First Name | Paul |
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Last Name | Petrich |
Email Address | ppetrich39@me.com |
Affiliation | Channel Islands Naturalist Corps |
Subject | Reduction of Ship Speed in Santa Barbara Channel |
Comment | Subject Line: Support for Vessel Speed Reduction Initiative Dear Ms. Nichols and California Air Pollution Control District Board Members: Large cargo ships traveling off our coast produce significant GHG and toxic air emissions that impact our coastal communities. Ship strikes also pose a threat to whales. Slowing down cargo ships meets multiple objectives in your Draft Cap-and-Trade Investment Plan including: reducing GHG emissions and other air pollutants, improving public health, and better protecting whales. I support including vessel speed reduction in your Final Plan as a priority for funding and request Cap-and-Trade money be directed to the Vessel Speed Reduction Initiative. I was born and raised in San Pedro, CA. and all my adult life my permanent residence has never been more than a mile from the Ventura or Santa Barbara coastline. Today, 50% of the air polution in Santa Barbara County is attributed to offshore shipping traffic. This is a growing problem due to the need for ever larger container ships, and the polution derived from them needs to be addressed in the same determination that we have addressed vehicular caused polution in California. To do otherwise, is to fail all Californians who live along our So Cal coastline. Sincerely, Paul D Petrich Jr. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2013-04-20 07:59:14 |
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