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Thank you for taking the global warming seriously and developing
a plan to reduce global warming pollution, while creating jobs and
making California a healthier and more prosperous place to
live.  The proposed program will decrease global warming emissions
from the state's largest polluters and establish a market price on
these emissions.  This program is one of many policies CARB is
using to reach the state's goal of reducing global warming
emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, along with renewal energy, energy
efficiency, and cleaner transportation standards.

Parts of the propossal are strong, such as settingt a limit that
declines each year, and setting a minimum price on carbon
pollution.  This steady price signal will help businesses make
long-term investments in strategies to reduce global warming
emissions.

I respectfully recommend that the program 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 projects in California.