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I wanted to start by saying I attended the 8/15 meeting in San
Diego and am very grateful for everything the state is doing in
this regard.  I just have a couple comments/suggestions:

1) Public Transportation - build it with meaningful placement and
time travel options and people will use it.  Also in this regard
Ca has always been a leader in technology and a wide variety of
companies have the technology and ability to allow people to work
from home but have not went forward with this.  Some tax breaks to
companies offering work from home options may jump start this
process and will take many cars off the road.

2)Some money should be set aside for research and development of
renewable resources.  I think a state trust to hold funds from
polluters is a great idea and these funds should remain in set for
meeting the goals of AB32 and the 2050 goals.   Additional money
may need to come from bonds but the economic development should
make the bonds easy to repay.

3)A few concerns were mentioned about this initiative not
furthering costs to the poor.  Many will not be able to make the
investment in buying their own solar panels and we have many
renters in the state.  Is is just as important for these
individuals to do their part.  The way to make this happen is to
work with the energy companies to get them on board with utulizing
renewable resources.  There are very few companies but they are out
there that will pay for the solar panels on your roof and thier
maintenance and you just pay the same bill you always paid.  This
benefits the energy companies because in the long run this
produces more energy then the cost of the equipment so that is
their incentive.  Individuals will work with this arrangement
because they are used to it.  Most cable companies own and
maintain the equipment that provide that service.  They will be
part of the solution without the up front cost that many poor and
middle class families just can't afford.
To make this work there may have to be changes to how companies
sell tie into the grid?  I have heard that is true on a national
level.

4)Fire prevention should be a part of AB32 because fires feed into
the cycle of global warming by having less vegetation to breath in
the CO2 and then causing more fires.

5) Since this is a long term problem the education dept should
incorporate global warming legislation in the state education
framework.

Thank you so much!

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-08-17 11:52:49