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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 wellbeing of animals, people, and the planet. 

     Funding biogas production under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
(LCFS) incentives 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. It also increases
rates of high blood pressure, respiratory  conditions, and water
borne 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" on 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.