Editor: The clean energy industries that are helping to bring more wind
and solar power online are critical to solving global warming and
Pennsylvania’s energy problems. They’re also creating good jobs that
help the economy and our environment.
Instead of subsidizing the polluting oil, gas and coal industries to the
tune of billions of dollars every year, we should be making investments
in clean energy so green innovations can make an even bigger difference
— in stopping global warming, cleaning up our air, and building the kind
of economy that future generations can rely on.
But some U.S. senators — including Pennsylvania’s Sen. Arlen Specter —
have been blocking the extension of critical clean energy incentives. If
these expire, an estimated $19 billion in clean energy projects will be
canceled, and America would lose more than 116,000 clean energy jobs.
With today’s economy, threats to the environment, and dependence on
foreign oil, the worst thing we could do would be to impose a crippling
tax increase on the fast-growing clean energy industry. We call on Mr.
Specter to do anything in his power to extend these clean energy
incentives now.
NATHAN WILLCOX
PENNENVIRONMENT
PHILADELPHIA
