TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
2/28/2020	Deborah	Cohn	constituent	Bethesda	Maryland	See attachment See attachment	RGGI transportation cap and invest system comments.docx
2/28/2020	Deborah	Cohn	constituent	Bethesda	Maryland	See Attachment See Attachment	RGGI transportation cap and invest system comments.docx
2/28/2020	Lauren	Zamora	Constituent, Bicycler	Bowie	Maryland	I strongly support this initiative. Investments to make biking safer will save citizens money in the long run, as fewer people will drive, and health care burdens will be reduced. I strongly support this initiative. Investments to make biking safer will save citizens money in the long run, as fewer people will drive, and health care burdens will be reduced.	-
12/20/2019	Michael	Painter	Constitutional conservative	Wareham	Massachusetts	Taxation is theft. Enough is enough. Taxation is theft. Enough is enough.	-
1/12/2020	Martin	Taylor	Constitutional Conservative	Belgrade	Maine	Governor Mills lied to get elected and she's lying now to get what she wants. I have no respect for anyone who prioritizes their personal agenda while deceiving the ones who trusted her to... read more Governor Mills lied to get elected and she's lying now to get what she wants. I have no respect for anyone who prioritizes their personal agenda while deceiving the ones who trusted her to look out for their best interest. Our tax dollars are being spent recklessly and illegally as if it is her right to do so and now, she has gone incognito with the more controversial items. The end of your term cannot come soon enough!	-
10/9/2019	Art	Libby	constitutionalist	Sanford	Maine	This is a show of your ignorance and delusion! We the people will Not stand behind a natural climate change if this planet. You can not tax the people without representation! Show us both sides of... read more This is a show of your ignorance and delusion! We the people will Not stand behind a natural climate change if this planet. You can not tax the people without representation! Show us both sides of your so called professional scientists. This is why you shoul have Never won our state election! Your time in office will be short as next election will prove! You lied about the corridor and your lying now! Go away.	-
1/16/2020	Tom	Mathews	Construction Management Consultant	Hamden	Connecticut	Strong reductions of carbon emissions and a hardening of our infrastructure is imperative. A sustainable future is at risk without decisive actions now, not differed. Strong reductions of carbon emissions and a hardening of our infrastructure is imperative. A sustainable future is at risk without decisive actions now, not differed.	-
12/17/2019	Robert	Peterson	Consumer	Addison	Maine	This is a tremendous mistake that will not benefit Mainer's in any way. I personally drive over 400 miles per week if not more to work and school. The price of fuel is already unbearable,... read more This is a tremendous mistake that will not benefit Mainer's in any way. I personally drive over 400 miles per week if not more to work and school. The price of fuel is already unbearable, adding an additional tax will inhibit me from pursuing my career path, and providing for my family. I need a truck for what I do; building materials, groceries, tools, and more. I need to plow my driveway in the winter, have you ever seen a plow on a Prius? If you raise the taxes it will cost more to transport your beloved illegal aliens to your beloved sanctuary cities, then the local law enforcement, fire and EMS services will not have enough money budgeted to cover the increased number if calls. Great idea if you want to see people run for the hills like they are in New York under the Mook Governor Coumo... Massachusetts is not far behind, and here we go, Maine...we were on our way to better days and then they elected you...Janet Mills....do not move forward with this plan. It is a terrible idea, will only have a negative impact on Maine and Mainer's and will destroy what is left of a beautiful state to satisfy the needs of the liberal masses.	-
12/21/2019	Timothy	Tribula	Consumer	Lee	Massachusetts	The TCI while sounding good on paper will do nothing for us and the environment. Vehicles are already producing less and less pollution every year, meanwhile other countries across the world such... read more The TCI while sounding good on paper will do nothing for us and the environment. Vehicles are already producing less and less pollution every year, meanwhile other countries across the world such as China and India are producing more and more pollution every year... This is where our focus needs to be on, not us, them.	-
2/26/2020	Greta	Aul	Consumer	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	Climate change is the existential issue. We must do better to save our planet home. Everyone and every industry must cooperate. Climate change is the existential issue. We must do better to save our planet home. Everyone and every industry must cooperate.	-
2/26/2020	Nancy	Crider	consumer	Woodbury	Connecticut	Thank you Gov. Lamont for participating in the TCI. I urge that our state formally sign the initiative. We must control greenhouse gases before our planet is placed in further peril.... read more Thank you Gov. Lamont for participating in the TCI. I urge that our state formally sign the initiative. We must control greenhouse gases before our planet is placed in further peril. I further urge the TCI leadership to choose the most aggressive greenhouse gas emissions cap. Thank you for your consideration.	-
11/5/2019	Brydon	Ross	Consumer Energy Alliance	Louisville	Kentucky	Attached, please find CEA's comments on the Draft Framework of the TCI. read more Attached, please find CEA's comments on the Draft Framework of the TCI.	CEA TCI Draft Framework Comments.pdf
2/28/2020	Brydon	Ross	Consumer Energy Alliance	Louisville	Kentucky	To whom it may concern, Attached are comments on behalf of Consumer Energy Alliance concerning the Draft MOU of the Transportation Climate Initiative. We appreciate the opportunity to... read more To whom it may concern, Attached are comments on behalf of Consumer Energy Alliance concerning the Draft MOU of the Transportation Climate Initiative. We appreciate the opportunity to provide our feedback.	CEA TCI Draft MOU Comments 2.28.20.pdf
3/6/2020	Adam	Winer	Consumer Reports	Washington	District of Columbia	Apologies for the late submission. The comments from Consumer Reports are provided at a file attachment. Thank you for the opportunity to comment, and for considering our input. - Adam... read more Apologies for the late submission. The comments from Consumer Reports are provided at a file attachment. Thank you for the opportunity to comment, and for considering our input. - Adam Winer, Consumer Reports	Consumer Reports Comments on Draft TCI MOU.pdf
11/13/2019	mike	richard	contractor	old orchard	Maine	It's sad that Governor Paul LePage didnt kill this looney toon plan while in office. It is now left to the left to impose another regressive tax upon the citizens . Oh joy. I swear with great... read more It's sad that Governor Paul LePage didnt kill this looney toon plan while in office. It is now left to the left to impose another regressive tax upon the citizens . Oh joy. I swear with great regret at the infamy brought upon the once scenic and magnificent mountaintops of Maine covered with avian cusinarts paid for by ponzi schems like this fuel TAX. Sadly the base of it all is predicated upon a madness brought on by the desire to simply control the peasants and live upon their toil like leaches. Stop the madness of the religion of the climate change, carbon isnt the problem; greed is.	-
2/25/2020	Alice	Barbera	Contributor to Climate and Health Alliance	South Burlington	Vermont	It's about time we support a bill like the TCI. Vermont's emissions have increased 16% above 1990 levels. Stop this now! read more It's about time we support a bill like the TCI. Vermont's emissions have increased 16% above 1990 levels. Stop this now!	-
2/25/2020	Alice	Barbera	Contributor to Climate and Health Alliance	South Burlington	Vermont	It's about time we support a bill like the TCI. Vermont's emissions have increased 16% above 1990 levels. Stop this now! read more It's about time we support a bill like the TCI. Vermont's emissions have increased 16% above 1990 levels. Stop this now!	-
10/23/2019	David	Askwith	Convenience Retailing ,LLC	Columbia	Maryland	One year is not enough time for people to meet the criteria. There is already a Veip Program. How about requiring testing annually vs bi-annually. One year is not enough time for people to meet the criteria. There is already a Veip Program. How about requiring testing annually vs bi-annually.	-
1/3/2020	Don	Neugebauer	Convenience Store owner	Lafayette	New York	There was an article in the Syracuse newspaper on October 27 2019 that listed New York as the 49th worst State in the country for their business tax climate. Owning a business in NY is like death... read more There was an article in the Syracuse newspaper on October 27 2019 that listed New York as the 49th worst State in the country for their business tax climate. Owning a business in NY is like death by a thousand paper cuts. This is just another example of how to squeeze the business tax payer.	-
2/22/2020	Ann	Van Dyke	Cooley Dickinson Hospital	Montague	Massachusetts	The Transportation and Climate Initiative is a step towards decarbonizing our transportation system. As an owner of an electric vehicle I am particularly concerned about the need for real... read more The Transportation and Climate Initiative is a step towards decarbonizing our transportation system. As an owner of an electric vehicle I am particularly concerned about the need for real infrastructure to support electric vehicles. We also need high speed rail to connect urban and rural areas to make long distance driving less necessary. Though I love my EV I would rather take the train to Boston!	-

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