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Alfa Omega Associates is a land-use, environmental protection and
historic preservation consulting firm based in Auburn, California
with clients in several counties in Northern California with
hundreds of constituents.  For 15 years AOA has served community
groups from as far north as Eureka and as far south at Marina Del
Rey.  On the behalf of clients in El Dorado, Placer, Colusa and
Yuba Counties we have filed comments like this on AB 32.

Global Warming-Consistency with Assembly Bill 32 “Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006”; reducing the emissions of GHGs (Green House
Gases), counteract the effects of global warming and protect
residents from the adverse effects of global warming.  The issue of
human-caused, or anthropogenic, climate change (global warming) is
becoming a central focus of the Green movement.  Around the world,
there is an increasing awareness of the importance of climate
change as a factor in a range of issues. Many environmental,
economic and social issues find common ground in the form of
climate change. Individual and political action on climate change
can take many forms, all of which have the ultimate goal of
limiting and/or reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere.
Alfa Omega and its clients believe that CARB should raise the land
use target in the AB 32 Scoping Plan from 5 million metric tons of
C02 equivalent (MMT) to 11-14 MMT. 

As shown by the analysis of Dr. Reid Ewing and Dr. Arthur C.
Nelson, the 5 MMT target is based upon models that are widely
acknowledged to underestimate the benefits of dense, mixed-use
development, while the higher target is achievable with policies
California is already considering. 

We ask you CARB board members, when you vote on the Scoping Plan
later this week, please continue to strengthen California's
commitment to fight global warming by curtailing sprawl.  It would
be tragic to give into development political pressure.  Don’t gut
AB 32 -- is our plea.

CHEC, Inc., Channel Hill Environmental Coalition, Inc.
RIPP, Inc., Residents Involved in Positive Planning, Inc.
CCRG, Inc., Concerned Citizens for Responsible Government, Inc.
PEAC, Inc., Placer Environmental Action Committee, Inc.
PICO, Inc., Protect Indian Creek Oaks, Inc.
FROG, Inc., Foresthill Residents for respOnsible Growth, Inc.
FSSI, Inc., Friends of Shingle Springs Interchange, Inc.
 
And many other like organizations throughout California.

Dr. Dale Smith, Alfa Omega Associates