For those n the USA supporting biomass heating:
Urgent Grassroots Advocacy Alert - BTU Act
Please Act Today!
Dear Charlie,
An opportunity to enact provisions of our Biomass Thermal Utilization Act has
presented itself in the form of the Federal Aviation Administration's
reauthorization bill which is now being considered on the Senate floor. We have
been working to get to this point for seven years. Negotiations continue over a
package of energy tax provisions that would be rolled up into what is known as
a "manager's amendment" and voted on next week. Republican Senators Collins
(ME) and Ayotte (NH), Senator Angus King (ME), and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
have been negotiating with Senate leadership to have our provision included in
this package. These are high-level, closed door, Member-to-Member discussions
that represent our best hope in securing passage of our tax incentive for
biomass thermal technologies.
We have been working this situation non-stop over the last few days and these
four New England Senators are committed to the cause. But we have more work to
do and that is why we are contacting you.
What We Need: Simply put, we just need you to send a very brief email to your
Senator asking for their support to include Senator King's BTU ACT amendment in
the Senate's manager's amendment to the FAA bill (H.R. 636).
Points to Include in Your Message:
* A sentence on your company, location and number of employees.
* Biomass thermal technologies were overlooked when the investment tax
credits for renewable energy were being crafted over 10 years ago. This
provision corrects that oversight.
* Our sector and the jobs we support cannot continue to compete on this
unlevel playing field where other renewable energy forms take advantage of tax
credits for which we are ineligible.
* This very modest provision is essential for helping consumers and
businesses overcome the cost hurdle associated with converting to highly
efficient, biomass fueled heating systems.
This is an urgent request. Everyone who sees this email, even if you have never
made this kind of request before of your elected legislators, should take the
action requested. Negotiations will likely be wrapped up on Monday...Tuesday at
the latest. Our need to touch as many Senators as we can is urgent so we need
you to act now.
How to Email:
Use this tool:
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look up the Senator's Chief of Staff, their Tax and their Energy Legislative
Assistants. Send them an email with your personal message, use our talking
points, be brief, and thank them for their interest and support.
You can determine their email addresses based on this formula:
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[email protected]. For example, the Chief of Staff
of Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is Alan Hanson. His email is
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underscore between the first and last name of the staffer.
Thanks so much for any help you can lend to this effort.
Please contact BTEC's Government Affairs Representative Pat Rita at
<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] or at 703-887-3131.
Best,
Jeff Serfass | BTEC Executive Director
1211 Connecticut Ave NW | Suite 650 | Washington D.C. | 20036
Tel. (+1) 202 596-3974 x312 | Fax (+1) 202 223-5537 |
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