Important Press Conference against Nuclear Bail Out
Important Press Conference against Nuclear Bail Out
The Sierra Club is organizing a press conference among environmental, labor, and social justice groups against the Nuclear Bail Out. Groups such as Clean Water Action, Environment New Jersey, New Jersey Main Street Alliance, and Chemical Counsel will be attending. This Nuclear Bail Out bill, supports Chris Christie’s negotiations to give PSEG subsidies for their nuclear plants in New Jersey. Under this bill, PSEG could start receiving subsidies within a year, despite being profitable enough to have bid into auction. It also includes subsidies to fix up their plants. The bill goes minimally through 2030 but can be extended. The bill has been worked on behind-the-scenes with little opportunity for public examination and input. The bill will be up in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM. This is our chance to get the press to write OUR story on why this bill will be bad for New Jersey ratepayers and the environment.
WHAT: Speaking out against the Nuclear Bail Out. Speakers Include Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Group, Dennis Hart, Executive Director, Chemistry Council of New Jersey, Dave Pringle, Clean Water Action
WHEN: Tuesday, December 19th at 12pm -1:00pm
WHERE: New Jersey State House, 131-137 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
“The Legislature and Governor Christie are trying to rush through the biggest energy tax and corporate subsidy in state history. They want to take billions of NJ ratepayer money and give it to PSEG to subsidize nuclear power plants that are already making money. What’s worse is that they’re rushing it through in lame duck without proper scrutiny and oversight. This is how you know they’re up to no good. there is zero justification for any nuclear subsidies. It’s nothing more than giving PSEG a blank check from the ratepayers. This bill will block and stop renewable energy and green jobs from moving forward in NJ. The people overwhelming want clean energy, not more money for nuclear but as usual, Governor Christie is siding with the utilities over the wishes of the people. This is a great Christmas giveaway to PSEG,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.
