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I am pleased CARB is taking a cautious approach to offsets. Any
offsets should be limited in number and subjected to rigorous
criteria.

I am opposed to providing free offsets to polluters. The polluters
pay principle must be put into action. I pay to offset my VMTs, so
why should businesses get them for free?  They shouldn’t – they
should be sold, with the money funding conservation efforts and
renewable energy projects.

I also oppose trading between sources of carbon pollution and
sinks, like forests, that store carbon. The ability of forests to
store carbon should not become a justification for maintaining
higher emissions of air pollution. We need both 80% reductions in
domestic CO2 emissions and strong programs to enhance carbon
sinks; we should not “trade” them off against each other.

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-17 17:40:10