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Dear CARB Board members:

Thank you for your hard work envisioning a plan to implement the
Global Warming Solutions Act.

I have a few comments that I believe will make this plan even
stronger. I hope you will consider them during your meeting. 

We rely on you to make the planet healthier and safer now and in
the future.

One of my favorite Native American saying is:  "We do not inherit
the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." 

- 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 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 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.
Donna Crossman