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California Air Resources Board
Attn: scopingpln08
1001 "I" Street, P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812

Dear California Air Resources Board members,

I commend the California Air Resources Board staff for
developing a strong proposed scoping plan for the Global Warming
Solutions Act (AB 32), but urge you to further strengthen the
plan to ensure that California's environment and economy are
protected for future generations. 

Specifically, I urge you to improve the following aspects of the
plan before it is adopted in December:

** While the draft plan calls for a better regional planning
approach and would give people more choices to get out of their
cars, the board should further increase the global warming
pollution reduction target for land use to allow California to
realize the full benefits of better transportation and land use
planning;

** Additional regulations for the industrial sector,
particularly for refineries, should be included as a critical
element of the plan to ensure basic health protections in our
communities;

** Policies to address the forest sector should be
scientifically proven to reduce global warming pollution and
should also address end-use consumption of wood products, as
decomposition of wood products is the fastest growing area of
emissions in this sector.

** In order to ensure actual pollution reductions through the
state, offsets, if they are allowed, must be severely limited to
a very minor portion of the emission reductions to be achieved
by each polluter. Polluters also must be held responsible and
pay for their emissions through an auction, and the funds
collected must be used to invest in clean energy solutions and
further pollution reductions.

The Global Warming Solutions Act is a continuing example of
California's leadership. I urge you to incorporate the above
improvements into the scoping plan before its final adoption on
December 11th to ensure that California will create a clean
energy economy, spurring innovation, investment, job creation
and economic growth.


Sincerely,

Ryan Thomas
22216 Victory Blvd #C209
Woodland Hills, CA 91367