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Dear Board,

I have 43 solar panels, a hybrid car, all compact fluorescents in
my house, etc.  I strongly support efforts by California to take
the lead in controlling CO2 emissions.  Therefore I endorse the
following recommendations from the Sierra Club concerning approval
of AB32.

1. 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. 

2. 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.

3. Please increase the targets for local governments to reduce
emissions caused by poorly planned growth that drives up vehicle
miles travelled.

4. Please require businesses to recycle their materials. 

Sincerely,
C. D. Stout, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 2146
Alpine, CA 91903