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<p style="text-align: center;"><span
style="font-size: larger;"><b>ACT NOW: KEEP NUCLEAR SUBSIDIES OUT OF
WAXMAN-MARKEY CLIMATE BILL!</b></span></p>
<p>June 24, 2009</p>
<p>Dear Friends,</p>
<p>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.<br>
<br>
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.</p>
<p>Enough is enough! Help keep nuclear subsidies out
of the climate bill!<br>
</p>
<p><b><a
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8zl6gyAs%2FUYMrx%2F0xgq1NNSxUeZUsg77">*Please
send your Congressmember a letter here.</a><br>
</b></p>
<p><b> *Please call your member with this message as
well: Capitol Switchboard, 202-224-3121.</b></p>
<p><b>*<a
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SQzFjHTqtyuFLYKJYiyYcNSxUeZUsg77">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.</a> We
can't match the nuclear industry's spending, but your contributions of
any size are greatly appreciated and keep this campaign going!</b></p>
<p>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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.</p>
<p><b><a
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4eJouGMw6DPgdw%2FAMIjHW9SxUeZUsg77">*Please
send your Congressmember a letter here.</a><br>
</b></p>
<p><b> *Please call your member with this message as
well: Capitol Switchboard, 202-224-3121.</b></p>
<p><b>*<a
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TaB59D%2BuhMmDn75mYFw7q9SxUeZUsg77">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.</a> We
can't match the nuclear industry's spending, but your contributions of
any size are greatly appreciated </b><b>and keep this campaign going!</b><b>.</b></p>
<p>Note: While we believe the climate bill is very
weak and have <a
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w%2BxooGStGYrykQ5S1j3499SxUeZUsg77">endorsed
efforts to strengthen it</a>, we have not taken a position on 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.</p>
<p>Thanks for all you do,</p>
<p>Michael Mariotte</p>
<p>Executive Director</p>
<p>Nuclear Information and Resource Service</p>
<p><a href="mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org">nirsnet@nirs.org</a></p>
<p><a
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ogRvtI%2FBtNg4dukGS1JO6NSxUeZUsg77">www.nirs.org</a></p>
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