. We also would like your feed-back on our Events and Organization. So feel free to respond to this e-mail. CHECK OUT OUR WEB-SITE; tcprogressivealliance.com  Check often as many events are posted late with little notice. We post as soon as we get them. Also check out our blog with many interesting articles and information posted there.

Thanks for your support,    

Take care,      

John Debus                                                                                                       

STOP DISCHARGES MARCH

PLAY GOLF!

from Ted Parsons

Ironworkers Local 402 will be holding a Golf Tournament at The Champions Club at Summerfield in Stuart, FL on July 12, 2014. The Tournament Committee has put together a great value for your participation and support. An event that the golfers will appreciate. There will be an All day Happy hour & BBQ Buffet, Raffles, 50/50 drawings, Closest to the Hole par 3's, and Mulligans.

We need Players, Foursomes, and Sponsors. Fees are $75 per player, $280 for Foursomes, and $300 for Hole Sponsors. For more information and the entry form call Kate at the Ironworkers Hall 561-842-7651. Please send in your entry forms as soon as possible. Proceeds will benefit the Ironworkers Local 402 Building fund for renovating the their Union Hall that many of us use from time to time. So sign up, come out and join the fun on the green.

If you don't golf please forward this link to a friend that does golf or anyone that you think may want to be a Hole Sponsor.

Thank you,

Ted Parsons

JUNE 2014 MEETING RECAP

from John Debus

Hi Everyone,

A good event with a lite turn out this past Tuesday. Perhaps the summer time (off season) had something to do with it. The people that attended did seem to be very interested the alternative medical choices information and how they could apply it to themselves. Myself, I believe the liver cleansing makes the most sense. As an old auto mechanic, I know changing your oil filter is the most important part of your car care, so why would you not apply the same principle to your bodies filter, the liver? Again a lot of good information and choices for one to be aware of, to take care of yourself. We do need to take responsibility for our bodies and not rely completely on the money making Medical System.                                                                                        

We started a new petition for our Congressional Representative in the 18th district to support and co-sponsor the Move To Amend "We The People Amendment" introduced last year in congress. We are hoping to acquire enough signatures to have him get behind this VERY important issue. Please help us by picking up a copy of the petition at one of our events and get some of your friends, family, co-workers, etc. to sign it. Getting the money out of our political system is the #1 problem we are facing in out country, all the other problems stem from this source.                                                                                                      

Reminder for Our Quarterly Picnic tomorrow Sunday, 29 June 2014 at 11:00am to 2:00pm at  Museum Point, South Causeway Park in Fort Pierce. Bring something to eat (sandwich) for yourself,  something  to drink, you can bring a dish to share, or just come and have a drink with us (as always we will have drinks available). All our Events are free and open to the public, membership is not required. Come and meet some very good people and be part of our family. Make a day of it and visit the Museums and/or the Aquarium while you are there. Please call me if you have any questions or need directions.

Thanks for your support. Hope to see you at the picnic. 

John 

TOO MUCH LOST BLOOD AND TREASURE FOR OIL

from: Jerry Buechler

It has been said that the President  missed a shining moment to preserve peace in Iraq. Except, there never was peace.  Negotiations died over a Status of Forces Agreement that would protect remaining troops from Iraqi Kangaroo courts and a Hydrocarbon Law that would allow Production Sharing Agreements with western oil companies.  Maliki couldn’t secure either because of strong opposition by Iraqis and Iran to American occupation.

   I agree with Alan Greenspan who wrote “this is a war largely about oil”   Vice President Cheney held secret “Energy Task Force” meetings in 2001 and 2002 with oil company heads and the State Department and they decided that Iraq “should be open to international oil companies as quickly as possible after invasion.”

   We abandoned the hunt for Osama bin Laden to pursue Saddam Hussein who had nothing to do with 9/11.   CIA’s George Tenet said on “60 Minutes” , “We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction, control, or complicity with Al-Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America, period.”

   Here is how Iraqi experienced our “Shock and Awe” attack.  First, approximately 29.000 bombs and missiles were detonated in Iraq in 2003.  10,000 were non precision weapons and about 4,000 of the precision weapons missed their targets altogether wreaking death and destruction on civilian homes, and other inadvertent targets.

   Second, household to household surveys estimated war deaths of 1.2 million Iraqis out of a population of 24 million.  If the U.S. was invaded and the result was 1 out of 20 or 17 million Americans killed,  I am positive we wouldn’t welcome the invaders as liberators.  So, if another U.S. surge is needed, let it be a surge of compassion.  Any finger-pointing has to include us.

CLIMATE CHANGE

from  Jerry Buechler

Why should economic and environmental insecurity be the price we pay for our addiction to fossil fuels?  The EPA is taking actions supported by former EPA heads for Nixon, Reagan, and the Bushes!  Even the conservative World Bank states we need to keep 70% of known fossil fuel reserves in the ground to avoid runaway climate change. 

  The U.S. consumes 20% of the 93 million barrels of oil burned everyday.   This combustion of fuel creates heat equal to 4-5 Hiroshima bombs going off every second or the lighting of an Olympic pool full of fuel every 15 seconds.  Over 94% of this heat is being absorbed by the ocean.  The result is warmer ocean waters and acidification as the ocean absorbs our carbon emissions.

   There is a better choice we can make.  The cost of wind energy fell tenfold between 1980 and 2000, and solar panel prices have dropped more than 80% in five years.  In 1998 U.S. Crude, after adjusting for inflation, was $17.10 a barrel and last week it hit $107.

  As for coal, El Paso Energy in Texas signed a purchase agreement to buy solar power form Macho Springs in NM for 5.79 cents a kilowatt-hour---- less than half the 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity from new coal plants.  East Coast offshore wind turbines can generate the same amount of electricity as 3,000 coal-fired power plants.  Do we want to invest in renewables which are getting cheaper each year or in foolish fossil fuels that are getting more expensive and damaging to our climate, air, water, and oceans?

JUNE 2014 MEETING REMINDER

from John Debus

Hi Everyone,

A reminder of our event this Tuesday evening, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, June 24, 2014 at the American Legion Post #40, 810 S. US 1, Fort Pierce, Fl. 34950. Please use the front entrance (on US1) and it is the large room on the right side as you come in the front door. Plenty of parking is on the side of the building. We will have water and Green Tea (free) available or you can purchase drinks from the bar in the next room. Come early for some Social time before our event, doors will open at 6:00pm. We must start on time to insure we get out on time.

This month we will be having Erika Alvarez presentation on Alternative Medicine Choices. She will be showing a documentary "A Cure" an Interview with Dr. Hulda Clark and doctors, naturopaths and patients using her protocol. She also will have a short demonstration on a couple of devices that they use. Come listen, add your opinion and decide on your path toward a healthy body. The most important place to be every month is our event, all our work and activism starts with the support we get from each other here, and the recognition of our organization depends on the number of people participating.

The action table at our event is set up for group's information, sign-up sheets, upcoming events and petitions. All groups will also have 1-3 minutes at the beginning, to tell us about themselves. You can also contact Kathy or myself to have your events posted on our web-site happenings page. Check often for up to date HAPPENINGS.

Our Quarterly Picnic is scheduled for next Sunday, 29 June 2014 at 11:00am to 2:00pm at Museum Point, South Causeway Park in Fort Pierce. Bring something to eat (sandwich) for yourself, something to drink, you can bring a dish to share, or just come and have a drink with us (as always we will have drinks available). All our Events are free and open to the public, membership is not required. Come and meet some very good people and be part of our family. Make a day of it and visit the Museums and/or the Aquarium while you are there.

Our next Event will be Renewable Energy, "Alternative Choices",  29 July 2014 at the American Legion Post #40, 810 S. US 1, Fort Pierce, Fl. 34950.  We will have a lot of good information.

Please come out, we need your support to make a difference, be part of the experience. We also would like your feed-back on our Events and Organization. CHECK OUT OUR WEB-SITE;  tcprogressivealliance.com Check often as many events are posted late with little notice. We post as soon as we get them. Also check out our blog with many interesting articles and information posted there.

Thanks for your support,

Take care,

See you Tuesday,

John