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Dear CARB Board members:
 
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. 

Through your efforts under AB32, Calif is setting the model for
the nation and even the world on the criticality, pace and methods
for reducing green house gases.  We have no time to lose and must
reduce GHG dramatically and quickly to mitigate potentially
catastrophic impacts on our climate and economy.  If we are too
timid we will fail.  By 100% auction and no or minimal offsets
along with everything else you;re proposing, we can be succeesful.
 
Thanks again for your incredible and crucial work on behalf of
clean air for California.

Ray Pingle, D.D.S.