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

As someone who enjoys the valuable environment the Channel Islands
represents for both marine mammals and human recreation, I
encourage you to take action to protect whales, to protect our
clean air and to help make a difference in combating climate
change.

Large cargo ships traveling off our coast produce significant 
emissions that impact our coastal communities.  And ship strikes
pose a significant 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. 

Sincerely,

Andy Heller