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Tell Congress: Encourage the Use of Renewable Energy!

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Save Our Environment
Three years ago, Congress created a series of tax incentives to encourage the use of renewable energy technology and energy efficient building practices. Today, many of these incentives are set to expire at the end of the year, putting thousands of jobs and billions of investment dollars at risk.

Despite months of proposed legislation and debate, stall tactics and foot-dragging on the part of some Senators have prevented Congress from doing anything. The public needs to speak out today to tell Congress: Stop the delays and extend the renewable energy tax incentives!
deadline: 6-30-2009
goal: 20,000
 

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Dear Senator,

Since 2005, green industries have taken advantage of a series of federal tax incentives and credits to install renewable energy systems and produce more energy efficient products and technologies. States have used these incentives to meet their own greening requirements. Green technology has provided a bright spot in an otherwise struggling economy.

Now these tax incentives are coming to an end. Critical extensions are long overdue; it is up to you and your Senate colleagues to correct this problem. Every day that passes without an extension places thousands of green jobs at risk and slows down our transition to a clean energy economy. Renewable energy projects are already being put on hold, hiring has slowed down, and clean energy investment dollars are being directed outside our borders. If we do not extend these tax incentives, thousands of jobs and billions of investment dollars at risk.
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We signed the “Tell Congress: Encourage the Use of Renewable Energy!” petition!
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3:54 am PDT, Jun 20, Denisszia Gerocz, Romania
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1:23 pm PDT, Jun 7, Carl Rosenstock, Wisconsin
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9:53 am PDT, Apr 22, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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2:50 pm PDT, Mar 10, Gary Sumpter, Missouri
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7:29 pm PST, Mar 7, Gail Costic, Pennsylvania
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5:26 pm PST, Mar 6, Aaron Sumner, Michigan
It is important to save our environment because we are not the only species living in it.
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9:05 pm PST, Mar 3, Wanda Perry, Wyoming
We need this....
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10:00 am PST, Feb 1, Alexandra Sipiora, Illinois
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5:43 pm PST, Jan 7, Name not displayed, Michigan
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2:11 am PST, Jan 5, Filomena Pereira, United Kingdom
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7:36 pm PST, Jan 4, Dave Cannon, Pennsylvania
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1:42 pm PST, Jan 1, Melanie Doherty, New York
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7:01 am PST, Jan 1, Ernie McLaney, North Carolina
It's wrong to offer continued tax credits to corporations dealing in fossil fuels while allowing renewable energy incentives to expire. If we don't act on this quickly, other countries will take the lead and the US will be left behind.
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1:26 pm PST, Dec 18, Brittany Paniagua-Berlanga, Illinois
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6:50 am PST, Dec 4, Manuela Curti, United Kingdom
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4:50 pm PST, Dec 3, Chris Green, Florida
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1:34 pm PST, Dec 2, Anne Clancy, North Carolina
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9:51 am PST, Nov 22, Keth T, Florida
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5:57 am PST, Nov 22, Andrea Watson, Colorado
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4:51 pm PST, Nov 19, Michele Bucci, New Jersey
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10:03 am PST, Nov 17, Jeannie Gibbons, Texas
Green industries mean green jobs -- millions of them! We must extend these incentives both to provide jobs (thus, improving the economy) and to combat climate change.
# 8,169:
2:04 am PST, Nov 17, Rosemary Graf, Massachusetts
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6:02 pm PST, Nov 16, Jeremy Thompson, Texas
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9:14 am PST, Nov 16, Jill Pearson, Georgia
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3:03 pm PST, Nov 14, James Wilcox, Virginia
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3:40 pm PST, Nov 13, Mimi King, Wisconsin
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2:48 pm PST, Nov 12, Joshua Stein, California
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12:57 am PST, Nov 12, Nabha Goldfeder, Oregon
We need energy alternatives now! wave, wind, solar, geothermal, hydro...ect, not coal, not nuclear, no more drilling...our monies must go for new infrastructure and technologies that are safe for the environment and reeducating the people on conservation.
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4:22 pm PST, Nov 11, Julia Bay, Wisconsin
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9:57 pm PST, Nov 10, Mary Ellen Smith, Texas
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5:33 pm PST, Nov 10, Crystal Conklin, Arizona
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4:03 pm PST, Nov 9, Maggie De Leon, Illinois
The Green Movement is picking up speed and really productive ideas are still ahead. Please continue the mentioned initiatives and help keep these jobs available. People in your country are trying desperately to do something good, you should support that any way you can.
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10:52 am PST, Nov 7, Lorin King, Texas
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4:58 pm PST, Nov 6, Audrey Tobias, California
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4:51 am PST, Nov 6, Roger Swinney, Ohio
It is way past time for renewable energy options to be explored and implemented !!!!!!!!!!!
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7:48 pm PST, Nov 5, Patricia Bolt, California
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7:57 pm PST, Nov 4, Amy Blake, New Hampshire
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3:13 pm PST, Nov 2, Tom Prigorac, California
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7:57 pm PDT, Nov 1, Matt Whitehead, Oregon
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