FEDERAL ENERGY BILL: MAKE SURE SOLAR DOESN’T GET LEFT IN THE DARK

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Help Extend the Expiring Solar Tax Credit

Partisan politics is stalling our nation's ability to strengthen our energy independence and combat global warming. We think that is unacceptable. If you agree with us, we hope you will show it by writing a letter to your local newspaper calling on Congress to stop politicizing our energy future and instead work together to extend a package of expiring clean energy tax incentives. Enter your information below to send a letter to your newspaper's editor.

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For the past six months Congress has been squabbling over how to pay for expiring clean energy tax incentives. These incentives are bringing down the cost of installing, building, and manufacturing the renewable energy systems and energy-efficient products our nation so desperately needs. If these incentives expire in December over 116,000 jobs in the wind and solar industries are placed at risk next year.

The Senate has a chance to get us to end this protracted debate by voting HR 6049 into law. This bill passed the House in late May by a bi-partisan vote. It includes an $18 billion package of renewable energy and energy-efficiency tax credits that would be paid for by postponing an obscure tax break for corporations with foreign operations that was supposed to take effect next year, and by cracking down on hedge-fund managers who are currently able to avoid billions of dollars in taxes by diverting money to offshore havens.

Thus in exchange for closing wasteful tax loop-holes that would stop an unchecked gravy train for select, wealthy taxpayers, our nation will continue to enjoy clean energy tax incentives that benefits all Americans by creating local jobs in ‘green energy’ fields, enhancing our energy security, and helping us fight global warming. That sounds like a trade-off all wise politicians would support.

I call upon our Senators to think seriously about our energy future and immediately extend these clean energy tax incentives.