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Dec 6, 2010

California Air Resources Board members
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Air Resources Board members,

I urge you to approve California's landmark greenhouse gas
cap-and-trade program with two improvements, and to continue
California's march toward a clean energy future. The program is a
key
piece of the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), providing an
essential backstop to ensure we achieve our pollution reduction
goals.
More than that, approving the program constitutes a critical step
in
building a clean energy economy here in California.

The one bright spot in California's struggling economy has been
clean
energy. Passing the Global Warming Solutions Act sent a signal to
the
world that California is committed to clean energy and will develop
the
policy infrastructure necessary to achieve our clean energy goals.
Today, California attracts more clean-tech investment and clean
energy
businesses and jobs than the rest of the nation combined.

Approving the cap-and-trade program will drive innovation and
investment in the low carbon technologies and services that will
be
essential in meeting our future energy needs. Those investments
will
put Californians back to work making our homes and businesses more
energy efficient, building and operating new sources of renewable
energy, and revamping our means of transportation.

I urge you to make two improvements to the program before
approving
it:
1. Tighten the regulation language to ensure that auction revenue
in
the electricity sector is used for cost-effective energy
efficiency
programs that will reduce emissions while also reducing
Californians'
energy bills;
2. Change the industrial sector benchmark to an industry "best
practices" level rather than an industry average performance level
in order to incentivize industrial emitters to achieve "best
practices" in their industry and become more efficient.

I urge you to continue California's historic leadership on clean
energy
so we can remain at the forefront of the sector that will drive
the
21st century economy.

Sincerely,

Mr. Rene Harp
507 N Maple Ave
Maple Shade, NJ 08052-1124