First Name | Shelly |
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Last Name | Carpenter |
Email Address | shecarp@centurylink.net |
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Subject | Support for Vessel Speed Reduction Initiative |
Comment | Dear Ms. Nichols and California Air Pollution Control District Board Members: Large cargo ships traveling off our coast produce significant GHG and toxic air emissions that impact our coastal communities. I should know, I may not live in CA but Seattle is just as bad and we recently had a small fin whale carcass wash up on our shores having been struck by a ship. Ship strikes pose a huge threat to whales. Slowing down cargo ships meets multiple objectives in your Draft Cap-and-Trade Investment Plan including: reducing GHG emissions and other air pollutants, improving public health, and better protecting whales. I support including vessel speed reduction in your Final Plan as a priority for funding and request Cap-and-Trade money be directed to the Vessel Speed Reduction Initiative. As CA leads the way in many arenas, I hope that you can continue to point the way and do the right thing with respect to this issue. Thank you, Shelly Carpenter |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2013-04-23 10:31:59 |
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