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<td>Act now to end nuclear tax credit/support wind power</td>
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<td>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 14:48:48 -0400 (EDT)</td>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family:
Arial;"><span style="font-size: larger;">ACT NOW AND TELL
CONGRESS:<br>
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DURING LAME DUCK SESSION, REDUCE DEFICIT AND CREATE JOBS<br>
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SUPPORT WIND POWER AND END THE NUCLEAR POWER TAX CREDIT!</span></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><br>
November 2, 2012<br>
<br>
Dear Friends,<br>
<br>
Regardless of what happens in next week’s election, afterwards
the current Congress is going to meet in a lame duck session
and try to grapple with major federal tax, budget, jobs, and
deficit issues. And they’re going to be looking for
savings—both real and imagined—wherever they possibly can.<br>
<br>
We’ve got an easy way for Congress to support tens of
thousands of American jobs, and to reduce future budget
deficits by billions of dollars. And our plan will also help
prevent radioactive poisoning of our nation while building a
nuclear-free, carbon-free energy future.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hRPrqKitEpDOGyCmzbTYFGrgcxipkCzz"><b>Tell
Congress now: End the nuclear power tax credit, renew the
wind tax credit!</b></a><br>
<br>
While wind power itself dates back centuries ago, the era of
modern industrial-scale wind power is only a couple of decades
old, and owes its incredible surge in use (wind is the
fastest-growing energy source in the U.S.) in part to a tax
credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour for new wind generators.<br>
<br>
But that tax credit has always had to be renewed nearly every
year, thus being held hostage by a sometimes hostile Congress,
making private investment in wind uncertain, and actually has
held back the level of wind power we could have. And right
now, the wind tax credit is scheduled to expire at the end of
this year. It needs to be renewed, and for a lot more than one
year, to support the burgeoning wind industry and the tens of
thousands of jobs it generates.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, almost no one (outside of the utilities that intend
to use it) realizes that nuclear power has a similar tax
credit available for new nuclear reactors. Except that their
tax credit, established by President Bush’s 2005 energy bill,
doesn’t expire every couple of years—it covers new reactors
brought on line by 2021. The credit covers the first eight
years of generation by the first 6,000 megawatts of new
nuclear power (or about six new reactors). But the language is
ambiguous and can be read to allow the same credit for 6,000
MW at a time, meaning that many more reactors could receive
its benefits (and could mean that the credit itself could
actually last until 2029!).<br>
<br>
The nuclear tax credit is capped at $125 million per year per
reactor (given reactors’ much greater size than wind turbines,
a much larger amount than any wind farm could get). Thus, for
six reactors, this tax credit would deprive the federal
treasury of $750 million per year—billions over its lifetime,
and the credit could even get extended.<br>
<br>
Why should nuclear power’s tax credit last more than a decade,
when wind power’s tax credit must be renewed every year or so?
That makes no sense. Why should dangerous, dirty and expensive
nuclear power receive that kind of support from taxpayers at
all? It shouldn’t.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rqX5FQ2dJnVIKUPr%2BAi1d2rgcxipkCzz"><b>Tell
your Congressmembers now: end the nuclear power tax
credit, extend the wind power tax credit.</b></a><br>
<br>
If we’re going to create a nuclear-free, carbon-free energy
future, we need to adopt policies that move us closer to that
goal. Right now, Congress is on the verge of going in the
opposite direction. The wind power tax credit is in danger of
not being extended, while the nuclear tax credit is safe and
sound. That needs to be reversed, but it won’t be unless we
all raise our voices now. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WQVn1PFbzTnyglU02GyDWsl5XkQkRmW3"><b>Please
act</b></a>.<br>
<br>
By the way, this would also be an excellent question to ask
your Congressmembers and their challengers during the final
days of this election campaign! We’re willing to bet 90%+ of
them don’t even know about it! Help educate them now.<br>
<br>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">For a variety of reasons,
ranging from Superstorm Sandy to installation of our new
server, we’ve been disrupted a lot during October. And our
shrinking bank account is desperately in need of
replenishment. <b>Seriously.</b> <b>Right now, we need your
support--our bills are mounting. </b>Thus, we are extending
our Thanks and Treat month offer for one more week from today:
if you give NIRS $25 or more by November 9 online (or a check
postmarked by Nov 9), we will thank you by giving you a treat
of CDs by two of our favorite friends: Bonnie Raitt and Ani
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Congress.</a> Or you can send a check to NIRS, 6930 Carroll
Avenue, #340, Takoma Park, MD 20912. And thank you so much.<br>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: larger;">Finally, some very good
news. </span></b><span style="font-size: larger;">Yesterday,
November 1, 2012, an NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
issued a formal order ending the licensing proceeding for the
Calvert Cliffs-3 nuclear reactor—in NIRS’ favor. With denial
of the license. This is the first time that has ever happened.
And we did it ourselves, pro se, without a lawyer because we
couldn’t afford one. Just imagine what we could do if we had
adequate resources! We’re now waiting for a final
Commissioners’ decision on review of the case; we expect to
win there too. We'll let you know when we do.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Thanks for all you do,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Michael Mariotte<br>
Executive Director<br>
Nuclear Information and Resource Service<br>
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