10/10/2019 |
Charles |
Williamson |
private citizen |
Mechanicsville |
Virginia |
Carbon tax... just another scam. Carbon tax... just another scam. |
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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 As soon as we get closer to national bipartisan leadership like this project, the better we can address the outdated system we have on the east coast.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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5/28/2019 |
Ellen |
Williams |
citizen |
New Canaan |
Connecticut |
I have become a single issue voter concerned about the environment and the future of our beautiful and amazing planet. I am really encouraged to learn about the TCI and its bi-partisan nature. It... read more I have become a single issue voter concerned about the environment and the future of our beautiful and amazing planet. I am really encouraged to learn about the TCI and its bi-partisan nature. It staves off despair. I urge all decision-makers to put in place a price on carbon that is high enough to be effective and that has a social equity component so that the lowest income people don't get hurt. I much prefer a carbon fee and dividend return, which is a revenue neutral program that is market based and fair and effective. |
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10/14/2019 |
Myrtle |
Williams |
Citizen |
Saint Francis |
Maine |
Not exactly sure what Mills is up to but I do know that we CAN NOT AFFORD anything that is going to raise our gas and oil prices at all. What do they think people will do if they Do Not have fair... read more Not exactly sure what Mills is up to but I do know that we CAN NOT AFFORD anything that is going to raise our gas and oil prices at all. What do they think people will do if they Do Not have fair priced oil to heat their homes in the winter/Cold weather.. |
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10/28/2019 |
Susan |
Williams |
Republican |
Standish |
Maine |
I am on a tight fixed income and have reduced my driving as much as possible. For me to take on this ridiculous increase when it doesn’t benefit our state is just wrong. Mainers are frugal and... read more I am on a tight fixed income and have reduced my driving as much as possible. For me to take on this ridiculous increase when it doesn’t benefit our state is just wrong. Mainers are frugal and respectful of our rural state. Throwing on another tax which doesn’t address our rural areas is just wrong! |
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10/28/2019 |
Jason |
Williams |
None |
Lewiston |
Maine |
If you can afford a Tesla you do not need other tr taxpayer's money to build your charging station read more If you can afford a Tesla you do not need other tr taxpayer's money to build your charging station |
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11/5/2019 |
Jennifer |
Williams |
Cornell |
Ithaca (work) & Horseheads (home) |
New York |
To Whom It May Concern:
I am a Horseheads to Ithaca commuter and something needs to be done about the congestion during rush hour at the southern end of Ithaca on NYS Route 13, specifically... read more To Whom It May Concern:
I am a Horseheads to Ithaca commuter and something needs to be done about the congestion during rush hour at the southern end of Ithaca on NYS Route 13, specifically where NYS Rte. 13 and NYS Rtes. 34/96 come together just before reaching the NYS Rte. 327 intersection. That whole stretch from there to the first red light near Dunkin' Donuts, Home Depot, etc., is a hazard and heavily congested just before 8AM Mon.-Fri. Just before 9AM can be just as bad, but I'm more familiar with just before 8AM. TCAT only services Newfield near Rte. 13 and the discounted CTRAN (not free) bus runs only once to/from Elmira and Cornell in the morning and then again in the evening. It picks up at 6:15am (Elmira) and 6:30am (Horseheads) in Chemung County. They also stop at Alpine Junction in Schuyler County. Another later bus option would be nice as more people may ride the bus if they know there is a later bus option. My schedule got weird so riding the bus became inconvenient. There are a ton of people who commute from the Southern Tier because good paying jobs are scarce in that area but real estate is cheap. So they commute to their jobs in Ithaca and live in the Southern Tier. I am one of them. Tompkins County is an expensive place to live.
TCAT lost funding a few years ago so I gave up even parking in the free lot on Cornell campus. They became too unreliable with the unpredictable traffic delays I get in the morning. If I leave earlier, the Newfield Schools have a school bus that stops at almost every driveway. This bus runs from the Schuyler County line just before the roundabout in Newfield. This bus no longer pulls to the side of the road to let traffic go by like they used to. It used to pull over twice, then once, and now not at all. So I still end up in the congested mess if I leave earlier from Horseheads. If I leave earlier than 7am, I've gotten behind a slow moving tractor trailer going literally 35 MPH in a 55 MPH zone through the flat, straight section of the road. This lasted for about 5 miles with a line of traffic trying to get around it. Therefore, I still got into this mess again and got to work at the same time.
Attached is a .pdf with some pictures with additional concerns about the lack of left turning lanes and lack of early road closure signs that would reduce chaos and congestion.
Thank you for your time and consideration. |
NYS Rte 13 Rush Hour South End of Ithaca.pdf |
11/12/2019 |
Beverly |
Williams |
Howie Carr Show |
Salisbury |
Massachusetts |
This is outrageous, we pay enough in taxes! How sneaky to do this behind we the people's back. I voted for you Mr. Baker. Now I have regrets about casting a vote for you! I will be sharing... read more This is outrageous, we pay enough in taxes! How sneaky to do this behind we the people's back. I voted for you Mr. Baker. Now I have regrets about casting a vote for you! I will be sharing this on Facebook, and various other social media sites. Shame on you all, try cutting your pay, and the rest of the corrupt politicians on Beacon Hill! |
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12/18/2019 |
Jay |
Williams |
Concerned Citizen |
Mountain Lakes |
New Jersey |
I don't think this is the final answer, but in the interim we need initiatives like this one to lead to other bigger more sustainable forms of transport.
A <$0.20 tax per... read more I don't think this is the final answer, but in the interim we need initiatives like this one to lead to other bigger more sustainable forms of transport.
A <$0.20 tax per gallon of fuel is a drop in the bucket, and I hope it's an easy win to fund better transport.
Expanded reliable bus service is a start, but a high speed train such as the one between Connecticut and NYC would be amazing with service between NJ and NYC. I know there is a train right now but it has far too many stops, is too slow, and too expensive (I take a bus into the Port Authority every day instead, but the traffic sucks!).
In addition to increases in gas taxes, we need to increase tolls on the roads between NJ and NY and CT and NJ and CT and NY. |
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2/24/2020 |
John |
Williams |
retired |
Lincolnville |
Maine |
Please support clean transportation in Maine. We must all work fast to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our transportation system.
Case in point: Antarctica recently reached... read more Please support clean transportation in Maine. We must all work fast to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our transportation system.
Case in point: Antarctica recently reached 70F. The Thwaites Glacier, melting away from below by contact with warm seawater, is on track to release a huge flow of land-based ice that alone will cause 2 ft in sea level rise. Where I live in Maine, the large Penobscot Bay used to freeze over in winter but that hasn't been seen now in decades. Australia and California are burning due to climate change-induced draughts. Species are threatened with extinction. I could go on.
Support clean transportation in Maine! |
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2/24/2020 |
Janet |
Williams |
None |
Searsport |
Maine |
Please support electric transportation because it is the right thing to do to reduce emissions. Climate change is an urgent issue and we can no longer postpone action.
Thank you. Please support electric transportation because it is the right thing to do to reduce emissions. Climate change is an urgent issue and we can no longer postpone action.
Thank you. |
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2/27/2020 |
Ben |
Williams |
Mainer, property and business owner |
Belfast |
Maine |
Do not enter into this agreement. If you want better gas mileage get rid of ethanol. It cuts mileage by 4% and is a net energy deficit. It takes more fossil fuel to turn corn into something that’... read more Do not enter into this agreement. If you want better gas mileage get rid of ethanol. It cuts mileage by 4% and is a net energy deficit. It takes more fossil fuel to turn corn into something that’ll burn in an engine than it returns in energy output. Further, fuel taxes will raise the cost of all goods and services. Everything being delivered will cost more. To have a contractor show up will cost more. To have your lawn cut and driveway plowed will cost more. Farmers running tractors will have to charge more. Building materials deliveries will cost more. And if people do drive less, you’ll lose gas tax revenue & then you’ll have to raise taxes to fund the road repairs. This proposal will crush Maine. |
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2/28/2020 |
Terry |
Williams |
Rutland Regional Planning Commission |
Poultney |
Vermont |
I agree with the Transpiration Climate Initiative in concept, but not with the timing of it. Vermont is one of the most environmentally clean states already and will struggle to meet the goals... read more I agree with the Transpiration Climate Initiative in concept, but not with the timing of it. Vermont is one of the most environmentally clean states already and will struggle to meet the goals set by this plan. I include the following comments:
I. In Rural Vermont, this tax (that you say is not a tax) is discriminatory and will place an undue burden upon most lower and middle class citizens who are already working two jobs to make ends meet and pay their taxes. This initiative will drive more businesses and people out of Vermont.
II. Even with the incentive that Governor Scott has added to his budget to enable Vermonters to purchase an electric or hybrid vehicle, most Vermonters will not be able to afford to get out of their current car payment (usually a car with 150K miles on it that they are working another job to pay for) and purchase a new, electric vehicle. Also, there are no used electric or hybrid vehicles on the market now.
III. There is not an adequate mass transportation system available to enable people to get to Rutland to work an off shift. Even if there were, if someone was required to work an additional shift to provide additional funding support for their family, the current system doesn’t operate after 8:00 PM.
IV. Now that NH has dropped out of the regional initiative and NY has not committed to it, when the price of gasoline and diesel goes up because of TCI, Vermonters will simply go to those states to buy their fuels. You are naive to think that you will be able to force people to comply with your initiative. You probably haven’t noticed that fuel stations in the states along the Vermont border have been adding more gasoline pumps in anticipation of this CARBON TAX!
V. I understand that there is a plan for Vermont to sell carbon credits for businesses who don’t comply with this initiative. I also understand that the forests of our state which sequester the carbon will be used to calculate this carbon off-set. 89% of Vermont forest land is privately owned. You can’t sell carbon credits from trees that you don’t own. I own 250 acres of timber land. I asked the question last night; “Will the state pay me for my trees and the carbon they sequester” and was told that I didn’t own enough to be considered. I was also told that maybe if I joined with adjacent property owners to combine our acreage, that maybe the initiative would provide some offset to me. This seizure of property rights in unconstitutional and will not be allowed.
In 35 years we will run out of fossil fuel and we will have developed the technology to be mobile and competitive in a new world economy. Why do we have to comply with an unreasonable, futuristic standard now? We have already cut emissions and found alternative methods of going to meeting through advances of the internet. Workers are now able to telecommute to work and stay at home, work and care for their young children in the process.
Why don’t we develop a plan for phasing out the internal combustion engine over the next 10 years and let technology advance along the way so that when we get to the point of no fossil fuel, we can have everyone on board with the new plan? We can do this for the next 10 years as technology advance and our forests continue to sequester carbon from the other pollution sources in the world.
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2/28/2020 |
Brendan |
Williams |
PBF Energy |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
Attached are PBF Energy's comments in response to the draft Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) regarding the Transportation & Climate Initiative (“TCI”), as proposed by the Georgetown... read more Attached are PBF Energy's comments in response to the draft Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) regarding the Transportation & Climate Initiative (“TCI”), as proposed by the Georgetown Climate Center (“GCC”).
Regards,
Brendan Williams
PBF Energy |
20200228 PBF TCI Cmts FINAL.pdf |
11/12/2019 |
thomas |
willard |
tax payer |
north grosvenordale |
Connecticut |
STOP THIS BS. I will do everything I can to stop this crap.. My main goal will be to take all of you out of our government... You should all move to Cal. this tax helped raise their gas price... read more STOP THIS BS. I will do everything I can to stop this crap.. My main goal will be to take all of you out of our government... You should all move to Cal. this tax helped raise their gas price to over $4.00/gal.
Tom Willard |
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11/8/2019 |
Lisa |
Will |
Citizen |
Lawrence |
Massachusetts |
No taxation without representation. You do not decide for everyone. This is not a dictatorship. No taxation without representation. You do not decide for everyone. This is not a dictatorship. |
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2/21/2020 |
Peter |
Wilkin |
Mr. |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
I support all TCI efforts to reduce and mitigate fossil fuel consumption, including stopping sprawl and tree removal, planting trees; encouraging alternative energy sources, a enacting a large... read more I support all TCI efforts to reduce and mitigate fossil fuel consumption, including stopping sprawl and tree removal, planting trees; encouraging alternative energy sources, a enacting a large carbon tax, putting tariffs on products from countries who waste fossil fuels to produce goods.
Put reuse before recycle. In sum everything that helps to reduce escalating climate change |
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2/26/2020 |
Peter |
Wilkin |
Mr. |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
THINK OF THE WORLD YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL FACE IF YOU SIT ON YOUR HANDS
Demand from Legislators: cap and trade legislation, all vehicles be electric or hybrid, no more sprawl... read more THINK OF THE WORLD YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL FACE IF YOU SIT ON YOUR HANDS
Demand from Legislators: cap and trade legislation, all vehicles be electric or hybrid, no more sprawl, tariffs on imports from carbon wasting countries. TRANSPORTATION: A plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions including: More public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas
Expansion of commuter rail, electric vehicles, and streets in the suburbs that are safe, walkable, and bikeable
Sustainable and equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban communities |
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10/25/2019 |
margaret |
wiley |
retired |
portland |
Maine |
Anyone who has sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-95 in the summer or who lives in rural ME and is sick of forking out money to put gas in their vehicle should welcome the opportunity to... read more Anyone who has sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-95 in the summer or who lives in rural ME and is sick of forking out money to put gas in their vehicle should welcome the opportunity to decrease traffic, decrease air pollution, and save money. Maine should use TCI as an opportunity to invest in local transportation solutions that help Maine people get to where they need to go in an affordable way that’s good for our environment. It makes no sense to to be polluting our air while sending our dollars out-of-state. What does make sense is pooling our resources with other states to solve our transportation problems.
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2/27/2020 |
Scott |
Wiles |
Maine resident |
Eastport |
Maine |
As a rural resident , easternmost point in the USA, I and my community will be negatively impacted by the proposed new gas tax. Electric cars are rare here because they are not practical and are... read more As a rural resident , easternmost point in the USA, I and my community will be negatively impacted by the proposed new gas tax. Electric cars are rare here because they are not practical and are very expensive. We care about our environment, but the tax increase will hurt the poorest residents in areas that electric vehicles are impractical. |
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