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Thank you for your leadership developing California's Low Carbon
Fuel Standard (LCFS), which, if done right, will spur innovation,
create jobs, and move us toward a stronger clean energy economy. 

In creating the LCFS, it's critical to account for all the global
warming pollution associated with producing a fuel. That's why I
appreciate the California Air Resources Board's plan to include the
carbon released by changes in land use caused by biofuels, whether
it's the direct or indirect effects of clearing land to grow fuel
crops. Ignoring these land use changes could dramatically
overestimate the carbon benefits of new fuels; in fact, the
proposed LCFS should raise its estimates for emissions from such
indirect effects. 

In addition, please strengthen the proposed LCFS regulation by
ensuring that it: 

* results in a new generation of ultra low-carbon fuels;

* safeguards the ecology of sensitive ecosystems, including our
federal lands and forests; 

* promotes sustainable fuels that avoid unintended environmental
and social harms, such as raising food prices; and 

* protects California's air quality and public health.