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SENS. KERRY AND GRAHAM JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE MORE NUKES, OIL AND COAL IN

CLIMATE BILL

YOUR ACTIONS ARE VITAL

E-MAIL/FAX NOW; CALL-IN THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

October 12, 2009

The New York Times yesterday published a remarkable joint op-ed from

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC). Remarkable not because

Graham became the first Republican to sign on to a climate bill, but because

of the enormous price Kerry paid for that support.

Their op-ed calls for vastly increased support not only for new nuclear

reactors but also coal and oil as well. Indeed, their proposal reads like

nothing more than a wish list from the dirty energy industry. If adopted,

their proposal would make the climate bill one in name only, and instead would

provide a dirty energy bonanza that would rival the worst excesses of the

Bush administration.

We all must act now.

If you haven't yet sent an e-mail and/or fax to your Senators in the past

week (and most of you haven't!!!), _please do so now_

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And please prepare for National Don't Nuke the Climate Call-In Day, this

Thursday, October 15. By the way, a new support group for the Call-In Day

has just formed on the _GrassrootsNucleus networking site_

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hope you'll use it.

Don't be shy about contacting your Senators! Whether you've written them

once this year or ten times, do so again. Remember: nuclear and utility

lobbyists are contacting your Senators every single day.

We in Washington don't have the resources to match the industry's lobbying

effort. You are the most important lobbyists! _So please make sure your

voice is heard._

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Here is a brief excerpt from the Kerry/Graham op-ed: " Nuclear power needs

to be a core component of electricity generation if we are to meet our

emission reduction targets. We need to jettison cumbersome regulations that

have stalled the construction of nuclear plants in favor of a streamlined

permit system that maintains vigorous safeguards while allowing utilities to

secure financing for more plants. "

You can read the entire op-ed _here_

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Note that the permit system has been repeatedly streamlined over the past

two decades, and even NRC chairman Greg Jazcko admits the slow pace of NRC

review of license applications is due to the poor quality of applications

and their reliance on unapproved reactor designs. The only further

streamlining would be an end to public participation entirely!

Again, take action today. _Send an e-mail and/or fax to your Senators

now._

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even better. _You can do so here, with our grateful appreciation_

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And make sure your friends and colleagues, children and parents,

co-workers and congregations, all have the opportunity to make their voices

heard

too. Forward this Alert, or just forward this url:

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everyone can take action.

It will take all of us, reaching out as far and wide as we can, raising

our voices as loudly and effectively as we can, to beat back this effort to

nuke the climate bill.

Thanks for all you do,

Michael Mariotte

Executive Director

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

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