Welcome to DeltonaVotes
Where Apathy doesn't equal Voter Approval Anymore.....
Our choices matter!

Every statewide office is open in the 2010 election
– all four cabinet seats, including governor – along with a U.S. Senate seat.
The gubernatorial election in particular has long-term implications,
given the upcoming congressional redistricting.

In
Athenian
democracy,
idiots
were born
and
citizens
were made through
education

We,
the
Residents of Volusia County
US House Districts 7 & 24
said
NO
to alternative energy
JOBS
in
Central Florida
by using
alternative energy sources
like
SOLAR
in
The Sunshine State

Maybe
it's a generational thing,
but there seem to be plenty of people from world-class companies
who want to do something more meaningful with their lives."

Solar power systems arrive in more stores
BUT NOT IN FLORIDA,
THE SUNSHINE STATE

IF West Volusia would
STOP voting for Mr. Mica
and
START voting for decent JOBS
in DELTONA

"Energy is not an issue that's going away."
"Our economy,
almost uniquely in America,
is inextricably linked to our environment.
If we do harm to the environment,
all we do is hurt jobs in Florida."
Florida's Independent Governor Crist said.
But the question is what to do
and who's going to get behind it.
Scratch
Post
MAGAZINE
Volume 16, Issue 5
May/June 2010
The publication of record for
Pine Ridge High School, 926 Howland Blvd., Deltona, Fla.
ESTABLISHED 1997
Here comes the sun
Solar power will arrive at the end of the summer
ALI SCHMITZ

Renewable resources are taking over the world. Before spring break, Volusia county schools notified principals of a program called “SunSmart e-Shelter”, that provides a solar energy system for schools. Principal Tom Russell filled out an application for the program, hoping that they would receive the grant.
“They (SunSmart) wanted to know how we would tie the solar program into our curriculum. We felt that we could tie this into our Environmental Science curriculum,” Russell said.
Soon after, Principal Tom Russell was informed that the school was one of the 90 finalists for the grant, and will receive the 10 kW system sometime during the end of summer or early fall. DeLand High school and Champion Elementary in Daytona Beach also received the grant.
“I think it’s really cool that Pine Ridge is using solar power because it will help the environment,” sophomore Kristen Lang said.
Solar panels were first used in 1958 by Hoffman Electrics, and by 1974 Solarex had created a solar paneled roof. The organization in charge of the SunSmart program, The Florida Solar Energy Center, was also created in 1974. This year is the first year that the e-Shelter competition was held.
“It will provide emergency lighting for our shelter in the event of a hurricane,” Russell said.
The school is an emergency shelter for the area in case of disasters, or storms. Since it is the largest school in the Deltona area, many members of the community choose to stay here during problems. Many bring sleeping bags and cots, for a place to sleep during the storm. With this solar powered system, sunlight from previous days are held into the system, and if the power goes out during a disaster, the system will restore the lights and air conditioner. The solar energy system will be used as an instruction tool, and help students fully understand how solar energy works.
Tutors Needed for the AVID Program
College students are needed to tutor in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program at selected area Volusia County middle and high schools. AVID is an internationally-recognized program designed to help students enroll in a 4-year college.
Tutors earn $8.69 per hour or higher for tutoring college-bound students
Deltona library wins green recognition
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the newly renovated Deltona Regional Library with a Silver Level LEED Certification for sustainable design and construction.

The $11 million library expansion, completed in October, added 25,000 square feet of library space and a 23,655-square-foot environmental center with classrooms and community meeting spaces, as well as the outdoor Deltona Amphitheater.

The construction manager, PPI, announced the LEED certification in a news release Friday.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Attaining Silver Level means the project earned higher points than simple LEED certification, but fewer points than gold or platinum

The Deltona City Commission seized an opportunity
when it approved a green-building ordinance intended to guide future development.
Few people are building in Deltona right now,
but when construction starts up again --
and this is Florida, so it almost certainly will --
Deltona city leaders say they want environmentally sound buildings
that conserve energy, water and other precious resources.
By deciding to go green,
Deltona commissioners acknowledged as much,
and declared that they're ready to accept the responsibility of stewardship
Deltona Seeks Solar Center
A recent economic initiative to promote job training,
the city of Deltona wants to use some of the money to build a solar center.
The money will come from the
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

The city feels like it has a lot to gain through the funding and building a solar center. The solar center will provide education for homeowners and business owners on the benefits of photovoltaics. In addition, the center will provide training for professionals looking to get into photovoltaics.
Deltona has an excellent chance at receiving the money thanks to it's 11.7 percent unemployment rate.
After using the center
to train employees,
the city plans to invite
manufacturing inside to create jobs.

13th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum
WASHINGTON D.C.
To help distinguish the demonstrated level of support for homegrown, clean energy alternatives,
we examined the voting records
of current
U.S. Representatives and Senators
on bills vital to promoting those interests.
Key pieces of legislation included
goals for independence,
and
subsidies for the development of alternatives
compared to subsidies for drilling and digging.
We then compared votes on these issues with
campaign contributions from major oil interests.
The results show strong inverse correlations between political contributions from big oil
and votes for energy independence.

We asked you: How did Florida's Legislature do?
Give them a grade!
A: Lawmakers did very good work under difficult circumstances. 1.9%
B: A decent enough job overall. 1.8%
C: Mediocre at best. 7.4%
D: At least they got a budget, shoddy as it is. 15.8%
F: They did almost nothing right. 73.1%
It is so sad.
It's like we have a bunch of clowns.

"By waiting to be dragged pulling and screaming
into the clean energy economy
they hamstring their own state
in the process"
"It's fairly mind-boggling,"
-Susan Glickman
“We’re actually
losing
about 30 percent
our job force of solar
here in the state of Florida,
because of loss of rebate money
and the disincentive it has created in uncertainty,”
Al Simpler with Simpler Solar Systems said

VOTES
you can believe in
Special session should focus on clean energy
Gov. Charlie Crist
must call
a special legislative session,
not just to put an oil-drilling ban on November's ballot,
but to reverse our negligence in energy policy
with the following minimum measures:

Secure funding for the more than 9,000 solar-rebate applications that
the Legislature has left unpaid.

These
(Patriotic)
Floridians
in good faith
participated in the state's incentive program
to help develop the market for the new technology,
yet have been abandoned.
Pass the bill for a clean energy fund that would provide financial incentives for
clean-energy installations to homeowners and small businesses
as well as public-awareness programs for energy efficiency.
(Seventeen other states have such policies.)

Pass the renewable portfolio standard that
was developed over two years of deliberation by the Public Service Commission, directed by the governor, and previously passed by the Senate. (Thirty-five other states have such policies.)

If the
legislators are unable
to pass these policies,
they should place them on the ballot in
November
for the people to decide.
With all of the systemic failures
we are plagued with today,
we cannot bear to suffer any longer
this failure in leadership
CAN YOU HEAR
US
NOW?
It's only fitting for Florida to be out front.

H.R. 364
establishes an
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E)
within the U.S. Department of Energy,
similar to the successful DARPA program within the Department of Defense.
With a lean and agile organization ARPA-E
will assemble cross-disciplinary research teams focused
on addressing the nation's most urgent energy needs through
high-risk research and the rapid development of transformational clean energy technologies.

By leveraging talent in all sectors
- from private industry, to universities, to government labs -
ARPA-E will foster a robust and cohesive community
of energy researchers and technology developers in the U.S.

This bill follows on the direct recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences’ report

DID YOU REALLY THINK
THE OIL LOBBYISTS,
like John Mica's brother,
DON'T OWN
THE DEMOCRATS AS WELL AS THE REPUBLICANS???
SILLY CITIZENS:(
AUGUST 2009
Interior plans offshore drilling despite questions
Democrats
Behind
Latest Drive For Drilling
Sens. Dorgan, Bingaman lead
"surprise"
proposal

Barreling Toward Peak Oil
The amount of oil consumed in the world is unbelievable -- 85 million barrels a day.
And we are not making more of it.
Oil companies with long-lived reserves will be highly profitable
as both prices and volumes
rise over the next decade.
Among oil services companies,
Halliburton
(NYSE:HAL - News)
should be one of the biggest winners.

Knowledge is Power
Pay-it-Forward
Deltona