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. 
First Last Affiliation City State Input Filesort ascending
Bill Caudill PBI Mars Pennsylvania
This Cap and Trade just penalizes the poor by not only increasing their heating costs and transportations costs but also their energy costs as a whole.

There was a town in Texas (...
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arlene Mercurio concerned citizen New Kensington Pennsylvania
Everyday another scientific article comes out stating how URGENT the climate crisis is - essentially the entire ecosystem is unraveling. Even if you do as much as you can as fast as you it, it...
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Nuno Cabral Independent Peabody Massachusetts
Imposing a gas tax to help fund the fledgling MBTA is foolhardy and detrimental to families and tax payers of the commonwealth. The MBTA has been mismanaged and underperforming for decades. To...
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Peter Sepulveda Waste management Kingston Massachusetts
Raising taxes will just put more stress on people that are living paycheck to paycheck and will just be one step closer to turning into Los Angeles
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k danowski none pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Transportation is the number one source of climate pollution in the United States. That means we must totally reimagine the way that we transport people and goods.



All of us must...
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Mary Mainini None of your business Stow Massachusetts
No more Taxes/Fees.
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Jessica Noble Independent Maynard Massachusetts
It troubles me that our legislature would attempt another tax increase in such a manner. I am strongly oppose another tax increase of any kind.
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Margaret Haight Citizens Climate Lobby Hardwick Massachusetts
We need this initiative. Rapid implementation and aggressive goals are critical, given that we have already delayed too long on reducing emissions at scale. Any fee/tax included needs to...
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EDWARD OLMSTEAD Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence Climate Action Group FLORENCE Massachusetts
March 6, 2020

Testimony to TCI by Edward Olmstead

Thank you for your work on TCI to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. I strongly urge you to build on what you have so...
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Tarik Shahzad Middlebury College Chicago Illinois
The time for action on climate change was yesterday. Despite the scientists sounding the alarms on rising temperatures, elected officials have routinely failed to act. Greenhouse gas emissions...
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Ron Nelson Sell solar panels, clean batteries and EV charging stations Fairfield Connecticut
My colonial in Fairfield, CT went solar in 2012. I produce most of the power that I need each year........7,000 kWh per year. I was able to re-finance my mortgage to get the $12,000 to pay for the...
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John Manning Jr Massachusetts resident/TAX PAYER WORCESTER Massachusetts
Dear TCI,

OK - right to the point...



We taxpayers are sick and tired of being continually railroaded by elected (and UN-elected/appointed) government "officials"....
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Tawnie Olson None New Haven Connecticut
I am very interested in seeing:

1 - safer bicycle lanes, preferably with concrete separating the lane from the road. Unfortunately, Northeast drivers are so aggressive that painting a line...
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Brad Snyder Concerned voter and parent. Maple Grove Minnesota
As a Science Teacher/Environmental Educator, Engineering/STEM Professional, Environmental/Energy/Human Health Advocate, and a concerned citizen, I wholeheartedly support the Transportation and...
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amy maguire 350 Mass Metro North Node winchester Massachusetts
I am in support of this initiative because I believe we need to do everything we possibly can to reduce our carbon emissions and this would be a great step forward. One day our grandchildren will...
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Hannah Gibson Ms. Boston Massachusetts
We should do this! Climate Change is an existential threat to humanity and this is a once in a generation opportunity to address it!
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Lynn McGregor resident of Massachusetts Cambridge Massachusetts
As a person with asthma and soon to be first time parent, the TCI would represent a huge step towards addressing two major concerns I have for my own health and that of my family – climate change...
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Tony Moureilles Concerned Resident Plymouth Massachusetts
The more we limit pollution from motor fuels, the more jobs are created, the more the economy grows, the healthier our air is and the more lives we save.



Governors from across the...
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Alan Belek Resident Norwood Massachusetts
I understand that you want to cut GHG emissions, but TCI is not the way to do it. The TCI gas tax will mean less money in the taxpayer's pocket and an even higher cost of living, when we are...
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Michael Moehringer Clintons Ditch Cooperative Co., Inc. Cicero New York
I am adamantly opposed to this initiative. For the reasons well summarized in your email.



We will be placed at an economic disadvantage relative to those that choose not to...
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