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Comment 40 for Design Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-design-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Vicki
Last Name: Mayster
Email Address: buman-mayster@sonic.net
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Subject: Draft AB 32 Scoping Plan - recommendations
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Dear CARB, I appreciate your work on the draft AB32 Scoping Plan to reduce California's GHGs. I think you goals for Calif. to increase renewable energy and reduce vehicle miles traveled are particularly important. I would immediately use renewable energy sources were they more readily available. I’m asking you to also include these recommendations for inclusion in the Final Scoping Plan: * Calif. should auction 100% of permits under the cap. Polluters should pay for their emissions, not be given free permits that subsidize coal. This prolongs the transition to cleaner energy, omething we cannot afford. * The Scoping Plan should specify that all auction revenues will be used to provide a dividend to compensate consumers for the higher energy and consumer goods prices that have and will continue to come as we move to a low-no carbon economy. Helping consumers deal with fuel and electricity costs is the best use of auction revenues, because it will help cement consumer political support for this program and keep it moving ahead. * I support CARB's proposal for Carbon Fees on fossil fuel companies to help fund CARB's implementation of AB32. I know you will get strong opposition from many large companies and interests on this. Please inlcude carbon fees to provide funding for clean technologies, green jobs, energy efficiency programs, and more. Thank you for your attention and concern to these items. Sincerely, Vicki Mayster
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-30 18:03:04
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