Congress, Enough is Enough! Pass the BBBA WITHOUT $35 Billion More in Nuclear Bailouts!

Thanks to NEIS and NIRS for the following alert:

NEIS Action Alert

Build Back Better Act (BBBA) Vote expected week of 11/15/21 in U.S. House

Say “NO!” to $35+ Billion Nuke Subsidies in BBB Act

Greetings All –

The U.S. House is expected to vote on the Build Back Better Act as early as this week.  Huge subsidies for Exelon’s [and other companies'] nuclear and fossil fuels are imbedded in a so-called climate bill.  It’s up to you – and us – to stop them.  There is something you can do today:

Click the links in the NIRS Alert below, and fill out the letters opposing the bailout

THE NIRS ACTION ALERT:

Our friends at NIRS have put together this great alert below, which also provides some links to fill-in forms to be sent to Congress opposing the nuclear bailout in the BBBA.

If you feel industrious and angry enough at the industry, CALL both your U.S. Senators' offices, and that of your U.S. House Rep., urging them to remove the nuclear subsidies before they vote.  If everyone is so worried about the “price tag” for the BBBA, here’s a great way to ax out $35 billion, better put to things like more renewables or lead pipe replacements.

      Call both your U.S. Senators, and tell them “No more nuclear bailouts!  Fund renewables instead.” Look up your U.S. Senators' DC office contact info. here.

      Call your U.S. Representative with the same message. Look up your Rep.'s contact info. here.

Or, you can call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard number [202-224-3121], to be connected with your Congress Members' DC offices.

NIRS ALERT

From: Nuclear Information & Resource Service <nirs@nirs.org>
Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 1:03 PM
Subject: Tell Congress: Enough is Enough - Pass the BBBA WITHOUT Nuclear Bailouts

Dear Friend, Enough is enough. We can't 'build back better' on dirty energy.  Tell Congress: Pass the Build Back Better Act WITHOUT Billions for Nuclear Corporations A week ago, the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF), which contains a $6 billion bailout for uneconomical nuclear reactors and billions more for new nuclear development. Now, Congress is poised to pass the Build Back Better Act, which contains over $35 billion MORE in subsidies for nuclear reactors. What a waste! This bailout is nothing more than a freebie to nuclear corporations - and we can’t let them get away with it.  ACT NOW! Tell Congress to cancel the Nuclear PTC and provide real solutions to climate, jobs, and justice. Will you call on your U.S. Senators, U.S. Representative, and President Biden, and demand they cancel the nuclear subsidies in the BBBA and invest in a just transition to 100% renewable energy?  TAKE ACTION! Thank you and be well, The NIRS Team Diane D’Arrigo Denise Jakobsberg Tim Judson Ann McCann Hannah Smay  Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 340 | Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 3012706477 | nirs@nirs.org | nirs.org Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser