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Keeping Illinois Nuclear Plants Open: Good For Our Communities & Illinois

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[The following is a paid advertisement.]

As Police Chief in Clinton, I know firsthand of the significant impact the Clinton Power Station has on my community. It employs nearly 700 of our friends and neighbors and funds local government services including schools, fire and emergency response through the $12.6 million it pays in taxes every year.

Outdated energy policies are forcing nuclear energy plants nationwide to close down and Clinton could be next. These closures devastate local communities. Jobs are lost. Services are cut. In 2014, a Vermont town eliminated its entire police department after its local plant closed down.

A State of Illinois report found that if some of the plants in Illinois close, it could cost us $1.8 billion in lost economic activity and 8,000 jobs. Clinton cannot afford this and neither can Illinois.

I encourage our state legislators to adopt energy policy reform legislation the would help preserve our state’s nuclear plants. Taking action is necessary for our state’s economic health and would help prevent plants like Clinton Power Station from closing.

Learn the facts about Illinois’ nuclear plants at www.NuclearPowersIllinois.com

Signed,

Ben Lowers, Police Chief, Clinton, Ill.

posted by Advertising Department
Tuesday, Mar 1, 16 @ 9:45 am

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