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Dear CARB Board members:

What follows below is copied from a message created by the Sierra
Club and I agree with it.  However, I see it very simply as
protecting the future for our children and their children. 
Allowing pollution to continue in any form where it could be
prevented is not the way to go.  No offset programs!  No short
cuts!  No to ignorning the problem!
 
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.