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Dear Ms. Nichols,

Global Warming is the most pressing issue of our time.  Prompt
action needs to be taken to reduce our carbon footprint and try to
avert the disasters that will befall us if present practices
continue.  The following are three ways we can fight back. 

1) We need a well-designed cap-and-trade program.

Cap-and-trade puts an absolute limit on pollution from some of
California's largest sources and guarantees the environmental
results we need.  CARB should include as many sources as possible
in a cap-and-trade system. We support CARB's preliminary thinking
that 80% of California's global warming pollution would be under a
cap-and-trade system by 2020.

2) We need an "Indirect Source Rule" (ISR) to control emissions
from development projects.

What is an ISR? Developers measure indirect (mostly vehicle and
energy use) pollution from construction and operation of projects
and ensure that equivalent reductions occur so the project's
impacts are limited.

 CARB should require California's local air districts to develop
ISRs to control emissions from new developments.

3) We need a new Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to increase
clean energy in our state.

An RPS is a requirement that a percentage of all energy sold in
California be generated from renewable sources (solar, wind,
biomass, etc). California's current RPS target is 10% by 2010.

I support CARB's preliminary recommendation that the state
immediately adopt a 33% RPS by 2020.

Thank you for all the good work you do to serve the people of
California.

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Fielder 
1233 S. Victoria Ave 
Los Angeles, Ca. 90019