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Dear Governor Newsom and Members of the California Air Resources
Board (CARB),
As a California resident, 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.

Sincerely,

Erika Boston