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Dear Governor Newsom and Members of the California Air Resources
Board (CARB),

I am writing to urge you to stop using taxpayer dollars to fund
factory farm biogas projects, which threaten the well-being of
animals, people, and the planet.
Funding biogas production under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)
incentivizes the consolidation
and growth of the notoriously harmful factory farming industry.
Every year, this industry forces billions of animals to suffer in
unimaginably cruel conditions. It generates air, water, and methane
pollution that entrench fossil fuel interests and accelerate the
climate crisis. And it increases rates of high blood pressure,
respiratory conditions, and waterborne illnesses for local
communities. To begin addressing these substantial harms, I implore
you to implement the following reforms to the LCFS:
1. Eliminate "avoided methane crediting" in 2024.
2. Address inaccuracies in the Life Cycle Assessment that ignore
associated up and
downstream greenhouse gas emissions from factory farm gas
production.
3. Remove the 10-year "grace period" for factory farm gas
producers.
4. Stop double counting by allowing factory farm gas projects paid
for and claimed by other
programs to sell LCFS credits as well.
The future of our communities and shared environment is in your
hands. Please reform LCFS to create a safer, healthier home for all
Californians.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Terez Nagle