First Name | Dennis |
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Last Name | Patton |
Email Address | DennisPatton@earthlink.net |
Affiliation | self employed winemaker |
Subject | proposed rules for cap and trade |
Comment | Hello, I live in Mendocino County and want you to stand firm in the face of coming denial and objection from climate change deniers. The science is overwhelming at this point and almost all opposition to coming regulation comes from hacks that are either directly funded by various arms of the fossil fuel industries or are reps from those industries. As a citizen I am willing to pay more to get off the oil, gas and coal treadmill. Our home and small ranch is already powered 100% by solar power and we are looking forward to having the opportunity to purchase an electric car soon. We will add on to our solar system to produce all the extra power that this will require. This is serious investment in our state and can be multiplied tens of thousands of times if you set your rules high and hard. Change and fast from what has been needs to happen swiftly if we are to have much of a planet left for our children. I totally fear what lack of action in other states and countries (especially China) will have our children asking us in less then 20 years "what were you thinking, why didn't you act in the face of mountains of facts?" Traveling to the so called heartland recently I was depressed by the complete lack of concern and common knowledge about what we as a species face. It is up to us to show the path to the future. Other states are under the trance of Fox News talking heads such as Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.The time to act is now and you have a clear message from the voters who turned down the Trojan Horse of prop 23 funded by the fossil fuel industry. Us citizens are willing to pay more for real change and to grow the new energy economy now here in California. Thank you, Dennis Patton |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2010-12-11 01:09:43 |
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