My comments are in regard to the 2022 Scoping Plan. It is
an agressive plan to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but
it threatens every agricultural operation, every small business and
small city, rural town and many of the underserved
communities. It seems there are better ways to reach
envirornmental goals without threatening the livelihoods of all
Californians. CARB policies should be a reflection of all the
affected stakeholders. Vehicle miles traveled will hurt
individual mobility and hurt the goods movement ability, especially
in agriculturre. The phase-out of natural gas, diesel and
petroleum will result in higher costs for consumers and higher
costs for small farmers like me to replace with electric, which I
cannot afford. I am a small farmer. I deliver
vegetables to farmers's markets throughout the state. I worry
about how I will be abble to move my products in a timely manner
without the worry of spoilage. Please consider taking more
time to make these decisions especially for the rural communities
and small cities.
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