Jack, good news: President Biden has taken steps to accelerate domestic production of clean energy technology. But this is a temporary stop-gap, and we need your help to encourage the Commerce Department to stop additional delays of solar production that will stifle progress towards clean energy independence.
Sign the petition to the Commerce Department: Stop stifling solar power.
SIGN THE PETITION
An investigation into solar panel imports by the Commerce Dept. had effectively frozen the roll-out of solar power in the US, increasing American electricity prices and the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Biden signed an executive order to freeze restrictions for two years and will boost domestic production of solar panels.
Now, we must call on the Commerce Dept. to wrap up their investigation quickly so that the administration can lead us towards energy independence.
Sign the petition to the Commerce Department: Stop stifling solar power.
SIGN THE PETITION
Thanks for all you do,
Erin Tulley, Daily Kos
P.S. Below is an email we sent out earlier urging the Commerce Dept. to stop stifling solar power::
Jack, sign the petition to the Commerce Department: Stop stifling solar power.
SIGN THE PETITION
On February 8, one small Silicon Valley solar manufacturer, Auxin Solar, initiated a petition alleging that Chinese solar manufacturers were circumventing United States tariffs by running Chinese-made solar panel parts through other Asian countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Now, the Commerce Department has launched an investigation – meanwhile that investigation is destabilizing the US solar industry.
The last thing the U.S. needs is any more delays as it transitions away from fossil fuels. Already, the probe has forced a utility in Indiana to keep two of its coal-fired plants online two years longer to account for delays in its solar rollout. And it’s not alone – fully 83 percent of US-based solar installers are reporting canceled or delayed supplies of solar panels. That means
Americans are losing their clean energy jobs.
Sign the petition to the Commerce Department: Stop stifling solar power.
SIGN THE PETITION
More than 80 lawmakers signed a letter indicating their frustrations with an investigation they believe is harming U.S. solar expansion. And members of the Biden Administration, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, are exasperated, alarmed, and deeply concerned.
The only thing that can fix this mess: political pressure. And that’s where you come in. Sign the petition and demand the Commerce Department: Wrap up this inquiry as quickly as possible and without further delay.
SIGN THE PETITION
Thanks for all you do,
Erin Tulley, Daily Kos
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