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ACT NOW: KEEP NUCLEAR SUBSIDIES OUT OF WAXMAN-MARKEY CLIMATE BILL!

June 24, 2009

Dear Friends,

The Waxman-Markey climate bill (HR 2454) is now scheduled to reach the

House floor for a final vote on Friday, June 26. The House is apparently

hoping to finish work on this enormous bill in one day, which means there

likely

will be few, if any, amendments allowed for consideration.

 

Still, there is some threat that amendments will be considered. And we

already have seen one proposed amendment, from Reps. Baron Hill (D-IN) and

Fred Upton (R-MI), that would provide still more taxpayer nuclear

subsidies--this time including subsidies and tax credits for reactor

manufacturing,

encouraging a nuclear workforce, and encouraging reactor exports, among other

issues. If amendments are allowed, other pro-nuclear amendments are

likely.

Enough is enough! Help keep nuclear subsidies out of the climate bill!

_*Please send your Congressmember a letter here._

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*Please call your member with this message as well: Capitol Switchboard,

202-224-3121.

*_Please help us pay the continuing costs of this campaign to prevent

taxpayer support for nuclear power--which, with your help, has twice blocked

efforts to provide $50 billion in new nuclear loan guarantees._

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We can't match the nuclear industry's spending, but your contributions of

any size are greatly appreciated and keep this campaign going!

Even if amendments are not allowed, opponents of the climate bill are

likely to be given the opportunity to offer a full substitute bill. We have not

yet seen such a bill, but this could well include key provisions of the

Republicans' energy policy, including support for construction of 100 new

reactors.

 

The climate bill itself, which aims to place a price on carbon, is an

indirect benefit to nuclear power. As a low-carbon emitter compared to coal,

nuclear will benefit economically as the price of using coal rises. And that

should be enough support for nuclear--our taxpayer dollars must not be

used to support this dirty and dangerous technology.

 

Thus, it is important to contact your House members now and let them know

that enough is enough: there must be no more taxpayer support for nuclear

power in the climate bill.

_*Please send your Congressmember a letter here._

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*Please call your member with this message as well: Capitol Switchboard,

202-224-3121.

*_Please help us pay the continuing costs of this campaign to prevent

taxpayer support for nuclear power--which, with your help, has twice blocked

efforts to provide $50 billion in new nuclear loan guarantees._

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We can't match the nuclear industry's spending, but your contributions of

any size are greatly appreciated and keep this campaign going!.

Note: While we believe the climate bill is very weak and have _endorsed

efforts to strengthen it_

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passage of the bill. We recognize that some environmental groups oppose it

because it is so weak, others support it as the best that can be achieved

right now. If you want to express your position on the bill itself, please feel

free to edit your letter to your House member appropriately.

Thanks for all you do,

Michael Mariotte

Executive Director

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

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