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I am a business owner in Southern California and am a strong
supporter of AB 32 and strengthening our regulations governing
climate altering gases including carbon trading. 

I wanted to thank CARB 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. The proposed program will decrease global
warming emissions from the state’s largest polluters and establish
a market price on these emissions. I strongly support the state’s
goal of reducing global warming emissions to 1990 levels by 2020,
along with renewable energy, energy efficiency, and cleaner
transportation standards.

Many parts of the proposal are strong, such as setting 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.

Please see that the program is 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.

David Rosenstein
President
Intex Solutions, Inc.
507 West Washington Blvd.
Montebeloo, CA 90640