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Dear CARB Board members:
 
Thank you for your work so far toward a plan to implement the
Global Warming Solutions Act.
 
I have a few requests that I believe will make this plan even
stronger. I hope you will consider them during your meeting.
 
I urge you to auction off all emission allowances. Program
revenues should go toward greenhouse and pollution reduction
programs, such as clean technologies and green jobs.
 
Reduce the role of offsets in the Plan. Offsets encourage
emissions in low-income neighborhoods and in defenseless habitats,
and weaken the demand for clean energy technology. Limiting offsets
will create more clean-energy jobs, stimulating our state’s
economy.

Please increase the targets for local governments to reduce
emissions caused by poorly planned growth that drives up vehicle
miles travelled. Please require businesses to recycle their
materials. 

Do you remember Donora Pennsylvania, when air pollution smothered
people in their homes? We are creeping toward similar crises in
California. Now we have a chance to realize some of the benefits we
will receive by taking on global warming pollution: reduced air
pollution, more clean-energy jobs, less waste and healthier
communities.
 
Thanks again for your work on behalf of clean air for California.