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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.