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Dear CARB Board Members,

Thank you for all your hard work for Californians and towards
implementing the Global Warming Solutions Act.

I have a personal story to relate.  Yesterday, I helped in a local
action on behalf of Forest Ethics and the Long Beach chapter of the
Sierra Club.  I decided to take the bus to downtown Long Beach,
saving fuel and money for parking.  While waiting for the bus on
busy Bellflower Avenue, I became overcome from the flumes of the
passing cars. I literally had to cover my nose with my vest to
breathe appropriately.  By the way, our action handed out fortune
cookies to the attendees with a message regarding a company in the
convention that clear cuts California forests and our hope that
they would not buy any products from that company.  Such midevil
procedures continues to threaten our air. 

So, I have a few suggestions for you regarding the Global Warming
Solutions Act:

     1.  My first, is that if there are no drastic reductions to
air pollution, or all pollution for that fact, the economy won't
matter much.  Without a viable environment, the economy will go
down with us.  So, auction off all emission allowances to provide
money for cleaner technologies and green jobs.
     2.  Reduce GREATLY the role of offsets.  We are just deluding
ourselves with this strategy.
     3.  GREATLY INCREASE targets for local governments to reduce
emissions.  Everyone needs to help.
     4.  Require businesses to recycle all of their materials.  We
can no longer be a throw away society.
     5.  And lastly, I suggest you google David Suzuki and hear
his message to Canada's round table (Oct. 30,08) on Global Warming.
 It is sobering and not at all encouraging, but with help from
individuals who run organizations like you, who have the power to
put the environment as number one, perhaps we all won't self
implode.

Thank you for your time and efforts.

Sincerely,

Ms. Thera Jane Mercer