First Name | A |
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Last Name | Pabian |
Email Address | ap00111@hotmail.com |
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Subject | Strengthening California's global warming program |
Comment | Thank you to the officials who are taking global warming seriously and are determined to institute a plan to reduce global warming emissions. If done right, this will create jobs while making California healthier environmentally and economically. It is critical to create program to decrease global warming emissions from the state’s largest polluters and establish a market price on these emissions. The proposal is right to establish a limit that declines each year, and to set a minimum price on carbon pollution. This steady price signal will help businesses make long-term investments and create strategies to reduce global warming emissions. But the state’s largest polluters MUST pay for their global warming emissions and MUST NOT be permitted to give permits away for free. By forcing polluters to pay their emissions by purchasing permits in an auction, we can re-invest the auction funds to transition to a cleaner economy and help lower energy costs for Californians - such as making homes and businesses more energy efficient, increasing public transit options, and developing wind and solar projects in California. California is already suffering the consequences of global warming in the devastating firestorms and the growing droughts, heat waves and water shortages. We need to take seriously the costs to California if we ignore or make light of this issue. If handled well, we can turn this crisis into an opportunity to prepare California to lead in the next generation of a clean energy economy. Thank you, A Pabian |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2010-12-15 00:34:19 |
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