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Dear California Air Resources Board,

The CARB should protect the health of our communities by
implementing strong rules for Californias historic cap-and-trade
program. I'd be even happier if somehow it could prevent any fossil
fuel burning.

We need to strengthen incentives in our rules to make big polluters
cut emissions. Oil refineries need market rules that will result in
the real pollution reductions we need in order to hit our climate
targets. That means eliminating excess allowances from the market
and maintaining, not increasing, current industrial assistance
factors.
Our cap-and-trade program is toothles without fair accounting for
how many pollution permits should be made available. Despite
receiving an overwhelming number of pollution permits for free, and
a cap-and-trade market that currently issues far too many permits,
the fossil fuel industry is asking for additional giveaways at the
expense of Californias taxpayers and the climate. Don't give it to
them!.

The fossil fuel industry wants a $365 million giveaway over the
next three years -- NO! Their request that CARB offer pollution
permits well in excess of what is needed puts our 2030 climate
goals at grave risk. Come on, don't cave! California should be
holding polluters accountable and investing in clean energy, not
sliding into never-ending demand appeasement to corporations that
pollute our air.

To stay true to CARBs mission, you have a responsibility to
safeguard the health of the communities hit hardest by air
pollution caused by oil refineries. 

Sincerely, Pat Wolff