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Dear Air Resources Board:

Thank you for taking global warming seriously and developing a plan
to reduce global warming pollution while at the same time creating
jobs and making California a healthier and more prosperous place to
live. 

Setting a limit that declines each year, and setting a minimum
price on carbon pollution is certainly helpful, but the program
should be strengthened by requiring more of the state’s largest
polluters to pay for their global warming emissions instead of
giving permits away for free. By forcing polluters to pay for the
emissions they generate by purchasing permits in an auction, we can
then re-invest the auction funds into efforts that will help us
transition to a cleaner economy and help lower energy costs for
Californians—such as making homes and businesses more energy
efficient, increasing public transit options, and developing wind
and solar projects in California.  

I urge you to adopt the strongest policy on capping California's
greenhouse emissions. This means requiring the largest polluters to
pay the state government for the emissions they generate.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Margaret Honda
Los Angeles, CA