First Name | Patricia |
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Last Name | Lamborn |
Email Address | patricia.lamborn@aol.com |
Affiliation | Ms. |
Subject | Strengthen CARB regulation- ships at berth |
Comment | Ships at berth are a very large source of toxic pollution in our portside communities like Oakland, Richmond, and the refinery corridor. I live near the Port of Oakland, near the SF Bay, in Alameda. I support stronger regulations on these sources. I understand that CARB has an opportunity to take action which will increase the number of container and cruise ships with controlled emissions and will extend requirements to ships used to import and export motor vehicles, oil and chemicals. Strengthening regulation will have the following beneficial effects: 1.Regulation reduces harmful pollutants such as diesel particles in refinery and other vulnerable communities 2.Health benefits are 2x the costs to ship owners, Ports and refineries 3.Emission Control costs add less than a penny to the cost of fuel at the pump 4.Bay Area oil terminals should be required to comply by 2025, on the same schedule as terminals located in Southern California 5.Money from penalties or alternative compliance actions should be spent in consultation with local communities on local emission reduction actions. This quarantinne for the COVID 19 pandemic has shown that we could clean up our air-- and we now know what that could look like. Don't back down-- our future is in your hands! Sincerely, Pat Lamborn |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2020-05-01 12:05:42 |
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