You Have a Hand in a Clean Earth. Make Your Voice Heard Today!
We hope you have the time to read this article, written by Meg Cichon, Associate Editor of RenewableEnergyWorld.com, it discusses “Looming deadlines, expiring credits and a turbulent election — renewables have a challenging year ahead in North America as 2012 is set for policy change.” And, you can make a difference by emailing your reps. (Details on how to contact your Federal reps and find out who makes the decisions at your state or County level are shown in main body of this post.)
“…Political turmoil has enveloped 2011, and it is expected to set the scene for the coming year. The late-August Solyndra bankruptcy news cast a dark mark on the Department of Energy (DOE) loan program, which is fueling an already fiery Washington D.C. climate. The heated political atmosphere has already affected a biofuels industry facing a $6 billion cut in tax breaks for ethanol producers. It also is poised to impact debates on the set-to-expire 1603 cash grant and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for the wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass industries.
