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Dear Ms. Nichols,

I am excited to hear that CARB will be releasing the AB 32 Scoping
Plan next week. I am writing to urge you to include a few points
that are very important to me and to a great number of
Californians:

1) We need a well-designed cap-and-trade program. Cap-and-trade
puts an absolute limit on pollution from some of California's
largest sources and guarantees the environmental results we need.
CARB should include as many sources as possible in a cap-and-trade
system. 80% of California's global warming pollution would be under
a cap-and-trade system by 2020.

2. We need an "Indirect Source Rule" (ISR) to control emissions
from development projects. Developers must measure indirect
(mostly vehicle and energy use) pollution from construction and
operation of projects and ensure that equivalent reductions occur
so the project's impacts are limited. CARB should require
California's local air districts to develop ISRs to control
emissions from new developments.

3. We need a new Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to increase
clean energy in our state. California's current RPS target is 10%
by 2010. CARB should recommend that the state immediately adopt a
33% RPS by 2020.

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing the Scoping Plan when it
is released.

Sincerely,
Eben Brooks Rosenberger

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-09-29 15:12:36