| First Name: | Carroll |
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| Last Name: | Nast |
| Email Address: | cnast@infs.net |
| Affiliation | Sierra Club |
| Subject | Carbon tax, no offsets. |
| Comment |
Make polluters pay for their GGE and use the resulting revenues to promote clean energy and aid low-income consumers. Limit emissions sharply. Do not use carbon offset. Carbon offset has never produced a reduction of GGE that would not have been made without the payment. Additionallity is impossible to prove. It is a dangerous distraction from the main task--significantly reducing GGE to avoid climate chaos. Carbon offsets allow us the illusion that we can buy our way out of this crisis. Do not link California's program to any states with weaker emission standards. Include stronger measures to reform land use planning in ways that reduce vehicle miles traveled. Include stronger measures to reform land use planning in ways that reduce vehicle miles traveled. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-28 22:00:58 |
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