First Name | Coby |
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Last Name | Skye |
Email Address | coby@greens.org |
Affiliation | Long Beach Greens |
Subject | Bring Back the Zero Emissions Mandate |
Comment | In just a few days, the attached open letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Air Resources Board was signed by over 80 registered, taxpaying voters. These attached signatures represent a tiny scratch of the surface of support by Californians for reinvigorating the Zero Emissions Vehicle mandate. Just two volunteers who spent a couple of hours at two local events in Long Beach, CA were able to gather all of these signatures, at one point running out of room on our clipboard. People want the auto manufacturers to give us the choice to plug in our vehicles, and unplug from the vicious cycle of oil and all the problems that come with it. As the body charged with mitigating most of the air quality problems facing California, and also charged with implementing the most far reaching greenhouse gas emissions reduction regimen on earth, your Board has a significant responsibility. Please don’t allow the same unbelievably wealthy and powerful corporations who scuttled the ZEV mandate of 1990 get away with continuing to poison our air. If we’re going to make the type of cuts necessary to avoid global warming meltdown, we’re going to need to drastically cut CO2 emissions from automobiles, and the only way that is going to happen is if regulators like your Board have the courage to implement meaningful and far-reaching regulations. Please don’t shy away from reinstating a bold policy that was proven effective over a decade ago. We simply don't have another 10 years to delay. Your current constituents as well as future generations are counting on you. |
Attachment | www.arb.ca.gov/lists/zev2008/1133-carb_zev_petition.pdf |
Original File Name | CARB_ZEV_Petition.pdf |
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-23 21:40:53 |
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