Your actions now can stop $25 Billion in new nuke taxpayer loans!

July 13, 2010

The Obama Administration is attempting to get another $25 Billion in loans for new nuclear reactor construction. 

A House Appropriations Subommittee has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, July 15 at 2 pm to consider the energy and water appropriations bill for next year's budget. The committee had tried to meet on June 24 but was forced to cancel the meeting after some members (we're looking especially at you Chet Edwards (D-Tex) and Chaka Fattah (D-Penn.)) complained that the bill did not include President Obama's request for $36 billion in new nuclear loans. Since then, the full House has approved $9 billion of that in the emergency supplemental funding bill (the Senate has not yet taken up that bill), so that leaves $25 billion the Administration wants.

And, unfortunately, that money is now in the bill that will be considered on Thursday. We need to stand up and insist that these loans for new reactor construction be removed!

Your actions can stop this unnecessary nuclear bailout: Tell your Representative that wealthy nuclear companies like Electricite de France, Areva, General Electric, NRG Energy and Toshiba don't need taxpayer bailouts! Fill in your zip code below to send your letter.

As always, you can edit your letter to reflect your own concerns. Thanks for taking action! Please help your friends, relatives and networks take action too by sending them to this page at this link: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3179.