11/2/2019 |
Ryan |
Merritt |
Maine army national guard |
Littleton |
Maine |
Do not raise taxes on gas and fuel! Do not raise taxes on gas and fuel! |
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1/27/2020 |
Madeleine |
Staples |
land steward |
Littleton |
Massachusetts |
I am a recent graduate now living and working in Massachusetts as an environmental educator. I have grown up with the climate crisis, watched as small steps towards sustainable planning practices... read more I am a recent graduate now living and working in Massachusetts as an environmental educator. I have grown up with the climate crisis, watched as small steps towards sustainable planning practices and policies in our cities and regions have been taken while the much bigger sources of our pollution problems persist. The TCI is a positive step towards tackling those bigger problems. I understand that there are people who's financial situations may be negatively affected by this policy, especially those in poorer rural areas and/or those who drive to make a living. However, difficult as it may be, we as a region need to start accepting new ways of living in order to reduce GHG emissions that are harming our ecosystems and the health of vulnerable populations. The projections of the TCI have shown a reduction in pollution and illness and an increase in clean transportation options that will ultimately improve the lives of the people in this region. I would like to be able to breathe clean air in Massachusetts for generations to come. This initiative is a promising step towards that future. |
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10/15/2019 |
Lou |
Galgano |
Citizen |
Livermore Falls |
Maine |
Dear Governor Mills,
The citizens of the state of Maine do not need another tax because our government chooses not to live within its means.
We are not your personal piggy banks... read more Dear Governor Mills,
The citizens of the state of Maine do not need another tax because our government chooses not to live within its means.
We are not your personal piggy banks wallet or savings account.
We are a big state and travel is part of our life making it hard to travel within our own state only hurts us as Citizens please do not raise the gas tax thank you Lou galgano |
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10/29/2019 |
Susan |
Caiazza |
Retired teacher |
Liverpool |
New York |
I am concerned about the cost of this initiative and would like to know the expected cost increase to a gallon of gasoline I am concerned about the cost of this initiative and would like to know the expected cost increase to a gallon of gasoline |
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10/31/2019 |
Roger |
Caiazza |
Retired |
Liverpool |
New York |
The attached comments specifically address the proposal to use a cap-and-invest approach. I propose that instead of funding the programs from auction proceeds as suggested in the framework that... read more The attached comments specifically address the proposal to use a cap-and-invest approach. I propose that instead of funding the programs from auction proceeds as suggested in the framework that the funding come from a tax and that all proceeds be invested as planned in the cap-and-invest approach. There are too many differences between historical market trading programs that successfully reduced emissions and what is proposed for the TCI to expect that the proposed program will work as well. In addition, there are advantages to a tax which can be summed up as simpler is better. |
Transportation Climate Initiative Draft Framework Cap and Invest Caiazza Comments.pdf |
11/5/2019 |
Roger |
Caiazza |
Retired |
Liverpool |
New York |
My attached comments address multiple concerns. I believe that costs must be addressed before any jurisdiction can decide whether to join the TCI. Contrary to the statements saying that there... read more My attached comments address multiple concerns. I believe that costs must be addressed before any jurisdiction can decide whether to join the TCI. Contrary to the statements saying that there has been “extensive” public input to this process I show that the only segment of the public that is even aware of this process has some sort of vested interest in transportation and climate planning. I addressed each of the components of the framework and finally discuss some implementation issues based on my extensive background in cap and trade programs. |
Transportation Climate Initiative Draft Framework Caiazza Comments.pdf |
2/21/2020 |
Roger |
Caiazza |
Retired |
Liverpool |
New York |
Comments attached Comments attached |
Caiazza TCI comments February 2020.pdf |
9/23/2020 |
Roger |
Caiazza |
Retired |
Liverpool |
New York |
I took the time to prepare this comment because I don’t want this program to repeat the implementation problems associated with the Acid Rain Program’s emissions monitoring system. I was involved... read more I took the time to prepare this comment because I don’t want this program to repeat the implementation problems associated with the Acid Rain Program’s emissions monitoring system. I was involved in the EPA reporting from the start of that program and would not wish that experience on anyone. My advice is to keep the requirements as simple as possible and minimize the total level of effort needed to submit and track emissions.
I would be willing to discuss this topic with appropriate staff if there are questions or comments.
Thank you.
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Caiazza TCI Technical Comment September 2020.pdf |
9/29/2020 |
Roger |
Caiazza |
Retired |
Liverpool |
New York |
General comments on the TCI General comments on the TCI |
Caiazza TCI Comment September 30 2020.pdf |
12/20/2019 |
Paul D. |
Reid |
Citizen |
Lockport |
New York |
This is a very regressive tax increase MOU unless the signatories are planning commensurate reductions in other regressive taxes imposed in their respective states. The recitals about climate... read more This is a very regressive tax increase MOU unless the signatories are planning commensurate reductions in other regressive taxes imposed in their respective states. The recitals about climate changes are conclusory and lack scientific foundation. Before considering MOU's such as this I recommend the TCI jurisdictions undertake some basic scientific investigation. Perhaps several panels of real scientists can be convened to debate the current circumstances of gradual global temperature rise and contrast the current rise with similar increases that have occurred since the last ice age (that continues to wind down).
Moreover, whatever a few jurisdictions in the United States undertake will not matter an iota relative to global emissions. We are effectively opting to make our marketplaces more expensive places to live and work with zero benefit aside from good feelings- -essentially self flagellation.
NY is already a high social overhead state that is driving established residents away- -please do not compound your bad economic policies with this disastrous proposal. |
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2/28/2020 |
Brian |
Ray |
New Jersey Student Sustainability Coalition |
Lodi |
New Jersey |
In short, the TCI is flawed. As mentioned by many environmental justice advocates and professionals; this and programs like RGGI do not go far enough to ensure that pollution is reduced at sites... read more In short, the TCI is flawed. As mentioned by many environmental justice advocates and professionals; this and programs like RGGI do not go far enough to ensure that pollution is reduced at sites where exposure is most significant. A policy that exercises the use of the market to determine reductions allows only further loopholes into the process of assuring reductions at large, nonetheless controls over increased pollution in areas needing immediate ceasing of pollution. For these reasons, and with consideration for RGGI having been adopted, I think that we are too far along to reinvent the wheel on mechanisms similar in this policy to an ideal one, so I propose that it be changed drastically to accord with the proponents of this information or not adopted at all: https://climatejusticealliance.org/carbon-pricing-toolkit-vol-2/
The TCI should stipulate a reduction clause and anti credit stockpiling directive to ensure that communities already exposed to multiple forms of pollution, namely Newark, NJ, are enforced substantive and progressive reduction in pollution firstly and uninterrupted, all while the assurance of no overages in pollution limits and renewable energy implementations are inserted in such a locale that faces the most pressing need for intervention. |
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11/13/2019 |
Maria |
Rizzo-Roy |
Voter |
Londonderry |
New Hampshire |
DO NOT IMPLEMENT TCI, IT IS THEFT OF TAX $ FROM HARD WORKING N.H.RESIDENTS. HOME OWNERS IN N.H.ARE ALREADY THE N.H.ATM, DO NOT HIT US HARDER. DO NOT IMPLEMENT TCI, IT IS THEFT OF TAX $ FROM HARD WORKING N.H.RESIDENTS. HOME OWNERS IN N.H.ARE ALREADY THE N.H.ATM, DO NOT HIT US HARDER. |
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2/22/2020 |
Elizabeth |
Moseman |
All Our Energy |
Long Beach |
New York |
Support the transportation & climate act that will cut pollution to avert climate crisis & hold polluters accountable for pollution. Also we need more public transit and electric vehicle... read more Support the transportation & climate act that will cut pollution to avert climate crisis & hold polluters accountable for pollution. Also we need more public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas as well as expanding commuter rail & electric vehicles and streets in suburbs safe for walking and biking. Finally, there needs to be greater sustainable & equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban areas. |
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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 |
10/14/2020 |
Stephen |
Dutschke |
none |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032
An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%)
Request that investments be put towards... read more A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032
An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%)
Request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit |
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2/21/2020 |
Chris |
Gassman |
Resident |
Loveland |
Colorado |
Transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region, and we need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st century. The more we limit... read more Transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region, and we need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st century. The more we limit pollution from motor fuels, the more jobs we create, the more the economy grows, the healthier our air becomes, and the more lives we save. Colorado should join TCI to fund better transportation infrastructure, reduce traffic, and make my community a cleaner, safer place to live. |
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10/14/2020 |
Kenneth |
Rowe |
American Legion |
Loveland |
Colorado |
We need to keep our air clean & climate change under control any bit will help. We don’t want Colorado to be come like some of the big cities around the country. We need to keep our air clean & climate change under control any bit will help. We don’t want Colorado to be come like some of the big cities around the country. |
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2/27/2020 |
Julia |
Candon-Nguyen |
Virginia Resident |
Lovettsville |
Virginia |
We need to push the shift to sustainable transportation aggressively. As the cost of this cap is pushed onto consumers, more and more commuters in the area will have to turn to either sustainable... read more We need to push the shift to sustainable transportation aggressively. As the cost of this cap is pushed onto consumers, more and more commuters in the area will have to turn to either sustainable vehicle options or public transportation. Of the two, I think public transportation is more effective – it doesn’t have as severe an upfront environmental impact, it helps multiple people at once, and the benefits would only increase if the vehicles themselves were green. However, the current public transportation system is too inefficient to be beneficial. If my commute to work is 15 mins by car and an hour by bus, of course I wont take the bus! The money earned from TCI needs to be applied towards improving our public transport and incentivizing people to use it. |
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11/5/2019 |
Stephen |
Malagodi |
350 Mass: Better Future Project |
Lowell |
Massachusetts |
While generally supportive of the TCI framework, many of my reservations concerning equity and climate justice have already been expressed and received by you in the on-line and community meetings... read more While generally supportive of the TCI framework, many of my reservations concerning equity and climate justice have already been expressed and received by you in the on-line and community meetings.
However, unspoken is the fact that the eventual burden of all 'cap and trade' or 'cap and invest' schemes is born by consumers who bear the cost through passed-through price increases, while those who have historically benefited greatly are the extractive industries themselves which have actively pursued policies deliberately designed to deny, deceive and distort the political process for decades concerning the cause and scope of global climate change. The cost of addressing climate change today is considerably more than it would be had we not been subjected to decades of delay perpetrated by the fossil fuel industry itself. Nothing in the TCI framework addresses this gross injustice. Nowhere in the TCI framework is there any mechanism for the extraction industries to bear or to share the "externalized" costs resulting from the sale and use of their products, or to provide compensation for the damage they have already done. |
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