First Name | John |
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Last Name | Feins |
Email Address | writingwork@mindspring.com |
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Subject | Strengthen and approve the cap-and-trade regulations |
Comment | Dec 6, 2010 California Air Resources Board members 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Air Resources Board members, We urge you to approve California's landmark greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program with two improvements, and to continue California's march toward a clean energy future. The program is a key piece of the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), providing an essential backstop to ensure we achieve our pollution reduction goals. More than that, approving the program constitutes a critical step in building a clean energy economy here in California. The one bright spot in California's struggling economy has been clean energy. Passing the Global Warming Solutions Act sent a signal to the world that California is committed to clean energy and will develop the policy infrastructure necessary to achieve our clean energy goals. Today, California attracts more clean-tech investment and clean energy businesses and jobs than the rest of the nation combined. Approving the cap-and-trade program will drive innovation and investment in the low carbon technologies and services that will be essential in meeting our future energy needs. Those investments will put Californians back to work making our homes and businesses more energy efficient, building and operating new sources of renewable energy, and revamping our means of transportation. We urge you to make two improvements to the program before approving it: 1. Tighten the regulation language to ensure that auction revenue in the electricity sector is used for cost-effective energy efficiency programs that will reduce emissions while also reducing Californians' energy bills 2. Change the industrial sector benchmark to an industry "best practices" level rather than an industry average performance level in order to incentivize industrial emitters to achieve "best practices" in their industry and become more efficient We urge you to continue California's historic leadership on clean energy so we can remain at the forefront of the sector that will drive the 21st century economy. Sincerely, Mr. John Feins 950 Larrabee St West Hollywood, CA 90069-3962 Barbara G Abbott |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2010-12-07 12:52:34 |
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