Urgent: Stop The Nuclear/Coal Power Plant Fraud In The Stimulus Bill

[Emit]

Via email:

We've heard President Obama on the TV alot talking about how he's
promoting wind and solar power in the new stimulus bill. But in the
Senate version of the bill, it's all a great, big, honking FRAUD,
because the 50 billion in loan guarantees for "eligible technologies"
there has been deceptively defined so that most of that money will
instead go to finance nuclear and filthy coal power plants instead.

We know this because Republican Senator Bennett from Utah made sure
that was the intent when he snuck this provision into the bill in the
Appropriations Committee. Why it is still there after Bennett himself
voted against the whole package is an outrage. But because the House
bill lacks this garbage provision, we still have a chance to remove
it in the reconciliation between the Senate and house versions.

And if that weren't bad enough, there is another billion for new
nuclear weapons development. That's not the kind of infrastructure we
were promised.

Because of the urgency of this action, please call your members of
Congress toll-free at 800-828-0498 or 800-459-1887 to raise an
immediate fuss about this. Then submit the action page below as well
as a follow up.

No Nuclear/Coal Subsidies In Stimulus Bill:
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum934.php

[Life Long Dem]

1. Jump!

[Hutzpa]

2. Over!

[terisan]

3. It is in there because Obama & Dems want it there. If you are able to dislodge it

I will be impressed by your success and perhaps become less cynical.

Obama voted for Cheney's Energy Bill even though it had only a pittance to alternative energy. One of Obama's big backers is Excelon.

My understanding is that this measure will put taxpayers on the hook for enormous sums (potential liabilities so huge that even the Wall St Bankers turned the deals down).