5/5/2021 |
Richard |
McElfresh |
Business owner |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
Virginia should not join TCI. It will impact average citizens, truckers and businesses alike. We can not afford to pay these suggested fuel prices. Virginia should not join TCI. It will impact average citizens, truckers and businesses alike. We can not afford to pay these suggested fuel prices. |
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5/5/2021 |
CArol |
Sarginger |
business owner |
Ruckersville |
Virginia |
Virginia cannot afford to join the TCI. The cost to the energy sector will trickle down and impact all Virginians using fuel Virginia cannot afford to join the TCI. The cost to the energy sector will trickle down and impact all Virginians using fuel |
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5/7/2021 |
Jordan |
Cohen |
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
Denver |
Colorado |
On behalf of Nacero, Inc., please find the attached comment letter. On behalf of Nacero, Inc., please find the attached comment letter. |
5.7.21 TCI-P Comment Letter.pdf |
5/10/2021 |
Sybil |
Bullock |
Break Free From Plastic |
Arlington |
Virginia |
I call for the TCI-P Model Rule to include (1) a minimum investment amount to ensure overburdened and underserved communities in Virginia receive a greater-than-proportional share of investments... read more I call for the TCI-P Model Rule to include (1) a minimum investment amount to ensure overburdened and underserved communities in Virginia receive a greater-than-proportional share of investments from the program, (2) integration of air quality commitments across Virginia, and (3) robust empowerment of Virginia's Equity Advisory Body. |
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4/20/2021 |
Rebecca |
Newberry |
BlueGreen Alliance |
Buffalo |
New York |
Please accept our attached comments. Please accept our attached comments. |
BGA_NJWEC TCI Draft Model Rule Comment.pdf |
8/11/2021 |
Rebecca |
Newberry |
BlueGreen Alliance |
Buffalo |
New York |
Comment on behalf of BGA and WEC attached. Comment on behalf of BGA and WEC attached. |
BGA:WEC - TCI Comment.pdf |
5/16/2021 |
Philip |
Hosken |
Bio Engine Technology Ltd |
Redruth |
Iowa |
I'm not in Iowa but in the UK. Your form does not welcome overseas contributuions!
In the face of all the development of electric and hydrogen technology, here in the UK, we... read more I'm not in Iowa but in the UK. Your form does not welcome overseas contributuions!
In the face of all the development of electric and hydrogen technology, here in the UK, we have developed the simple, cheap Rankine Cycle engine to use bioethanol rocket fuel to produce the high torque required by HGVs and buses. It can, of course be used effectively in smaller vehicles but the greatest demand is as a power source for the larger and off-road vehicles. I don’t have to explain bioethanol to you, that the US is the world’s largest manufacturer and that the industry works at the behest of the oil companies. The two-cylinder engine may require some simple explanation and we’ll be pleased to answer queries.
The reference to rocket fuel is because, in WW2, the Germans bombed Britain with V2 (A4) rockets that travelled at a height of 128 miles at a speed of 3,500 mph fuelled by 75% bioethanol, the other 25% was water! Please ease up on natural gas, it’s far from clean.
Looking forward to hearing from you
See www.cleanclimate.co.uk
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4/28/2021 |
Wolfger |
Schneider |
BetternotbiggerVT.org |
Charlotte |
Vermont |
As I read between the lines of the TCI-P proposal, its effect will be to raise the price of fuel at the service station. This would of course burden the low income public that may need... read more As I read between the lines of the TCI-P proposal, its effect will be to raise the price of fuel at the service station. This would of course burden the low income public that may need transportation to make a living. How about a proposal that does not effect the price of fuel at the pump but does provide incentives for different mobility purchase choices?
A recent report noted that "....higher emissions from the market shift to larger, more powerful vehicles have swamped potential CO2 reductions from electric vehicles by a factor of five." Maybe it's time to tax fuel inefficient cars, upon purchase, for the price of lifetime CO2 generation above that of a fleet equivalent EV. Consider: with the social cost of CO2 at $50/ton, and each gallon of gasoline creating 20 lbs of CO2, the social cost of CO2 is about 1$/gal. An EV with a 100 mpge rating would thus create a CO2 social cost of $2000 over a lifetime of 200,000 miles. A vehicle getting only 25 mpg would create a social cost of $8000, $6000 more the the EV. That would be the tax upon purchase. Inclusion of this real cost to the environment might motivate purchasers of new cars to consider buying an EV over a gas guzzler. Revenue raised could be used to offset EV purchases. Low income people don’t typically buy new cars and would thus not be burdened by this extra cost upon purchase of a used car that has already paid the CO2 charge. For cars driven in VT but purchased outside the State, an age proportional charge would be asessed. |
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8/12/2021 |
Thomas |
Matuszko |
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission |
Pittsfield |
Massachusetts |
Attached is BRPCs comment letter on the Model Implementation Plan, Framework for Public Engagement and Strategies for Regional Collaboration. Our concerns relate to rural areas being specifically... read more Attached is BRPCs comment letter on the Model Implementation Plan, Framework for Public Engagement and Strategies for Regional Collaboration. Our concerns relate to rural areas being specifically mentioned as an overburdened and underserved community, the unique challenges facing rural areas and maximizing the use funds for actual emission reductions. |
TCI_P MIP Comment Letter v2 signed.pdf |
4/12/2021 |
Juan |
Briceno |
Benchmark Renewable Energy |
Wilkesboro |
North Carolina |
Dear sir:
We want to know the impact of low carbon renewable ethanol produced in the southeast may have in the TCI P.
1. Will there be an incentive per gallon for low carbon index... read more Dear sir:
We want to know the impact of low carbon renewable ethanol produced in the southeast may have in the TCI P.
1. Will there be an incentive per gallon for low carbon index ethanol produced like the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) implemented in California?
2. Will the regulated fuel supplier be able to reduce their purchases allowances if they use lower carbon index ethanol or higher blending fuels such E15, E85?
Juan Briceno |
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5/7/2021 |
Leslie |
Louden |
Arlington, VA resident |
Arlington |
Virginia |
I strongly support the TCI-P Model Rule as an essential next step on the road to decarbonization.
A 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that... read more I strongly support the TCI-P Model Rule as an essential next step on the road to decarbonization.
A 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target will require cutting GHG emissions roughly in half by 2030, and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Achieving these reductions will be challenging. A recent forecast from the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization finds "a 20% chance that global temperatures will be 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) higher than the pre-industrial average in at least one year between 2020 and 2024."
We simply no longer have the luxury of time. I respectfully encourage adoption of the TCI-P Model Rule now to ensure durable, sustained, and necessary reductions in GHG pollution. Thank you.
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5/7/2021 |
Patrick |
Kelly |
API |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
See attached. See attached. |
API Comment TCI 5.7.21.pdf |
5/5/2021 |
John |
Gress |
American's for Prosperity |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
I’m opposed to Virginia joining the TCI. It will cost consumers and businesses too much at the gas pump. It will impact average citizens, truckers and businesses alike. The cost to the energy... read more I’m opposed to Virginia joining the TCI. It will cost consumers and businesses too much at the gas pump. It will impact average citizens, truckers and businesses alike. The cost to the energy sector will trickle down and impact all Virginians using fuel. |
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5/6/2021 |
Rachel |
Adams |
American for Prosperity |
Virginia Beach |
Virginia |
More barriers and hurdles for people to jump through isn’t the answer. We need less regulation and more free choice. I oppose this program and am against my taxes being raised to pay for it. More barriers and hurdles for people to jump through isn’t the answer. We need less regulation and more free choice. I oppose this program and am against my taxes being raised to pay for it. |
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5/5/2021 |
Kim |
Smith |
American citizen |
Brightwood |
Virginia |
I am opposed to Virginia joining the TCI (Transportation Climate Initiative) for a number of reasons:
1) The technology for developing alternative, carbon-neutral energy sources has not... read more I am opposed to Virginia joining the TCI (Transportation Climate Initiative) for a number of reasons:
1) The technology for developing alternative, carbon-neutral energy sources has not reached a point where it is affordable, available and environmentally safe, and with regard to certain “sustainable” energy systems, will enrich the coffers of the CCP where at least 80% of solar panels are manufactured;
2) We have not learned the lesson of decimating the coal industry without having suitable energy source replacements or job training for conversion;
3) Virginia is attempting to restore its economic footing and presumably regain its ranking as one of the best states in which to do business – to attract new or transferring industry;
4) This will contribute significantly to inflation as the costs of everything that requires delivery will escalate dramatically, particularly what is delivered by the trucking industry;
5) This includes new or re-hab housing costs, which are already suffering from distribution delays;
6) This will affect the affordability of food – and hence will have dramatic effects on the nutrition and health of the American public, particularly those at the lower end of the economic spectrum (see in particular fruits and vegetables);
7) The disadvantage to rural citizens is immense – access to health care – even with telemedicine since broadband is certainly less available – access to employment, and access to life in general will be disproportionately affected;
8) The resultant increase in gas at the pump will disproportionately affect senior citizens – who suffer from more than enough isolation as it is – because they are on fixed incomes and not at an age where they can find or qualify for employment – and rural seniors are often in areas with minimal transportation alternatives as it is;
9) It will have the greatest impact on small businesses that can ill afford the related costs this entails and will throw a major wet blanket over entrepreneurial endeavors;
10) It will, I have no doubt, increase unemployment in Virginia – and the Commonwealth seems to be having a “slight” problem handling the unemployment claims we currently have.
I sincerely hope this is rejected – or at least tabled until technology actually makes it remotely feasible.
Kim Smith, Madison
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5/5/2021 |
stephen |
mcdermott |
American |
King George |
Virginia |
I'm against a carbon tax. read more I'm against a carbon tax. |
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5/5/2021 |
Joshua |
Raimundo |
American |
Great Falls |
Virginia |
Please, VA, do not join the TCI. As a long time Virginia tax pair, I don't want to see my taxes increase. But beyond that, there are people who are struggling in a pandemic right now where... read more Please, VA, do not join the TCI. As a long time Virginia tax pair, I don't want to see my taxes increase. But beyond that, there are people who are struggling in a pandemic right now where cents on the dollar at the pump means a meal for their children, or getting to work that day or not. Gas taxes are often associated with spending on corporate welfare, the last thing we need. So please do not join the TCI! |
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5/7/2021 |
Nelson |
Velez |
American |
Chesapeake |
Virginia |
Creating a crisis where there is none as a cover to harm and tax the people and their livelihoods is unacceptable. First it was the crisis of a global ice age. The science and data did not support... read more Creating a crisis where there is none as a cover to harm and tax the people and their livelihoods is unacceptable. First it was the crisis of a global ice age. The science and data did not support these claims. Then these same people came up with global warming. But once again, the science and data did not support the charge of catastrophic rising of temperatures. Now it is climate change which describes the weather which must change by its nature if it never did then that itself would be a crisis. There is no catastrophic crisis related to weather, but there is fatal crisis as it relates to these solutions to non existent crisis. Stop these attacks on our free markets and our rights. |
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8/5/2021 |
David |
LaFrance |
American |
Berlin |
Connecticut |
Please stop throwing more and more taxes on middle class families. We are all tired, we need tax breaks not yet another tax on top of already crazy high taxes on our transportation costs. There is... read more Please stop throwing more and more taxes on middle class families. We are all tired, we need tax breaks not yet another tax on top of already crazy high taxes on our transportation costs. There is no viable route to electric cars, charging takes too long, gasoline is the only viable energy solution for personal transport needs of the average middle class consumer. Just stop funding your pet projects on the backs of people that can not afford it. |
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5/4/2021 |
Andrew |
Stockner |
America |
Abingdon |
Virginia |
According to the International Energy Agency’s May 2019 Global Electric
Vehicle Outlook, EVs start out with a carbon deficit due to the amount of pollutants
released. However, the... read more According to the International Energy Agency’s May 2019 Global Electric
Vehicle Outlook, EVs start out with a carbon deficit due to the amount of pollutants
released. However, the Electrical Vehicle (EV) manufacturing process—including mining of rare earth metals
for batteries— actually produces greater carbon emissions than the production of manufacturing
internal combustion vehicles. Depending on the source of electricity they use, the EV
can take years to break even on the carbon front, not to mention the still unsolved
problem of how to safely dispose of the toxic battery.
In addition, a recent study by the Virginia-based Thomas Jefferson Institute for
Public Policy estimated that this “carbon tax” would reduce the current revenue
needed by the commonwealth for road maintenance about 20 percent by 2022. |
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