[Green] Call for vote to sign FUUSM GSC on to this letter to President Biden

Thu Mar 24 18:07:59 CDT 2022

I vote yes.
Vic Elam
When the Earth, its products, its creatures become his concern, man is
caught up in a cause greater than his own life and more meaningful. Only
when man loses himself in an endeavor of that magnitude does he walk and
live with humility and reverence.   - William O. Douglas

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 9:47 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> George B. Has asked us to consider sining on to this letter to President
> Biden endorsing ReImagine Appalachia—by Appalachians like us. Please
> respond by Friday at 7 p.m. George will fill out the form for us. The text
> of the letter to be sent to the president follows the introductory
> information. I vote YES!!
>
> Thanks!  —dawn
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Tracy Sabetta <tsabetta at initiativeohio.com>
> *Subject: **Sign on Letter: Bold Reconciliation Package for Appalachia*
> *Date: *March 23, 2022 at 2:48:19 PM EDT
> *To: *Tracy Sabetta <tsabetta at initiativeohio.com>
>
> Good afternoon,
>
> Thank you for your continued commitment to the ReImagine Appalachia
> coalition and work being done to make a brighter future for the region.
> ReImagine Appalachia and Appalachian Voices are working together to
> circulate a sign-on letter to be sent to President Biden, Speaker Pelosi,
> and Leader Schumer to move quickly on an ambitious budget reconciliation
> package that invests in Appalachian communities. We expect negotiations on
> a reconciliation to begin in earnest in the next month or so. Though the
> timeline for a new bill isn't set in stone, we know that conversations
> continue in the background, and we want to make sure  that Appalachian
> interests continue to have a seat at the table. The text of the letter and
> those who have already signed on is attached below.
>
> *To add your group or business to this letter, please **fill out this
> form
> <https://url.emailprotection.link/?bxNGMky-pmvFjZz9j6gMViUNXkaWtUSxeyHuWy8MWuIESPHZ0aMxZy8wrtZ94yNuRORQ4pdcxnJStuvEgjAVL5w2rCNxiG3gD-hKQwKwP-ggljJd6ifOAIcA_5JQsaLaffpQaBa-YCNMeAi29aqzha3Ch0E8KU8D4h7trOsWpde0~> by
> Thursday, March 31st. * Please let me know or contact Dana at AppVoices.org with
> questions about the sign on letter content or process.
>
> Thanks for all you do for Appalachia,
> Tracy Sabetta, National Wildlife Federation in Ohio
> On behalf of ReImagine Appalachia coalition
>
> *Letter Text:*
>
> April 4, 2022
>
> President Joseph Biden
> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
> Washington, DC 20500
>
> Honorable Nancy Pelosi
> Speaker
> United States House of Representatives
> Washington, DC 20515
>
> Honorable Charles Schumer
> Majority Leader
> United States Senate
> Washington, DC 20510
>
>
> President Biden, Leader Schumer, and Speaker Pelosi:
>
> We, the undersigned members of the Appalachian community, write to
> emphasize to you the importance of passing a bold reconciliation package
> that addresses the climate crisis in a way that supports good-paying,
> sustainable jobs in the communities that have powered this nation for more
> than a century.
>
> The decline of the coal industry in Appalachia has left many communities
> in the region grappling with unemployment, low income levels, black lung
> disease and environmental degradation. When President Biden took office, he
> made a commitment to prioritize coal mining and power plant communities in
> the clean energy transition. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was a
> significant step toward fulfilling that promise. But the investments
> included in the $555 billion clean energy and climate reconciliation
> proposal remain critical to a successful economic future for Appalachian
> communities.
>
> On March 1st, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin once again indicated his support for
> the climate provisions included in the House-passed reconciliation bill,
> meaning the entire Democratic caucus is in support of the $555 billion in
> clean energy investments. As the leaders of Congress and our country, we
> urge you to prioritize getting this deal done in order to create thousands
> of sustainable jobs in energy transition communities in Appalachia and
> thousands more across the country.
>
> The transition to a clean energy economy must be centered around justice
> and equity for all Americans and support communities that have historically
> been hit hardest by the fossil fuel industry and its decline. Specifically,
> we ask that you support provisions that:
>
>    - Provide robust funding for clean energy projects, including
>    increasing access to rooftop solar and weatherization assistance for low-
>    and moderate-income families, as well as bonus credits to encourage solar
>    projects in low-income and tribal communities. Tax provisions that
>    encourage the growth of the solar industry, including access to the
>    Investment Tax Credit for non-taxable entities and a 10-year extension of
>    the 30% Solar and Storage Investment Tax Credit, must be present.
>    - Support clean energy manufacturing job creation in disadvantaged
>    communities, including the Advanced Solar Manufacturing Production Tax
>    Credit. Encourage cleaner and more efficient manufacturing, including
>    through the redevelopment of shuttered coal plants and manufacturing sites.
>    - Reinstate the Black Lung Excise Tax to its historic rate of $1.10
>    and $0.55 per ton of underground and surface mine coal, respectively, and
>    extend this rate for 10 years in order to ensure that benefits and
>    black-lung-related medical care are funded for miners and their families.
>    - Invest in dislocated energy worker support, replacement of lost
>    state/local revenue, and additional funding for programs that spur economic
>    development and diversification in these regions.
>    - Provide pathways into union employment for women, Black workers and
>    other workers of color, particularly people who have served correctional
>    sentences or recovered from addiction.
>    - Fund grants and loans for rural electric cooperatives to help them
>    develop affordable, job-creating and accessible renewable energy and energy
>    efficiency projects and programs.
>
>
>    - Create a new Civilian Conservation Corps – a diverse new workforce
>    that can conserve our public lands, bolster community resilience, and
>    address the changing climate, all while putting good-paying union jobs
>    within reach for more Americans.
>
>
> We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Please act immediately to move
> forward on a legislative package that includes the $555 billion clean
> energy jobs and climate plan that will help transform coal-impacted
> Appalachia.
>
> CC: Appalachian Congressional Delegation
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> *Groups signed on as of 3/22/2022 1 pm: *
> *To add your group to this letter, please **fill out this form*
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zn94jQgwgXJYXnM37guKccVrokBdJyCeu0eMha1Gh30/edit>* by
> Thursday, March 31st.*
>
> Appalachian Sustainable Development
> Appalachian Voices
> Christians For The Mountains
> Climate Institute
> Gesundheit institute
> Heartwood
> Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee
> Kentucky Conservation Committee
> Kentucky Resources Council
> Keystone Research Center
> Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. (LiKEN)
> National Wildlife Federation
> On The Levels Farmstead
> PennFuture
> Pennsylvania Council of Churches
> Radford University Appalachian Regional & Rural Studies Center
> Sierra Club
> The  Southwest Virginia New Economy Network
> Virginia Organizing
> West Virginia Rivers Coalition
>
>
>
> *Tracy Sabetta*
> Initiative Consulting
> 614-581-2907
> tsabetta at initiativeohio.com
>
>
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