OT: Red Alert: Congress considering dropping renewables from energy bill

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Red Alert: Congress considering dropping renewables from energy bill

 

Friends-

 

If the crushing of hope were a renewable resource, then this Congress would

be on the cutting edge of the clean energy revolution. As it is, though, we

have a red alert. Congressional leadership is dropping the ball on renewable

energy, and we need your help to get back on track.

On Thursday morning, Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi decided to drop the

renewable energy standard out of the energy bill and drop the tax title. No tax

title means no extension of the investment tax credit for solar, and no

extenstion of the production tax credit for wind.

 

Let's see .....nothing for solar, plus nothing for wind, hmmm, add no

renewable energy standard, carry the zero .......yep, that adds up to precisely

nothing for renewable energy.

Got that? Congressional leadership is moving an energy bill with nothing in

it for renewable energy. Dropping the biggest pro-solar provision this

country has ever seen, just when the industry is gaining momentum and making an

impact.

 

We've got maybe 24 hours to turn this around. We suggest calling until the

Capitol switchboard melts. Can you ask your representative to pass the

renwable energy message to Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi?

 

A suggested script might go like this:

 

 

" Hi. My name is__. I, and 90% of America, would like more renewable energy.

It's not a tough call, since it's pretty clear that the future of the world

depends on it. So, please tell Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi to include a

8-year extension for the solar investment tax credits in the energy bill.

Thank you. "

 

 

 

 

You can find your representative's contact information _here_

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2 & c=Sdb1GKMetl+CB97hTOs8b1pM\

356PsUu6)

_http://.capwiz.com/y/dbq/officials/_

(http://.capwiz.com/y/dbq/officials/)

Call the Washington office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional talking points include:

 

 

 

* Clean energy means jobs and energy independence.

* America needs carbon-free renewable energy, now.

* The fight against global warming will only be won by a transition to

renewable energy.

* The energy bill must extend investment tax credits for solar.

* Our future depends on some strong leadership. Isn't that what

leaders are supposed to do?

 

 

 

Many thanks.

 

 

 

Onwards-

 

 

 

The Vote Solar team

300 Brannan, Suite 609

San Francisco, CA 94107

 

_www.votesolar.org_ (http://www.votesolar.org)