Actions related to our Corporate Stands

Written on: March 21, 2017

Thanks to your support, there’s now enough wind power installed to generate enough electricity for 24 million American homes.

But this clean, low-cost source of electricity could be reaching more homes.

Just like highways and bridges, the steel poles and wires that deliver electricity are infrastructure that keeps the U.S. economy moving – and growing.

By investing in new transmission lines we can deliver more homegrown wind energy to keep the lights on and costs low for American homeowners and businesses. Our lawmakers in Washington D.C. need to know that transmission is essential infrastructure for our country.

Upgrading and extending the more than 200,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in the United States:

• Supports more jobs for American workers, including construction and manufacturing jobs
• Keeps the lights on and costs low for America’s businesses, hospitals, schools, and homes
• Delivers more clean energy to more Americans

Please contact your member of Congress and ask them to include electric transmission provisions in any proposed infrastructure legislation.

This is an aspect of climate change that you can easily address. Acting on It is obviously connected to our corporate stand to support the Earth Charter. It is also connected to our first corporate stand in opposition to nuclear weapons which became broader over the years to include not only stock piling nuclear weapons, but also using nuclear power as an energy source. As always please send this to anyone you think may be interested.

Thanks, Sister Diane Bardol

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