First Name | Giselle |
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Last Name | Garcia |
Email Address | giselleg@gmail.com |
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Subject | Please Adopt This! |
Comment | Dear Air Resources Board, I am a resident in Washington State, I am affected by your decisions about the ZEV. I firmly believe that a zero emissions vehicle is extremely important to the fate of our industrialized civilization, the environment, and possibly the human race. Every step that we can take to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions is extremely important and vital, and the BEV and ZEV can allow us to make an important dent in our transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. I implore you to set a high standard for zero emissions vehicles and for the amount required to be sold in California (and in conjunction other states in the United States). Only by starting now will we have a chance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by low enough to stave off environmental catastrophe. You and I both know that it's true. Please, please, listen to the voices of the people -- your fellow Americans and human beings -- asking and begging you to make this step and give ZEV a foot in the door. It is for your and my futures, and our childrens futures, that I ask this. It may seem radical, or "gloom and doom", but scientists around the world have affirmed that anthropogenic climate change threatens our environment and much more than our way of life. Furthermore, setting high standards and production requirements for ZEV will boost a dying, decrepit industry and spur innovation badly needed in the automobile industry's ranks. If you hesitate for fear of hurting automakers, please think again.Automakers have so many resources and brainpower in their hands. If you set the goals, they can meet them. And people will buy the cars. Look at how BEV did - people were lining up at the door to recieve them. Please trust in us that if you make the decisions to push more ZEVs on the road, we will buy them. We are ready and able to invest in ZEVs. But the automakers have little to no incentives to make this push without you - they are invested in their history and the past, in doing what has always worked for them. I ask you to do what your hearts tell you is the right thing to do. Please think of your children and your children's children. This decision impacts so much more than the present. And it is a very important one. Together, we can do this. We can meet the challenge of climate change. Trust in us. With love and blessings, - Giselle Garcia |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-14 13:10:52 |
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