Increasing Renewable Energy in U.S. Can Solve Global Warming

Generating renewable energy should not be effectuated just by utilizing solar-Photovoltaic system. It should encompass geothermal, wind, hydro, fuel cell-hydrogen, energy efficiency and other conservation methods etc.
The time table should also be expedited with a 50% of our energy sources should be implemented within the next 10 years. If we set our goals (without political football) we can accomplish it in the 10 year timeframe.
Jay Draiman, Energy consultant
Northridge, CA 91325

Okay, so let's do this quickly. Let's start person-by-person and create a wave of solar roofs all around the country. It can be done. It *is* being done.

In an elegant win-win solution, a new (read huge--$650 million in private investment) solar company is offering solar systems for rent for roughly the same amount the consumer is now paying the utility.

This means solar roofs everywhere, significant reductions in emissions, people everywhere feeling that they're part of the solution and feeling inspired to take further action. Over 4,000 people have already signed up, with 50-100 more every day. It's not just about solar, it's about empowerment to go even further. More information at www.joinsolar.com .

The US Department of Energy's own website says:

"...the electricity needs of the entire United States could theoretically be met by a photovoltaic array within an area 100 miles on a side." (http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_time_future.html).

Concentrating solar power in the US deserts could do it more cheaply than PV (see http://www.trec-uk.org.uk/csp.htm).

Mankind is expected to DOUBLE greenhouse gas emission by mid-century, while nature's ability to remove CO2 from the air will halve.

Furthermore, 50% of the surface permafrost is expected to melt by mid-century, emitting large quantities of methane and CO2.

Finally, CO2 stays in the air for hundreds of years.

AND YOU THINK EMITTING LESS IS A REALISTIC SOLUTION FOR GLOBAL WARMING? I SUGGEST REMOVING THE GAS FROM THE AIR AFTER IT HAS BEEN EMITTED.

I'm retired and will probably not see 2043, but I really enjoy the comentary. In 1975 I worked at a coal to gas plant that was virtually polution free,and was competively priced even then. Don't rule out anything, while striving for the best.I agree that solar is the future, along with geothermal and hydrogen,but the real reasons for the lack of progress is easy for us old timers to identify,we have seen it all our lives. The enemy of progress are located in the boardrooms of the oil companys. These people do not care about you and I, only the bottom line. I've done wjat I could to conserve all my life, now it's up to you WILL be here in 2040. Never give up.

But wait... there's more! There is a popular quote making the rounds of the RE world: "eat your conservation veggies before you get your solar cookies." Conservation is the easiest, most efficient method to reduce usage. Absolutely anyone/everyone can do it and you don't have to go back to the Stone Age to see results.

Stooping to the level of name-calling and offering unsubstantiated "arguments" filled with hyperbole aren't going to win many followers, Marty. It often betrays a fear of change from the comfortable status quo rather than informed discussion about necessary transition. We as a species have passed the point where we need to realistically look at our CONSUMPTION of resources and modify those behaviors before/while we try to engineer our way out of this fix. As for nuclear power being a "cleaner" option than traditonal fossil fuels, perhaps you would like to switch places with the Native American community whose land is being stolen and polluted a 2nd time for resource extraction and waste disposal. And on hydropower: large dams on spawning rivers are a major reason why there are decimated wild native Atlantic and Pacific salmon populations. Species extinction is not an acceptable by-product of energy generation.

Take a pill, Marty. Rather than attacking Greenpeace, why not at least acknowledge that their definition of the problem is correct, and suggest your own improvements to the required solution. At the very least, please don't exagerate their proposals to the point of absurdity. That is not fair to the authors and only harms the whole cause of emissions reduction.

Germany and the UK already generate about half as much CO2 per person as North Americans and the French generate about a third as much. Moreover, all three are continuing to improve. I can assure you that they are not "living in the stone age".

Issue two. We are very anxious to point out the advantages of solar and wind energy. I am amazed at how adamant people are about this subject. This is kind of like polishing the hood of your Caddie as it flies over a 200 foot cliff. When oil is gone, where is the electricity going to come from to fuel all of our cars? Our trucks? Our trains? Our aircraft? Our ships? Does everyone pushing solar and wind even bother to consider the ramifications of not planning these huge energy deficits into our system in 50 years? Our Canadian friends speak of using hydro locally, but overall hydro only represents less than 15% of our electricity alone, how is it possibly going to carry our transportation needs, when it can not even satisfy our heat and light? If you have a taste for oranges in Canada, you had better plan on moving in about 30 years. They'll be too expensive to ship then.

A new technology called the d'Oliveira Natural Gas Refinery(dNGR), works off sewerage waste water, by harvesting dissolved and undissolved solids for a feedstock to create new commercial products, potable water,Hydrogen gas, to name a few products. The Hydrogen gas is produced cheaper than current energy, can replace the GHG fossil Fuel economy, with a Hydrogen economy. For further information check website> www.users.Bigpond.net.au/dngr < This will solve Climate Change, and can even reverse it. Your support will help change Climate Change.

I would like to see more suggestions on what the everyday person such as myself can do. As a student, I am low on resources and the means to purchase a hybrid car...nor do I own a home that I can slap some solar powered panels on...so what can 20 something year old do in her everyday life? Does anyone know of any websites that offer such advice? Let's be reasonable here...I don't want a lesson on how to recycle or walking vs. driving...there has got to be more we can do!

Fringe environmentalists (Green Peace)offer solutions that if followed to the letter would put us back in the stoneage (basically the abolition of the internal combustion engine, as well as every other method for producing electricity. With no transportation and no electricity other than RE, we are in the stoneage). They say, "Well that produces too much CO2". When CO2 is controlled they will come up with another reason why it isn't acceptable. "Well, that's too dangerous" or "well, it's 'so-called clean'" implying that it's still dirty. Even hyroelectric is not good enough. The kooks would say that you are killing the salmon.
There doesn't seem to be any real desire to look at solutions that accomplish their own emission goals. There is no give and take. If you don't accept their plan then you hate clean air and you're a environmental heretic. I say you can love RE, get clean air AND the protect the USA.

After reading over my comment, I agree that I was not totally clear.
I completely agree and subscribe to RE. I think, and pray that the us gov continue to subsidize all of these technologies. With the most generous estimated growth rate, RE has decades before we can begin to rely on them for the lion's share of our energy needs.
It is vital, for our national security that we become independent of imported oil. It is vital for the Global Warming issue that we use only clean energy. Any energy that is clean should be jumped on with both feet.

I am still not seeing anyone addressing the real poblem here ...the amount of carbon materials being deposited into the air due to fossil fuel ignition. The Greenpeace people are not in favor of the destruction of mankind, but simply the nondestruction of mankinds home, the Earth. Some people are aggrivated because Greenpeace does not simply accept any answers, but requires answers that do not endanger the ecosystem in any manor. We have behaved so for quite some time, it needs to stop now. But I am not happy until I tick everyone off. I am not convinced that the global warming issue is generated unnaturally. Sorry, but I have heard too many scientifically based individuals saying global warming is natural, and too many emotional based individuals saying it is caused by man. Was the issue of fossil air polution not enough?

Dear Frank, I thought the 9/11 contrail study finding t confirmed the global dimming effect of Jet travel?
That the ice created at 30,000 ft reflected insolation.

The Stone Age? Hate mankind? Marty, dear, I live in a part of the country where most of our grid power is hydro generated and I drive a ULEV hybrid car. Sounds like you'd be surprised at how completely normal my life is.

That's the beauty of renewable -- electricity is electricity. Your toaster [TV, computer, heat pump] is cheerfully gonna eat it up, whether it was generated on your roof or in some nuclear hell. Likewise, my car eats gas and takes me -- and my passengers and freight -- where I want to go with plenty of power and a lot less fuss than my old Jeep. I just fill up half as often as I used to.

This is an unreasonable request. If controlling CO2 emission were the only issue then clean coal and Nuclear plants would be a sensible alternative. There must be an alternative motive for wanting to send mankind back to the stoneage. I'll keep my eye on this column to see if someone can give me a reason why the fringe environmental kooks (read Greenpeace) hate mankind.

By halting air traffic above 25,000ft. for one week, we can lower the global temperature one degree C, under the current finding on the nature of the GreenHOuse layer and the dominant role of water vapour in reflecting back the earth's heat at night!

By enacting all the carbon trading and CO2 reduction schemes we will still watch the temperatures rise due to increases in ground level emissions in the U.S. and Asia---a million cars a year in China!

The first theory was proven during the week after 9/11 when all aviation traffic was halted, the skies clearing and the night sky went back to normal allowing accumulated heat from the Earth to radiate back into space.

End the insanity; end the carbon trading schemes; and end global warming by creating a new generation of Low Emission's aircraft a jet-biofuels.

If Prince Charles and other environmentally sensitive Europeans can alter their mode of travel you can too

For a business, the only criterion for investment in energy efficiency is Return on Investment. Take away the subsidies and accounting loopholes for conventional energy and investing in efficiency is a "no-brainer" because the full price of energy will show up in the bill. In addition, when people pay $8 to $12 per gallon for gas (they pay it now anyway, some at the pump the rest through taxes) they will demand electric cars. Please make the military lithium batteries available to the public. We are big boys and girls and can handle them. Finally, the biggest appeal of renewable for me is that individuals can own their own system and be out from under the control of energy companies and not pay taxes on energy used.

All the previous comment are found good. but important factor is that all people from a to z shoud know how to use energy . Not only energy if we are consious about in all actvity from food to enterrainment have a practice to be economic then about 20% to 305 energy will be saved. The relation between energy-pollution- tourism should be tight .
thank you.
anil das

Ultimately, population growth will have to cease, and a new economic system will have to emerge, one that does not require constant growth to avoid global depression.

In the meantime, and I write as a partner in a wind farm development company working in both China and the US, one of the main roadblocks to expanding American wind energy is the unavailability of transmission lines. Even when there is capacity available and willing buyers downline, the process of lining up to be considered for inclusion is uncertain at best, and investors (Anyone want to finance a $90 million project this way?)have to assume that they can lose everything a little way into a project. I would suggest we in the US, and especially our Congress, take a look at the transmission system and improve it. It needs it anyway, as our recent blackouts have demonstrated.

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Let's not treat discussion of any aspect of this problem as taboo. The human condition in the near future is going to become horrendous for our younger generations if we do not ACT NOW!

Sincerely,

Frank U. Farmer
freedomu at mindspring dot com

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I am aware that there may be a genetic or biological component, hormones, perhaps, that drive the desire to produce our own genetic children. In some cases, pressure from our organized religious institutions is instrumental in driving population increase by promoting doctrines against some forms of birth control.

Let me say that I am not advocating abortion as birth control. I chose a vasectomy for myself and received a lot of pressure from my parents which I resisted. Since I am not a member of an organized religion there was no individual pressure on me from that sector.

We need to address global warming on all fronts, from conservation of fossil fuels, to humanely and systematically reducing the planet's population. One behavior we can all choose immediately is to start boycotting consumerism. A good question we can constantly ask ourselves is: Do I really need this product that the marketing machine is telling me I need to buy?

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We need a sustainable economy that provides Maslow's basic hierarchy of needs to every planetary citizen without polluting and destroying the natural resource base that provides those needs. This includes thinking about what is the optimum number of passengers our planet can carry comfortably. Just because we can stuff 21 college students into a VW bug, do we really want to do use that model for the whole planet?

The solutions to decreasing green house gases have to go beyond just reducing CO2 emissions from electrical generation and internal combustion engines. All of us should be thinking about the attitudes that drive us to want to replicate our own individual genes.

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Green house gases are generated by each of the 7 BILLION people on the planet. Of course, the lifestyles and standard of living of the wealthiest people generate greater amounts of green house gases than the poorest, but we all contribute to the overall amount just by being alive.

The standard economic theory taught is that for capitalism (economic hierarchy) to be healthy, it has to always be expanding. That is, consumerism has to always be increasing for the economy to be healthy. Because of this deceptive economic theory, capitalism is constantly encouraging the population to increase, as one means of increasing consumerism. We should be thinking about how to maintain a healthy sustainable economy, instead, as well as a healthy, stable, and optimum population for our planetary vehicle.

Clarification: When I said "The primary driver of growth in RE will always be its cost compared to the status quo. It rises as oil costs rise." - I meant that when RE costs are favorable, benchmarked against existing solutions, then RE solutions will come to market naturally. Capitalism is the economic ecosystem within which we operate. Back in the 60's we hated this fact, but it is inescapable that minimally, fair trade is the basis for human exchange.

Solutions to world energy and climate change must be comprehensive and consider all ideas. But two further elements affect success: Cost and Distribution.

The cost of solutions is the driver of change. Even within the span of a few years, one can see that rising monetary, ecological and social costs within the oil economy have spurred changes in the automobile industry. Think of this as the "canary in the coal mine". The primary driver of growth in RE will always be its cost compared to the status quo. It rises as oil costs rise.

Distribution of electrical energy is the "big rock" in the way of progress. Until the Energy Web begins to really take shape (see Wired 9.07 July 2001 - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.07/juice.html), even perfect PV installations will not be able to effectively contribute to world energy needs.

RE business development - and global ecological and economic health - hinges on RE's success in addressing Cost and Distribution.

Dear Melissa,
You asked: "I would like to see more suggestions on what the everyday person such as myself can do."

Although I work for a solar installation company selling mega-buck systems to people who can afford them, I drive an old diesel that I adapted to burn straight vegetible oil (SVO). So, get and old diesel for a couple grand, or less. Then get a conversion kit for around $800(www.Greasecar.com, or make your own like me) and find an asian restaurant to get used oil from for free. The SVO burns cleaner, on the CO2 side, I get 45 MPG Frwy, and since the oil was already processed once you save the planet the refining pollution cost. Then you can drive for free like me and laugh at all the SUV suckers.. ha ha !!!

.85 tonnes of carbon produces 3.1 tonnes of CO2. Celluose (leaves, branches etc)is 40% carbon. Basically 2 tonnes of leaves would remove 3 tonnes fo CO2 from the atmosphere. Stored in an area and kept from moisture it is easy to keep it for upwards of 100 years. There is plenty of land avaliable for clean dry plant matter. A cheap easy simple way to help with the problem of emissions.

With the recent news of GM and Ford loosing so much money there is no economic reason that we cannot go to a new type of vehicle without hurting our economy. No need for imports,keep our money here. The vehicles could be lightweight, fully enclosed and with a tubular frame not unlike a bicycle. It dosn't take a ton of metal to transport a 100 to 200 pound person. Further speeds could be increased for those so inclined. The engine could be much smaller and run off of fully renueable non imported fuel. The amount needed would not necessarilly delve into acerage needed for food. It's simply time to change, we can kick and scream all we want but we cannot continue to harm the environment. There are simple solutions to move forward however these solutions may not continue the enoormous subsidies geven to the wealthy. Therein lies the problem.

You can see from some of the vehemence of reaction that a study paid for by Greenpeace is more polarizing than clarifying. It is hard to see how increased efficiency and conservation will "send us back to the stoneage". But it is easy to see how just the name of the people commissioning the study lead to all this digital vitriol.

The people who want to build those 100 "clean coal" plants have money for ads on CNN. They are the "enemy", not people reading this publication. Most people reading this publication would agree with the conclusion "Energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy must play leading roles in the world's energy future." But not the people with the big energy propoganda budgets. Not the people who will influence US policy with their lobbying budgets.

So the question is, how can the forces that support jobs and the environment have a voice in shaping US policy? The answer is not about technology but politics.

Ireland,

Is this installation going to prevent wave energy systems somehow?

Is this 'Fianna Fail government' an Irish entity?

Is the group working on developing wave energy systems dependant on the need of the Europeans this gas line will serve? If so, is this not simply a different angle of the greed you speak of?

And, if you can answer these questions, isn't battling with big oil companies and governments with financial gain pretty much the same as peeing in the wind ... it gives you a nice warm feeling, but your pants get wet. Shelltosea might do better as a watchdog to make sure dangerous shortcuts aren't taken to save a few bucks. Shortcuts kind of like the Exxon Valdez ...

Shelltosea is a group of concerned residents in North Mayo, West of Ireland where Shell et al are trying to force a gas pipeline of raw untreated 'natural gas' from the Atlantic through our lands into European gas system. The area where the potential gas fields lie is one and the same as the area identified as an optimum area for development of ocean wave energy in the future. The Fianna Fail Government cannot see the bigger picture in their greed and selfishness and those working to bring alternatives/renewables into being are beating their heads against the brick wall of Governmental greed, ignorance and selfishness. Please complain to them! www.irlgov.ie. For info see www.mayogasinfo.com, www.shelltosea.com.

other suggestions that may be very popular than this one, turn off every electrical appliances from the wall switch every night (a habit change) , it may sound silly tough, it helps. perhaps a more classy approach, tell everyone about global warming (educate the world), or, dont exercise too much co's perhaps it will increase CO2, (compromise), sound cracy, isnt it?
oh, yes cars is just part of it, agreed. check this out from down under www.infoweb.co.nz/global warming. hope it may help

So what you're saying john is...come up with a brilliant plan because nothing else is going to work? I don't see that happening. I am a people person. I loathe design, marketing, business etc...I agree with your comments regarding cars...but there are a lot more issues out there relating to global warming than just cars. I will go back to my original question but word it a tad different: Is there anyone out there who can offer suggestions on what changes the 'everyday person' can make in their life to help support the reversal of global warming besides "recycle more and don't drive"?

Does anyone know of any forums or websites? I am not so internet savy, but I can tell you the ins and outs of the renal system ;)

I'm a student too, like Melissa, but my situation's different. I'm 19, still living with my mom, I don't drive yet. I'm going to a community college right now. I do what I feel like I can do, but I still feel like I'm part of the problem, and no matter what I do, I'll continue to feel that way until I graduate from OIT (Oregon Institute of Technology) with my BS in Renewable Energy Systems, but that won't happen for about... 4-5 years? depending on when I transfer to OIT.

I guess I can get involved with some political club, or something.

melissa, great to see your very keen, little steps may help, understand your point,BUT, we will never catch up with the car manufactures, general motors are moving to china, meaning more and more (millions) cars coming out of the production line, we may move slowly, car manufactures dont seems to slow down, lets get to the point and kill the beast, my believes is with 100% electric vehicle, general motors started and stop manufacturing, your 100k loan will be paid overnight if you come up with a very good car battery design, one with a very long range, bio-fuel is only an intermediate stage fuel as it produce more CO2, the gas we want to avoid. imagine if one in every person in china owns a car, leave that to you everyone.

I do see your point John. Every little bit does help. As a student who will finish school with nearly 100K in loans I can't see myself changing my profession from medicine to solving global warming just yet. However, forming communities, sharing knowledge and practicing a more substainable and efficient way of living is something that not only I would like to do, but something that everyone should be doing...and this is what will help stop global warming. It's almost like kicking a bad addiction...you need to change your entire life before you can truly kick that problem to the curb! Baby steps...

Thanks Todd! I am definitely going to look into that. I live in San Francisco so finding used oil shouldn't be too difficult. I also just discovered this company that supports better energy systems and it allows people to charge their electronics through solar energy...

www.solio.com

Any more suggestions would be great!

guys, lets get real about this problem co's its not a joke, look at it this way, the worse senario, we human being may need to look for a new home (planet), easiest thing to do is to believe that global warming is a reality and its not good for human kind, act now and smile later, not a free bio-diesel that does not solve anything, dont believe Fanady people, ha, ha. This is how you can help Melissa, your a student,you can help joint us and find the solution, global warming is still on its early years, good luck

Hola,

I think the fact that Honda (Honda Soltec)is getting into the solar cell business, proves that solar, and renewable energy, has definitely become 'mainstream.'

This is part of their overall strategy to bring fuel cell cars (FCX) to the market, using a solar-powered, Home Energy Station to capture hydrogen from purified water (this is being done in Torrance, CA.).

Having worked for a Japanese engine manufacturer for some time, I learned that they can often 'drive' a market when necessary with their excellent products.

And eventually the internal combustion engine will take a back-seat to fuel cells. GM has even stated that fuel cells are the 'transportation of the future.'

It's like an evolutionary process...

Cheers,
Steve

Let's examine how much consumer disposable income is consumed on entertainment alone here in the US. How can the industry make the solar and other renewable resource alternatives attractive enough to grab a piece of that ENORMOUS source of consumer capital?

To Melisa & students,
Yeah you can turn down the lights etc, but the nub of the problem is structural in terms of the economy and culture. My advice is save up the airfare (a few $100s) and goto Northern Europe -Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, France for the summer & travel around on the rail system there. It will be only then that you will be able to seen how incredibly backward & archaic the US transport system is. On the rail/metro systems of Northern Europe you will get a glimmer of what can be and how it is the social infrastructure is all important. Global captialism prefers if you don't know or think about that, because it wants to sell everyone a car. Heck, as far as I know you can still get what is called an InterRail ticket for about 400 euro which gives a month free rail around Europe. And try out the French TGV & you will be amazed.

Give it a try, as it will stick with you forever whereas turning off lights for a month will be forgotten pretty quickly

Thanks Terence...

I used to live in the Netherlands and Paris for a few years. I have also lived in Thailand on an island without electricity and in Africa in a refugee camp...again no electricty. I am fortunate to live in San Francisco where I can walk mostly everywhere (and it is true, public transpo here sucks as well). I lost faith in our government and its ability to make the necessary commitments to our world. Change must begin at the local level...so I suppose that is where I will begin. If I can figure out how or where to start one, I think I will start a forum somewhere online where people can communicate with eachother and share ideas about how we can further help this world.

<p><span style="color: green"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Energy Billing Fraud Charges vs Multiut owned by Nachshon Draiman!</font></span></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: teal">Multiut Admitted to holding money belonging to customers<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue">In a Class Action proceeding initiated in November 2001 - The case after numerous delays by Multiut, is now proceeding.</span></font></p><h3 style="margin: auto 0in"><span style="color: blue"><a href="http://www.ucan.org/blog/energy/electricity/energy_deregulation_crisis/vice_president_cheney_suppressed_evidence_of_price_manipulation_during_ca_ene#comment-5817" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff">Gore vs Multiut - IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS </font></a><font face="Times New Roman"><span>&nbsp;</span>Case No. 01 CH 19688</font></span></h3><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue"><font face="Times New Roman">Posted on September 11th, 2007:</font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION<br />FILED<br />JACK GORE on behalf of himself and all ) NOV 28, 2002<br />other persons or entitles similarly situated, |<br />&bull;<br />vs. No. 01 CH 19688</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">DOROTHY 8ROWN CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">MULTIUT CORP, an Illinois corporation, } Judge Stephen A, Schiller<br />Defendant ) Courtroom 2402 </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">RESPONSE TO &sect;2-619.1 MOTION TO DISMISS J/<br />Plaintiff JACK GORE (&ldquo;Gore&rdquo;). by his attorneys LARRY D DRURY LTD., hereby responds to the Motion to Dismiss 2nd Amended Complaint, pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-615 and 619, brought as a combined 2-619.1 motion by defendant MULTIUT CORP. (&ldquo;Multiut&rdquo;).<br />Introduction<br />Multiut is trying to time-bar this case by transforming express a written agency-service contract drafted by Multiut into a contract for sale of goods, and by disputing Gore's allegations as to concealment and discovery of the wrong &ndash; but without submitting any Rule 191 affidavit or documentation. This is a class action arising out<br />of a written contract drafted by Multiut, attached here and to the 2nd Amended Complaint as Exhibit A and B collectively referred to herein as the &quot;contract&quot; or &quot;agreement &ldquo; unless otherwise indicated by context): (1)<br />(A) A service contract to act as Gore's &quot;purchasing representatives&quot; in obtaining natural gas from &ldquo;off system&quot; suppliers. This contract, entered into on or about December 1990, was titled &ldquo;Agreement,&quot; Exh. A 1, 3-6, 10. And,<br />{B} A series of supplemental agency contracts to act as Gore&rsquo;s agent, in so doing with respect to various Properties. These were entered into contemporaneously with the service contract and thereafter, and titled &quot;Natural Gas Purchasing and Agency Agreement.&rdquo; Exh.-B. (2)<br />(1) Similarly Multiut refers to them collectively as &ldquo;the agreement&rdquo; in its brief (Mem. p. 2, fn. 1). Although the documents are on separately filed pages, they are mutually inclusive and one could not be entered into without the other; e.g. the service contract refers to and incorporates the agency contracts, wherein Multiut refers to itself as Gore's 'exclusive natural gas purchasing agent'. See Exh. A, third introductory paragraph and 16-17; Exh. B 1,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">(2) Exh. 8 one of the series, is dated 1998, Exh. C is Gore&rsquo;s &sect;2-806 affidavit as to the others. Gore has stated he does not have a copy of each, they are inaccessible to him i.e. no longer in his possession, whether missplaced or otherwise, and cannot be located or returned. 2nd Amd.. Compl. {4; Exh, C, in the 1st Amd. Complaint, Count 4 for breach of oral contract was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice after Gore's deposition of May 8,- 2002, when the service contract and the 1998 agency contract were produced by Multiut and adequately established, Exhs, A-B are the same Exhs. 1-2 attached to the Gore transcript, excerpts of which are attached herein as Exh. D, Similarly the missing agency agreements are likely in Multiut&rsquo;s possession and will be produced in discovery.<br />The contract was drafted by Multiut, it unequivocally defines Multiut's role in the transactions, and shows that this case is not governed by the UCC. What is at issue here is not the &quot;good&quot; that Multiut obtained for Gore, but the service Multiut provided as his purchasing agent. Gore is suing upon the service and agency contract &ndash; not the natural gas - and has alleged that Multiut breached its duties in two respects;<br />{1} By falsely and intentionally charging and retaining for its own use funds that were to be applied to a City of Chicago 8% gross receipts tax (&ldquo;Tax&rdquo;), which it had promised would be placed in escrow and forwarded to the City. Between December 1990 and January 1995 (after the City of Chicago changed the Tax), Multiut collected approximately $14,000 from Gore and at least $1 million to $1.5 million from the Class, for this Tax that was not actually imposed upon Multiut. 2nd Amd. Compl. 7-9, '3! Multiut not only failed to inform Plaintiff and<br />the Class that the money collected was not so applied or escrowed, but also failed to escrow, account for, and refund the funds with interest.<br />(2) By overcharging for the service of providing natural gas. Multiut was to charge for natural gas actually supplied to Gore and the Class on a set per therm cost basis, plus an amount equal to 1/2 of their respective per therm cost savings per month, instead, Multiut overcharged and billed Gore at least $100.000 and the class millions of dollars and refuses to provide an accounting and refund with interest. Id. 10-11.<br />Gore has further alleged that Multiut prevented him from discovering the wrongs by intentionally concealing them until at least December 2000, when he discovered the truth and could not reasonably have done so earlier. (Gore testified at his deposition on May 8, 2002 that he first discovered the discrepancies in his bills, the overcharges, the taxes, and failure to escrow the taxes, in December 2000. See Exh, D, pp. 25-28,) Thereafter he was unable to obtain any refund and based thereon, terminated Multiut&rsquo;s services on or about June 2001, However, the wrongful acts are continuing to date, in that Multiut continues to 'refuse to provide an accounting and refund with interest to Gore and the Class, all to their detriment and damage. They seek imposition of constructive trust (id. 22), an accounting and damages in not less than the foregoing amounts plus interest (id, 9-13, 23).<br />Gore filed the original Class Action Complaint on Nov. 20, 2001, and in lieu of responding to a motion to dismiss, filed the 1st Amended Class Action Complaint Feb. 14, 2002, setting forth 4 counts for (1) breach of<br />3-: The City did not and will not collect the 8% Tax, presumably because of U.S. constitutional restrictions as to the interstate commerce clause and exceptions for interstate pipelines and out-of-state suppliers. As a result in 1994 the City changed the tax from an 8% gross receipts tax to a flat rate tax of 1.4 to 1.5 cents per therm. 2nd Amd. Comp. P 8. in Multiut&rsquo;s response to First Request to Admit {attached hereto as Exh. F), it has admitted the following statements about this Tax; (8) that Multiut collected approximately $14,000 in Tax from Gore between 1991-1994; and (9) that Multiut spent its customers Tax payments on business expenses.. Yehuda Draiman testified to the same effect in his deposition 1-10-02 See transcript excerpts attached hereto as Exh. E, at pp, 36-37,40, 68, and Exh, 6 thereto.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">Activity Date: 8/15/2007 Participant: GORE JACK<br />CASE SET ON STATUS CALL<br />Court Date: 8/29/2007<br />Court Time: 0930<br />Court Room: 2402<br />Judge: BRONSTEIN, PHILIP L.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"><a href="http://positivity.wordpress.com/2007/08/23/news-in-brief-23-august-2007/#comment-2127" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Tahoma">August 30th, 2007 at 2:25 pm</span></strong></a> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"></span><font size="3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma">RE: MULTIUT CORP. FORMER CUSTOMERS!</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"></span></font><font size="3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma">Multiut owner is Nachshon Draiman of Cook County, Illinois</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"></span></font><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY DUE A REFUND PLUS INTEREST FOR SALES TAX ON NATURAL GAS WHICH WAS COLLECTED FROM YOU AND WITHHELD BY MULTIUT CORP. TEL # 847-982-0030 at 7514 N. Skokie Bl. Skokie, Illinois.<br />MULTIUT IS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS THAT MAY BELONG TO CUSTOMERS.<br />MULTIUT HAS OVERBILLED CUSTOMERS ON SHARED SAVINGS FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.<br />THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST MULTIUT.<br />I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE ALL YOUR BILLS THAT WERE ISSUED BY MULTIUT CORP. AUDITED THOROUGHLY THERE MAY BE STORAGE CREDITS DUE YOU AND ERRORS IN BILLING WHICH CREDITS MAY BE DUE YOU.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: brown; font-family: Tahoma">Multiut has admitted in Court that they are holding the money.<br />Gore vs Multiut 01 CH 19688 Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">A concerned citizen<br />For honesty in billing<br /></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"><br /><br /></span><h3 style="background: #b2b1b1; margin: auto 0in"><span style="color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma"><a href="http://www.ucan.org/blog/energy/electricity/energy_deregulation_crisis/vice_president_cheney_suppressed_evidence_of_price_manipulation_during_ca_ene#comment-5672" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Dynegy Mkg &amp; Trade v. Multiut Corp, Nachshon Draiman et al</font></a></span></h3><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">On August 16th, 2007:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">Dynegy Mkg &amp; Trade v. Multiut Corp, Nachshon Draiman et al 1:02-cv-07446.<br />Multiut Corp and Nachshon Draiman dba Future Associate of Skokie, IL. are withholding evidence of fraudulent activities in the Energy industry and inflated Medicaid billing to the government for Nursing Home patients. Also Bank fraud against their bank by presenting fraudulent and inflated receivable reports in order to get and keep a credit line, Nachshon Draiman was a large stock holder of the bank. Draiman Nachshon &bull; SC 13G &bull; Success Bancshares Inc &bull; On 2/17/98<br />Filed On 2/17/98 &bull; SEC File 5-53545 &bull; Accession Number 950137-98-586<br />Court: United States District Court Northern District of Illinois -<br />Case Title: Dynegy Mkg &amp; Trade v. Multiut Corp, Nachshon Draiman Future Associates et al<br />Case Number: 1:02-cv-07446<br />Judge: Hon. John A. Nordberg<br />Filed On: 10/16/2002<br />SUMMARY<br />Case Number: 1:02-cv-07446<br />Referred To: Honorable Michael T. Mason<br />Jury Demand: Defendant<br />Demand: $9999000<br />Nature of Suit: Contract: Other (190)<br />Jurisdiction: Diversity<br />Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract<br />Case Updated: 01/20/2005<br />NAMES<br />Party Name: Multiut Corporation an Illinois Corporation,<br />Party Type: Defendant<br />Attorney(s): Paul Thaddeus Fox<br />(312) 456-8400<br />Firm Name: Greenberg Traurig, LLP.<br />Firm Address: 77 West Wacker Drive<br /><span style="font-size: 8pt">Suite 2500</span><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt">Chicago</span><span style="font-size: 8pt">, IL 60601</span><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt">Alan Jay Mandel<br />847-329-8450<br />Firm Name: Alan J Mandel Ltd<br />Firm Address: 7520 North Skokie Blvd<br />Skokie, IL 60077</span></span> <div align="center"><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 99%"><tbody><tr><td width="94" valign="top" style="width: 56.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 3pt"><span style="color: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">03/30/2007</font></font></span></td><td width="60" valign="top" style="width: 0.5in; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 3pt"><span style="color: black"><a href="https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_case_doc?case_id=125949&amp;doc_num=225&amp;de_seq_num=7873156&amp;pdf_header=0" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#0000ff">225</font></a></span></td><td valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 3pt"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">NOTICE of Motion by Ira P. Gould for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney</font><a href="https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_case_doc?case_id=125949&amp;doc_num=224&amp;pdf_header=0" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#0000ff">224</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> before Honorable John A. Nordberg on 4/19/2007 at 02:30 PM. (Gould, Ira) (Entered: 03/30/2007)</font></font></span></td></tr><tr><td width="94" valign="top" style="width: 56.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 3pt"><span style="color: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">04/18/2007</font></font></span></td><td width="60" valign="top" style="width: 0.5in; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 3pt"><span style="color: black"><a href="https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_case_doc?case_id=125949&amp;doc_num=226&amp;de_seq_num=7873159&amp;pdf_header=0" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#0000ff">226</font></a></span></td><td valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 3pt"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">MINUTE entry before Judge John A. Nordberg: Motion of Ira Gould to withdraw his appearance on behalf of Multiut Corporation </font><a href="https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_case_doc?case_id=125949&amp;doc_num=224&amp;pdf_header=0" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#0000ff">224</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> is granted. The motion will not be heard on 4/19/07 as noticed. Mailed (vmj, ) (Entered: 04/19/2007).</font></font></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #515358; font-family: Tahoma">See: www.antidefamationusa.com</span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;</font>

Nachshon Draiman, Chicago &ndash; nursing home administrator license (044001323) revoked and fined
Illinois Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation NEWS
IDFPR
Disciplinary Actions for January 2008 SPRINGFIELD
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
announced today that the Directors of the Division of Professional Regulation, Daniel E. Bluthardt, and Insurance, Michael T. McRaith, signed the following disciplinary orders in January. Orders for the Division of Banking were authorized by Director Jorge Solis.

NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR

Nachshon Draiman, Chicago &ndash; nursing home administrator license (044001323)
revoked and fined $2,000 for misrepresenting information in his application concerning postgraduate education degree, to obtain nursing home administrator licensure from the Department.

Nachshon Draiman and Multiut charged with $15 million judgment
Honorable John A. Nordberg: Enter Memorandum Opinion and Order.
For the reasons set forth above, defendants motion for summary judgment is granted, and judgment is granted to plaintiff, and against defendants Multiut and Nachshon Draiman
Case 1:02-cv-07446 Document 228 Filed 06/11/2008 Page 1 of 1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE Northern District of Illinois − CM/ECF LIVE, Ver 3.2.1
Eastern Division
Dynegy Marketing and Trade
Plaintiff,
v. Case No.: 1:02−cv−07446
Hon. John A. Nordberg
Multiut Corporation, Nachshon Draiman, Future Associates, et al.
Defendant.
NOTIFICATION OF DOCKET ENTRY
This docket entry was made by the Clerk on Wednesday, June 11, 2008:
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John A. Nordberg:Enter Memorandum
Opinion and Order. For the reasons set forth above, defendants motion for summary judgment is granted, and judgment is granted to plaintiff, and against defendants Multiut and Nachshon Draiman, on Counts I and II of plaintiffs amended complaint, in the amount of
$15,348,244.72 plus interest accruing from October 1, 2004. Judgment is granted for plaintiff and against defendants on Counts I through VI of defendants
counterclaims.Status hearing set for 10/2/2008 at 2:30 PM. [183],[196]Mailed notice(tlp, )
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