[GreenYes] Take Action: Stop Subsidies to Dirty Energy, Support Wind and Solar

[Dave Ciplet <dave@no.address>]

Dear Friends,

Members of Congress are trying to pass a package of bills to  
stimulate the U.S. economy.  Unfortunately, the package put forward  
would subsidize dirty energy sources including trash and biomass  
incineration, coal, landfill gas, and dams, disguised as “renewable  
energy”.

The subsidy is contained in a measure called the Production Tax  
Credit (PTC), which is supposed to support renewable energy.   
Unfortunately, in addition to supporting real renewable energy  
sources like wind and solar power, the PTC would extend a valuable  
subsidy to dirty energy sources until 2010.  This will cause even  
more pollution and global warming.  The PTC used to be much cleaner  
before the Bush Administration got their hands on it.  We want a PTC  
that is good for our communities, economy and the climate.

Take Action: Send an e-mail to your representatives about this issue  
by clicking the following link: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/ 
1843/t/4860/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=22724

The e-mail urges representatives to meet the following demands:
*Remove municipal solid waste, coal, landfill gas, dams, and biomass  
from the Production Tax Credit
*Extend the Production Tax Credit for wind and solar energy for at  
least five years

Best,

Dave Ciplet
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Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
(510)883-9490 ext. 102
dave@no.address
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