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Comment 47 for Recycling Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-recyc-waste-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Lisa
Last Name: Skumatz, Ph.D.
Email Address: skumatz@serainc.com
Affiliation: Skumatz Economic Research Assoc (SERA)
Subject: Context for earlier comment - Research shows Solid Waste programs key in GHG reduction
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I neglected to provide an intro on my previous comment. Find intro paragraphs / qualifications below and "marry" to previous comment. My name is Lisa Skumatz with SERA, and I am a Ph.D. economist with extensive experience in the US and internationally in energy efficiency and in solid waste. My expertise includes extensive evaluation/measurement work in CA for all 4 IOUS and the CPUC on the energy side; as well as recycling/plan/policy work for CAIWMB and more than 25 cities / counties in CA. I have more than 75 publications in each of the 2 fields. Research we have recently completed (presented at several conferences, EPA webinars, and upcoming articles) indicates that a variety of solid waste programs and policies (recycling, composting, PAYT, etc.) have advantages over energy and other programs (transportation, etc.) because they are 1) cheaper per MTCE to implement, 2) faster to implement and can be "first strike" (and they last long too!); 3) have immediate coverage (all households, all businesses, unlike energy programs) and 4) the communities have the implemenation authority (unlike private utilities delivering energy programs, different entities responsible for transportation, etc.). Please review comment 52 I made earlier (which had my academic / work background omitted). skumatz@serainc.com
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-08-12 15:04:31
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