First Name | Larry |
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Last Name | Gardner |
Email Address | larry_gardner@xanda.com |
Affiliation | Forests Forever/Families For Fair Govern |
Subject | Fix the flawed Forest Protocol in AB32 |
Comment | Dear Chairman Nichols: While the ARB is considering alternatives to the cap-and-trade program, please also correct the major flaws in your agency's forestry protocol. As it stands now with the current cap-and-trade forestry protocol, California will be rewarding timber companies for despoiling the land and emitting large volumes of CO2. The protocol allows forest clearcuts (a.k.a even-aged management) that can dramatically impair water quality and quantity in affected watersheds. The clearcuts you permit to qualify as "offsets" potentially impact the health and well-being of millions of Californians, as well as future generations. Please correct the forestry protocol to allow "offset" projects to include only uneven-age forests — which not only sequester CO2 but preserve wildlife habitat and other values. Sincerely, Larry J. Gardner |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2011-07-26 09:37:16 |
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