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Dear Linda, et al,<br>
Scroll down to bottom, type in your area code and your
Congresspeople and the letter will appear.<br>
Persevere,Y"All.<br>
Agnes<br>
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<td>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:23:20 -0800</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>
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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"
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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
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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>
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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:
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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
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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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