| Comment | Dear Ms. Nichols and California Air Pollution Control District
Board Members:
As a docent for the Snowy Plover at Coal Oil Point Reserve in
Goleta I often see large cargo ships traveling off our coast.
These vessels produce significant GHG and toxic air emissions that
impact our coastal communities. Ship strikes also pose a threat to
whales. Slowing down cargo ships meets multiple objectives in your
Draft Cap-and-Trade Investment Plan including: reducing GHG
emissions and other air pollutants, improving public health, and
better protecting whales. I support including vessel speed
reduction in your Final Plan as a priority for funding and request
Cap-and-Trade money be directed to the Vessel Speed Reduction
Initiative.
Regards,
Stephen J. Ferry
Conservation Chair
Santa Barbara Audubon Society
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