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Dear Ms. Nichols and California Air Pollution Control District
Board Members:

In the 18 years I have been a volunteer on the Channel. I have
observed, and been appalled, at the impact of the large cargo ships
traveling off our coast; i.e. how they produce significant GHG and
toxic air emissions that impact our coastal communities. Being a
Naturalist, I am also acutely aware that ship strikes also pose a
grave threat to whales. 

With all of this in mind, reducing the speed of 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.