Renewable Energy, Green Collar Jobs at Risk

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Renewable Energy, Green Collar Jobs at Risk
Congress is about to pull the plug on our renewable energy program and endanger thousands of jobs! Some 115,000 renewable energy workers - performing vital green jobs - may be thrown out of work and hundreds of wind and solar projects put on ice unless Congress renews significant incentives for renewable energy. What's causing the gridlock? Senate Republicans are insisting they want offshore oil drilling in the package; neither side is able to reconcile, producing the legislative stalemate. Earth Day founder Denis Hayes outlines the issue in this article . It's just like the Washington insiders to attach a provision that only digs us deeper into our addiction to oil - and completely ironic that they are doing it as renewable energy takes off under an existing program that receives wide public support! Offshore drilling will only add to our carbon dependency at a time when we need to construct alternative sources of energy. In 2003 - the last time Congress let incentives for renewables expire - wind turbine installations fell by 93%, and progress ground to a halt. We need wind and solar development now to help us create a new energy future! Call your member or Senator at (202) 224-3121 and tell them you want incentives for wind and solar, without an offshore oil drilling provision. Call (202) 224-3121 NOW, there isn't much time before Congress adjourns in early October! Sincerely, Kathleen Rogers
President

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