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ACTION CENTER | SUPPORT SB393: SAVE SCHOOL MONEY

Tell the Georgia Senate Committee:

"PASS SB393!
SCHOOL MONEY SHOULD BE FOR SCHOOLS"

Vogtle 3 & 4 are under construction using school money collected on Georgia Power bills. Photo by Gloria Tatum.

Vogtle 3 & 4 are under construction funded in part by up-front payments from Georgia schools which are paid through a surtax on school power bills. Photo ©2017 by Gloria Tatum.

Take action to support SB393 vote by Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee:
"SCHOOL MONEY SHOULD BE FOR SCHOOLS!
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BACKGROUND:In the aftermath of the controversial decision by the Georgia Public Service Commission to continue construction at the beleaguered Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear reactors which are behind schedule, overbudget, and by many accounts, not even needed, Georgia Senator Lindsey Tippins (R) head of the Senate Education Committee has introduced Senate Bill 393 to exempt Georgia public and charter schools from paying the surtax on power bills which charges upfront for Vogtle construction.

Consider these sad facts: Atlanta Public Schools paid $1,000,000 for the nuclear tax in 2017. Savannah/Chatham County Schools paid $271,000 -- enough to hire four fulltime teachers! SCHOOL MONEY SHOULD BE FOR SCHOOLS!

SB393 needs your support to get out of the committee and to the Senate floor before Wednesday's midnight deadline.

TAKE ACTION! Below is a letter researched and written by experts you can send by filling in your name and address. It will go straight from you to the members of Georgia's Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. You may edit the letter any way you like.

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STOP PLANT VOGTLE!

"To the village square
we must carry the facts
of atomic energy.
From there must come America's voice."

ALBERT EINSTEIN



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READ THE BLOG @
NO NUKES Y'ALL TIMES

by Glenn Carroll
5/17/17


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UPDATED
GEORGIA POWER
KEY FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

April 2017


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RATEPAYERS PUSH VOGTLE CANCELLATION AT PSC NUCLEAR HEARING, VCM 16
by Gloria Tatum
Atlanta Progressive News
5/15/17


EIA PREDICTS NUCLEAR SHARE OF U.S. GENERATION TO FALL NEARLY 50% BY 2050
by Abby Harvey
POWER Magazine
5/12/17


NEW REPORT SHOWS SOLAR, ENERGY EFFICIENCY OUTCOMPETE NUCLEAR IN MEETING GEORGIA’S ENERGY NEEDS
Southern Environmental Law Center
5/12/17


PLANT VOGTLE FUTURE, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND CRITICS WEIGH IN
By JoAnn Merrigan
WSAV3 NBC Savannah
5/12/17


GEORGIA POWER REACHES TENTATIVE DEAL TO TAKE OVER PLANT VOGTLE WORK
by Russell Graham
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5/12/17


"A CLOSER LOOK"
@ PLANT VOGTLE

(story starts at 27:00)
NPR
5/11/17


SOUTHERN CO: ‘WEEKS’ BEFORE WE’LL KNOW COST OF PLANT VOGTLE EXPANSION
by Russell Grantham
Atlanta-Journal Constitution
5/11/17


VOGTLE DISCUSSION HEATS UP AT GEORGIA PSC HEARING
by Thomas Gardiner
Augusta Chronicle
5/11/17


GEORGIA POWER WEIGHING FUTURE OF PLANT VOGTLE
by Molly Samuel
All Things Considered WABE90.1
5/11/17


GA. POWER AT CROSSROADS ON PLANT VOGTLE PROJECT
by Russell Grantham
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5/10/17


WAITING FOR A VERDICT ON VOGTLE
by Dusty Nix
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
5/11/17


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SIGN PETITION

Vogtle 3 & 4 reactors are burning money without producing electricity

Protect consumers from nuclear boondoggles in Georgia & South Carolina


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GEORGIA POWER PROFITS OFF PLANT VOGTLE CONSTRUCTION DESPITE COST OVERRUNS, DELAYS, AND CONTRACTOR BANKRUPTCY
by Anne Maxwell
News Channel 6 ABC
5/8/17


ACTIVISTS SEEK EMERGENCY PSC HEARING TO RECONSIDER VOGTLE REACTORS 3,4
by Gloria Tatum
Atlanta Progressive News
4/24/17


TROUBLED NUCLEAR PLANT COSTS RISING FOR SAVANNAH RESIDENTS
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News
4/8/17


THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING RISK
by Ryan Alexander
U.S. News & World Report
4/6/17


VOGTLE’S NUCLEAR EXPANSION IN QUESTION AFTER WESTINGHOUSE BANKRUPTCY FILING
by Gloria Tatum
Atlanta Progressive News
4/5/17


HOW AN AMERICAN TECH ICON BET ON NUCLEAR — AND LOST
by Chris Martin and Chris Cooper
Bloomberg
3/29/17


SOUTHERN CEO FLEW TO TOKYO TO LOOK TOSHIBA CEO IN THE EYE
by Chris Martin and
Jim Polson
Bloomberg
3/29/17


TIME FOR A NUCLEAR APOLOGY FROM YOUR POWER COMPANY
by Matt Kempner
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3/29/17


GA. POWER SEEKS ‘BEST PATH FORWARD’ AT VOGTLE
by Russell Grantham
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3/29/17


WESTINGHOUSE FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, IN BLOW TO NUCLEAR POWER
by Diane Cardwell and Jonathan Soble
New York Times
3/29/17


WESTINGHOUSE FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, OMINOUS CLOUD HOVERS OVER VOGTLE
by Tom Crawford
Georgia Report
3/29/17


WESTINGHOUSE FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
by Thomas Gardiner
Augusta Chronicle
3/29/17


NUCLEAR POWER SUFFERS MAJOR BLOW WITH WESTINGHOUSE BANKRUPTCY
by Nika Knight
Common Dreams
3/29/17


CONTRACTOR BANKRUPTCY COULD BE TROUBLE FOR GEORGIA POWER
by Molly Samuel
WABE 90.1
3/24/17


WESTINGHOUSE BANKRUPTCY MAY LIMIT TOSHIBA'S LOOMING LOSSES
by Pavel Alpeyev and Chris Martin
Bloomberg
3/22/17


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THANKS TO PSC, UTILITY KEEPS ITS STICKY FINGERS IN PUBLIC'S POCKETS
by Glenn Carroll
Gainesville Times
12/17/16


HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM GEORGIA POWER
PSC could decide to give you a lump of uranium (and a higher electric bill)

by Sara Barczak
Creative Loafing
12/13/16


THAT'S NOT A CANDY CANE GEORGIA POWER'S HANDING US
by Matt Kempner
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
12/1/16


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REFERENCES


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OFFSHORE WIND
IN THE ATLANTIC
Growing Momentum
for Jobs, Energy Independence,
Clean Air, and Wildlife Protection

National Wildlife Federation


GEORGIA POWER
RATE REQUEST FILING (Nov. 2010)


FRESH LOAF:
Atlanta liquor store
installs solar panels
on its roof


Wind turbine comes
to life today in
North Myrtle Beach


POST ACCIDENT AP1000 CONTAINMENT LEAKAGE: An Unresolved Safety Issue
by Arnold Gundersen

UNTAPPED WEALTH: Offshore Wind
Can Deliver Cleaner,
More Affordable Energy and More Jobs than Offshore Oil


CREATING AN OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY:
A Strategic Work Plan for DOE


CARBON-FREE AND NUCLEAR-FREE:
A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy

by Arjun Makhijani

SOLAR AND NUCLEAR COSTS — THE HISTORIC CROSSOVER:
Solar Energy is Now the Better Buy

NC WARN

HEALTH RISKS OF ADDING NEW REACTORS TO THE VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT

THE WATER-ENERGY CONNECTION:
Georgia Facts
& Figures

SACE

DOWNLOAD MAP OF GEORGIA WIND POTENTIAL