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Dear CARB Board members: Thank you for your hard work so far
envisioning 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. -     
   Please auction off all emission allowances. Program revenues
should go toward GHG reduction programs, such as clean
technologies, green jobs, and aid for low-income consumers and
small businesses to reduce their utility bills. -         Please
work to reduce the role of offsets in the Plan. Providing too many
offsets encourages continuing emissions in low-income neighborhoods
and in defenseless habitats, and weakens the demand for clean
energy technology innovation. 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. We have a chance to make California even better as
we address one of the worst crises our planet has ever faced.
Strong CARB policies will help our state�s residents 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.