1/16/2020 |
Sue |
Brown |
Employee |
Caledonia |
New York |
It is so very important to do everything we can to eliminate pollution of ALL kinds. My niece is a climate scientist. She and her team are studying the effects of climate change on our glaciers.... read more It is so very important to do everything we can to eliminate pollution of ALL kinds. My niece is a climate scientist. She and her team are studying the effects of climate change on our glaciers. Personally I’m very worried that we are getting ourselves in deeper than we realize by going about thinking we can live the way we do and everything will be fine. Scientists have been warning us since the 1960’s. I worry that our human activity could be the end for our amazing and wonderous planet. |
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2/25/2020 |
Sue |
VanDerzee |
Mrs. |
Cromwell |
Connecticut |
It is a great first step in cooperation and recognizing the importance of reducing carbon emissions. It is a great first step in cooperation and recognizing the importance of reducing carbon emissions. |
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2/24/2020 |
Sudhanshu |
Mathur |
Climate XChange |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
Given the grave challenge of climate change that we have been facing, it is absolutely imperative that we adopt the necessary mandates to do what's necessary to save our people and our planet... read more Given the grave challenge of climate change that we have been facing, it is absolutely imperative that we adopt the necessary mandates to do what's necessary to save our people and our planet. TCI can be a critical step on the path to more expansive carbon pricing mechanisms, so TCI has my full support, as well as the support of our communities, to be implemented. We need to think about the long-term arc of our society - in terms of public health, transportation, and environment - and carbon pricing is the most effective way of shaping a stronger future for our children. Let us not forget that TCI idealizes sustainable development, by improving the environment with the benefit of economic growth. Those that oppose TCI fail to understand how it gives us the chance of not only rectifying persevering injustices, but also positively and meaningfully reaping substantial benefits for all our communities. I'd like to call upon the governors of ALL the states to commit to TCI, in the best interests for their constituents. But more importantly, I'd like to wholeheartedly urge the leaders of TCI to clearly communicate the impressive possibilities of such a program, in a way that creates the broad support needed to successfully advance climate change policy. |
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8/19/2019 |
Stewart |
Schwartz |
Coalition for Smarter Growth |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
To reduce emissions from transportation we need a strong focus on the land use/transportation connection. We need to focus growth in cities and towns and in walkable, mixed-use, mixed-income,... read more To reduce emissions from transportation we need a strong focus on the land use/transportation connection. We need to focus growth in cities and towns and in walkable, mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented centers and corridors. Funding transit alone will not be enough - it must be connected to compact, walkable development. Universal adoption of electric vehicles while not addressing sprawling development will mean continued long-distance driving and highway construction, while also risking the conversion of vast acreage of farms and forest to solar arrays just to supply longer distance vehicle travel. So land use must be a primary focus. As for investments to be made - they should include transit tied to land use, reduction in transit fares, affordable housing close to transit, jobs and services, and other infrastructure that supports transit-oriented communities.
The Coalition for Smarter Growth is a 22-year-old non-profit working in DC, Maryland and Virginia and the leading organization promoting walkable, transit-oriented communities (TOD) as the best way for the DC region to grow. We have convinced the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to make TOD the core framework for regional growth in their Region Forward Plan and in their Visualize2045 long range transportation plan, however, spending practices by state and local government still include massive highway and arterial road expansion. Meanwhile the region must do more to advance public and private investment in TOD at Metrorail stations and other high capacity transit. We received the MWCOG Regional Partnership Award in 2017. |
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12/4/2019 |
Stewart |
Roach |
NORWOOD YACHT SALES |
N QUINCY |
Massachusetts |
Do not impose a new gas tax Do not impose a new gas tax |
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12/4/2019 |
Stewart |
Roach |
NORWOOD YACHT SALES |
N QUINCY |
Massachusetts |
Do not impose a new gas tax Do not impose a new gas tax |
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2/28/2020 |
Stewart |
Schwartz |
Coalition for Smarter Growth |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
See attached file See attached file |
2020.02.28 CSG Comments on TCI MOU.pdf |
2/26/2020 |
Stevie |
Sugarman |
Earth Evolution |
Malibu |
California |
I support the Transportation and Climate Intiative.
I support the Transportation and Climate Intiative.
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10/1/2019 |
steven |
levy |
350.org, ACLU |
Marblehead |
Massachusetts |
We have to get the cars off the road. We need bus lanes. We need better public transit. Poor people cannot afford cars. Congestion by autos is taking it's toll on every part of our lives. We... read more We have to get the cars off the road. We need bus lanes. We need better public transit. Poor people cannot afford cars. Congestion by autos is taking it's toll on every part of our lives. We need to keep the Koch network out of the Mass. economy. |
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10/14/2019 |
steven |
babb |
none |
Westbrook |
Maine |
Mills, along with any democrat will do anything in their power to get more power for their party and more money out of the people. They are corrupt and incompetent and do not care about productive... read more Mills, along with any democrat will do anything in their power to get more power for their party and more money out of the people. They are corrupt and incompetent and do not care about productive policy - they care about PROFITABLE policy. That is why Mills is pushing the CMP corridor; to the horror of the entire state she is supposed to be running. She hasn't paid her inaugural bills yet, and is a known cocaine addict. How did this joke get elected? I have no doubt she would love to put multiple taxes on gasoline, which will absolutely KILL Maines young people and working class, both of which are leaving the state already for places that pay better money and don't have such a ridiculous tax burden. You can't have a mailbox in Maine without $200 a year in property taxes. Some states out west and in central America pay less than us for a hundred acres or more of land. The only way to go carbon neutral is to catapult yourself into the sun without using fossil fuels (good luck building that device) Short of that, you ARE NOT carbon neutral. These ridiculous proposals will waste our entire budget to generate 15% of our power via "renewable" sources - and half the country will die of starvation if we follow just any one of their stupid goals like not eating meat, or not using any fossil fuels. The entire society, and all of civilization will collapse if these idiots are actually given the green light on their lofty, moronic, short sighted goals. Liberals suffer from extreme cognitive dissonance, nirvana fallacys and rhetoric. Climate alarmism is not based on actual science, data, logic, theory or evidence. Transportation is not even man kinds largest contributing factor in regard to greenhouse gas emissions, farm animals are. This will also do NOTHING to alleviate the need for fossil fuels by our state or culture, it just puts more money in government pockets taken from citizens and businesses. This gesture is virtue signaling at it's heart- doing NOTHING to fix a problem while posturing to appear virtuous while in reality just exacerbating the problem or spending all of your effort on appearing to be a good samaritan instead of working on the problem. Care to guess how much time and effort Mills is spending on developing vertical farming? nuclear or thorium power? new cleaner fertilizers pesticides herbicides and fungicides? Improving solar power? None, zero - zilch - nada. These people do not work for solutions, they do not WANT or CARE about solutions, they want to preach about a problem; real or imagined, to increase their personal wealth and power. Climate alarmism is cyclical like doomsday prophecy. Al Gore said the ice caps would be melted and polar bears would be extinct by now. Earths climate and temperature has never been linear or static and it probably never will be. We have solar minimums and maximums, ice ages, and geography that essentially creates a climate cycle by itself. To think humans can control the climate other than avoiding things that do catastrophic damage is the height of arrogance ignorance and armchair activism. If you want to have a cleaner Earth and you aren't talking about China, India, and Africa, as well as nuclear or thorium power you are either stupid manipulating people with appeals to fear or full of shit. |
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10/27/2019 |
Steven |
Haggett |
Republican |
Bridgton |
Maine |
Increase in Fuel TAXES will force MAINE back into DEEPER POVERTY than before the LePage RECOVERY and Maine's Return to HONEST Government business practices. Not with HER EGOTISTICAL Desires... read more Increase in Fuel TAXES will force MAINE back into DEEPER POVERTY than before the LePage RECOVERY and Maine's Return to HONEST Government business practices. Not with HER EGOTISTICAL Desires of Seeking the NATIONAL LIME LIGHT. |
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10/29/2019 |
steven |
ohl |
R.F. Ohl Fuel Oil inc |
Lehighton |
Pennsylvania |
I opposed the proposal because it would unfairly burden consumers and businesses in Pennsylvania who already pay the highest gasoline taxes in the country I opposed the proposal because it would unfairly burden consumers and businesses in Pennsylvania who already pay the highest gasoline taxes in the country |
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11/1/2019 |
Steven |
Furbish |
Retired Maine Resident |
Shapleigh |
Maine |
Most of Maine is rural and the people who live here often struggle to make ends meet. The costs of transportation in a state where public transportation is limited or non-existent is already too... read more Most of Maine is rural and the people who live here often struggle to make ends meet. The costs of transportation in a state where public transportation is limited or non-existent is already too high. Add to that the fact that Maine bills itself as "vacationland" and who would want to vacation in a state with such high taxes already and that wants to increase the cost of fuel. I oppose any increase in state fuel taxes and will vote accordingly. |
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12/1/2019 |
Steven |
Braverman |
Unenrolled |
medfield |
Massachusetts |
I am appalled at the extremely regressive taxation bill being considered to replenish state coffers-- known as a carbon tax initiative. An across the board, regressive tax on such an essential and... read more I am appalled at the extremely regressive taxation bill being considered to replenish state coffers-- known as a carbon tax initiative. An across the board, regressive tax on such an essential and democratized commodity such as gasoline is a cruel punishment to inflict on Massachusetts motorists. Utilizing the climate change debate to pad patronage hiring and close budget gaps is truly an outrage. The fact that all of the states in the northeast are considering this as a monopolistic venture to prevent border competition is even more horrific. Thank you for the consideration. |
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12/8/2019 |
Steven |
DiVirgilio |
www.stevedcpa.com |
Everett |
Massachusetts |
PFMLA tax, increases sales taxes, higher real estate taxes. Time for businesses and individuals to move to New Hampshire!
www.stevedcpa.com PFMLA tax, increases sales taxes, higher real estate taxes. Time for businesses and individuals to move to New Hampshire!
www.stevedcpa.com |
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12/21/2019 |
Steven |
Wisbaum |
Eco-Equipment Supply |
Charlotte |
Vermont |
A well designed cap and invest program, like a strong TCI, is needed to ensure emissions reductions in the transportation system and will ensure cooperation between all the states in this region... read more A well designed cap and invest program, like a strong TCI, is needed to ensure emissions reductions in the transportation system and will ensure cooperation between all the states in this region to achieve neccessary emissions reductions, and enable these states to direct revenues raised from the program to serve the unique transportation needs of their residents. For example, by designing programs and solutions that serve both rural, urban, and sub-urban regions, which is both possible and essential. The impacts of climate change represent an urgent threat to communities, our economy, public health and people’s quality of life. To stop and reverse these trends, we must reduce emissions in the Transportation sector which generates most of the GHG emissions. TCI offers the best opportunity at this important moment for the Northeast to act collectively to improve mobility and make meaningful reductions in carbon pollution at a regional scale. A comprehensive approach like cap and invest can improve equity by helping to make clean, efficient, cost effective transportation available to everyone. |
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1/10/2020 |
Steven |
Tuell |
Dr. |
Wexford |
Pennsylvania |
This is an excellent idea. In the face of our current climate crisis, with our federal government sidelined by willful ignorance, it is the necessary responsibility of states and municipalities... read more This is an excellent idea. In the face of our current climate crisis, with our federal government sidelined by willful ignorance, it is the necessary responsibility of states and municipalities to step into the gap. Our children and grandchildren's future is at stake |
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1/16/2020 |
steven |
Williamson |
husband father healthcare worker |
Ashford |
Connecticut |
Some thing must be done and it
s a good time to being. Interest rates are lower and bonding seems to be easier to fund. As soon as we get closer to national bipartisan leadership like this... read more Some thing must be done and it
s a good time to being. Interest rates are lower and bonding seems to be easier to fund. As soon as we get closer to national bipartisan leadership like this project, the better we can address the outdated system we have on the east coast. We can do anything we set out minds to, we are still Americans. My caution would be to avoid building whatever by picking on the most urban areas without assisting without assisting those who live there. People who don't have access to clean air or living areas should not be further pressured. I am guessing some sort fo bullet train or other projects people will actually use? |
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1/16/2020 |
Steven |
Goldstein |
Mr. |
Hicksville |
New York |
I for one am old enough to remember the pollution that filled or skies, poisoned our water and burned our lungs in the 60's-80's.
There is absolutely no reason to return to those... read more I for one am old enough to remember the pollution that filled or skies, poisoned our water and burned our lungs in the 60's-80's.
There is absolutely no reason to return to those days of filth.
We must keep moving forward and continue to strengthen and enforce pollution standards. |
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1/17/2020 |
Steven |
Kranowski |
Concerned citizen |
Blacksburg |
Virginia |
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