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Dear CARB, I wanted to supplement my request for reconsideration of
using Carbon Fees, with the following request.

To date CARB has performed very limited public education on Carbon
Fees as an alternative market mechanism to create the incentives
necessary to transition to a post-fossil fuel economy.  I request
that CARB create a committee to plan and conduct fair and balanced
public education on the choice between Cap-and-Trade and Carbon
Fees.  I am also requesting that you consider including my
husband, Allan Zabel and myself on this committee.
Following a period of public education on this choice, I request
that you conduct a period of additional public comment on this
choice. This is too important a question to go forward without
meaningful public education and involvement.  I believe that this
period of additional public education, involvement and public
comment can proceed during the next year, while other AB 32 early
actions are undertaken, and thus will not lead to a delay in the
emissions reductions mandated by AB 32.  As you may be aware
studies by both the Congressional Budget Office and the
Congressional Research Service have found that Carbon fees (also
referred to as Carbon Taxes) have found that Carbon Fees would be
an effective market mechanism.  These studies have also noted
significant problems with the Cap-and-Trade approach. 

Thank you for your consideration.
Laurie Williams (510) 390-4224