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Don't wait until it is too late -- and make no mistake, Mother
Earth's "biological clock" is ticking. Not in anticipation of
Life, but of Death ... unless something is done, and SOON.

I strongly encourage you to vote to strengthen state air standards
and reduce air pollution from construction equipment, which is the
second largest source of diesel pollution in the state. Diesel
pollution accounts for 20% of particulate matter
(soot) and 16% of smog-forming Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). These
pollutants are two of the biggest pollution hazards for public
health in California and throughout the country.

Whenever they are asked to behave like responsible corporate
citizens, Big Business insists that such measures will add
"prohibitive costs" to their profit margin. Surely the question is
how the State can recoup OUR costs: the quality of air, of life,
the increased demands for health care services, the lost work
hours due to employee sickness and their time spent in caring for
their children who are poisoned by the contaminants in the air.