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Comment 23 for Public Workshops on Investment of Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities (sb-535-guidance-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Andrew
Last Name: Alden
Email Address: geology@andrew-alden.com
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Subject: Earthquake vulnerability of disadvantaged communities
Comment:
I urge CalEPA and the Air Resources Board to consider vulnerability to earthquake effects as a criterion for disadvantaged communities. Major earthquakes do most of their damage through fires and the destruction of residential structures of unreinforced masonry and soft-story designs, effects that disproportionately afflict the disadvantaged. Sustained funding of the statewide earthquake early-warning system from cap-and-trade money would benefit most Californians, but it would especially help disadvantaged communities by reaching a population that is served predominantly by smartphone. This population is already threatened by pollution from ambient and industrial sources that would be greatly increased during and after major earthquakes. The earthquake threat is well characterized and the benefits of early warning are clear: reduced casualties from building failures and fires. The time has come for California to act in accordance with its geological nature.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2014-09-11 19:04:27
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