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Comment 131 for General Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-general-ws) - 1st Workshop.


First Name: James
Last Name: Stevenson, Ph.D.
Email Address: jimstevensonphd@yahoo.com
Affiliation: American Lung Association

Subject: Reduction of airborne pollutants & locally developed sustainable energy
Comment:
I have had asthma for 60 years and regularly use a nebulizer,
inhalers and an emergency inhaler to keep breathing.  So far I
have not needed oxygen, however I am anxious for California to
develop a strong plan of action achieve immediate reductions in
smog and other dangerous air pollutants.

We must reverse the trend to increasing asthma frequenty in our
population, particularly among our children.  I urge the
California Air Resources Board to include a stronger focus on
measures to reduce emissions from driving that contribute the
largest percentage of greenhouse gases in California. We must have
an aggressive statewide goal for reducing vehicle trips and
measures to promote progressive action by local governments to
help with this effort. In Europe public land is available to
community cooperatives for the placing of windmills and solar
panels.  We have no comparable movement in this country because of
the absence of leadership to achieve a strong base of sustainable
energy production.  A community based plan should also include
additional strong regulatory measures on industrial sources to
reduce emissions form petroleum refineries, power plants, cement
manufacturers, and others sources.

Air quality in California is a public health crisis.  We have
about 14,000 to 24,000 premature deaths from air pollution
yearly, 350,000 asthma attacks and millions of missed school days
from children suffering asthma attacks, thousands of
hospitalizations and emergency room visits, and reduced lung
function changes in children.

It is vitally important that your agency demonstrate leadership to
develop the variety of measures will not only make move us toward
reducing greenhouse gases, but will also provide local benefits to
communities in terms of improved air quality and public health
while also providing locally developed sustainable energy. 

Thank you for your consideration of my concerns to strengthen
these key strategies in the AB 32 draft scoping plan.

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-31 11:40:48



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