[PAA-Discuss] FW: Solar tax credits green the bailout bill

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From: Annie Carmichael, Vote Solar [mailto:annie at votesolar.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:16 PM
To: zappa2004 at earthlink.net
Subject: Solar tax credits green the bailout bill



Friends,
Congress is set to vote on the future of solar in America in the next 36
hours.

The Senate has included the critical clean energy tax incentives--including
an 8 year extension of the 30% investment tax credit, with removal of
residential caps--in the bailout package (aka the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008). This adds a significant job development
enhancement to the package--according to this study by Navigant, 1.2 million
of them.  Now the bailout is not just greenbacks for Wallstreet, but also
green jobs for Mainstreet, if you will. The bill will likely pass the Senate
tonight, but prospects in the House are much more uncertain.
If you want to see the tax credits go through, call your representative in
the House to urge their support for the Senate-passed Stabilization Bill.

-Call Instructions-

1) Call the Capitol Hill Switchboard (202-224-3121) and ask for your House
Member's office number.

2) When you call the office, state your name and location and ask to be
transferred to the Chief of Staff.  If she/he isn't available, ask to leave
a message for her/him.

3) Sample message: "My name is _____ and I am calling from (location) to
urge Representative XX to vote "YES" on the Economic Stabilization bill
coming over from the Senate.  The clean energy tax incentives extender
package was added to the bill, and if signed into law, 1.2 million
employment opportunities, including 440,000 permanent jobs, and $232 billion
in new investment would be generated in the U.S. by the solar energy sector
alone through 2016. Thank you in advance for building the clean energy
economy of tomorrow by voting YES on the Economic Stabilization Bill coming
over from the Senate."


Onwards,

Annie and the Vote Solar Team
The Vote Solar Initiative
300 Brannan Street, Suite 609
San Francisco, CA 94107
www.votesolar.org

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