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Hello, 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. Ship
strikes also pose a 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.

I --and many people I know-- will appreciate very much your taking
action to protect whales, to protect our clean air, and to help
make a difference in combating climate change ASAP.