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Dear Chairman Sawyer & Members of the California Air Resources
Board,

The proposed AB 32 Early Action Measures do not sufficiently
address the urgency of the global warming crisis.  The latest
analysis published in the Proceedings of the US National Academy
of Sciences, published online on May 22, 2007,
(http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/24/10288), shows the
observed data on CO2 emissions is increasing at a rate 50% higher
than the worst-case scenario considered by the UN IPCC.  This
means that to avoid disastrous consequences, the reductions in CO2
emissions must be much more rapid and more drastic than
anticipated. 

The whole world is watching the Air Board to see whether it is
willing to take enforceable steps now to implement California's
historic global warming law in light of these latest scientific
findings. We urge the Board, specifically, to adopt early action
measures to:
- Reduce diesel emissions from heavy-duty trucks;
- Require ports to provide shore-side electrification to vessels;
- Require cement factories to use energy more efficiently.
- Provide Firm Deadlines and Commitments for Measures Contained in
Tables 2 & 3

These measures will both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
protect public health by reducing toxic air pollution.

Sincerely,

Ecology Center of Southern California
P. O. Box 351419
Los Angeles, CA 90035