2/25/2020 |
Joel |
Baker |
VTICF |
Waterbury |
Vermont |
I believe I am in favor of Vermont participating. I think the downsides have been overblown, and , in my opinion , fossil fuels are so cheap that peope are not really taking conservation... read more I believe I am in favor of Vermont participating. I think the downsides have been overblown, and , in my opinion , fossil fuels are so cheap that peope are not really taking conservation seriously. I make a living selling insulation so I'd like to think I understand what does (or doesn't) motivate consumers to behave responsibly |
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11/9/2019 |
Peter |
Biggins |
w.f. biggins associates, inc. |
East Longmeadow |
Massachusetts |
Taxation, fees, and restrictive regulations are the wrong way to stimulate innovation. Positive incentives are much more effective and likely to achieve new ways to improve environmental... read more Taxation, fees, and restrictive regulations are the wrong way to stimulate innovation. Positive incentives are much more effective and likely to achieve new ways to improve environmental performance. The notion that there is an urgent environmental crisis is not born out by the facts. This truth is becoming more and more clear. Our environment has been continually improving since the 1950s. People are made of carbon and people are the solution to continued environmental progress not the problem. |
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4/30/2019 |
Stacey |
Beuttell |
WalkBoston |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
This comment is in response to the second panel discussion at today's Technical Workshop in Boston that discussed investments that could be made to the transportation system with revenue... read more This comment is in response to the second panel discussion at today's Technical Workshop in Boston that discussed investments that could be made to the transportation system with revenue generated from a TCI program. There were several examples of electrifying the transportation sector as one type of investment that other regions (Quebec, California?) have made with funds from cap and trade programs. While electrifying the transportation sector decreases carbon emissions, so too does a reduction in VMT. Investments in active transportation infrastructure (walking, biking and transit) would not only reduce emissions, but would also make our roads safer for the most vulnerable users. Redesigning our road network to increase options for people to choose safe walking and biking opportunities would complement electrification and provide needed capital funding to make roads safer for all. It will be important to ensure that TCI revenue reinforces related, complementary policies and systems, as well as working to transition our fossil fuel-based transportation system to a more carbon neutral one. |
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1/16/2020 |
Mary |
Heffernon |
Wallingford Conservation Commission |
Wallingford |
Connecticut |
Ct is a small state with a lot of traffic going through it. We need to encourage low carbon transportation for the health of our residents, the health of our environment, and for the health of the... read more Ct is a small state with a lot of traffic going through it. We need to encourage low carbon transportation for the health of our residents, the health of our environment, and for the health of the planet. |
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2/28/2020 |
Mark |
Eakin |
Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church |
Silver Spring |
Maryland |
Local, state, and regional governments have been tacking a major source of greenhouse gas pollution: power plants. Now it's time to do the same for transportation. To protect God's... read more Local, state, and regional governments have been tacking a major source of greenhouse gas pollution: power plants. Now it's time to do the same for transportation. To protect God's creation, we must take bold steps to rapidly reduce carbon dioxide release from the burning of oil for transportation by instituting a cap and trade program. Proceeds from sale by states of those permits could then be invested in clean alternatives like electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, public transportation, walking and biking projects, and other smart growth initiatives, speeding up the must needed transition to a clean, equitable, 21st century transportation system.
A recent analysis by the Georgetown Climate Center found that investing $3 billion annually in the Northeast states to reduce vehicle GHG emissions would
+ Save thousands of lives in the region in 2030
+ Create more than 113,000 jobs in D.C. and Maryland through 2030
+ Put $11.81 billion in D.C. and Marylanders pockets through 2030
My primary forms of transportation are mass-transit, bike, and a battery electric car. We need to encourage others to make similar transitions and a cap and trade program is one of the best mechanisms.
I encourage you to make a firm commitment to adopt a regional transportation policy that achieves a minimum 40 percent reduction in transportation sector climate pollution by 2030, to keep us on track to meet the climate goals updated by the General Assembly in 2016. |
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3/5/2020 |
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 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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2/25/2020 |
Duncan |
McDougall |
Waterbury LEAP |
Waterbury Center |
Vermont |
I am writing in strong support of Vermont's participation in the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
Vermont has set aggressive, but entirely appropriate, goals for... read more I am writing in strong support of Vermont's participation in the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
Vermont has set aggressive, but entirely appropriate, goals for emissions reduction and the movement away from fossil fuels. These goals have been accepted by the state and by Governor Scott. But as things now stand those goals a like a fairy tale -- something that entertains the reader, but nothing that is actually real.
Our state is FAR behind on the goals it has set to help us fight climate change. Our country is FAR behind on taking positive steps to fight climate change. My and your children and grandchildren will end up paying the price for this inaction.
TCI would represent a significant step forward in turning Vermont's current climate change fairy tale into reality. This cap and invest program covers the electric sector in the Northeast. It has proven very successful, reducing consumer costs and carbon pollution from the power sector by 40%.
Transportation is the one area where we can make the biggest difference in the most important issue of our time.
On behalf of our children and grandchildren I hope Vermont will formally join TCI.
Thank you,
Duncan McDougall |
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2/13/2020 |
Helen |
Soussou |
Watertown Faces Climate Change |
Watertown |
Massachusetts |
I thank Gov. Baker for steering this project and I fully support MA joining the TCI program. Reducing pollution from motor vehicles will strongly help reduce CO2 pollution in the region, which I... read more I thank Gov. Baker for steering this project and I fully support MA joining the TCI program. Reducing pollution from motor vehicles will strongly help reduce CO2 pollution in the region, which I intensely hope for. I hope that the TCI leaders will go for the most aggressive greenhouse gas goals that will help us reach the target that current climate science tells us we need.. I ask that TCI in MA give priority to areas in which people don't have access to transportation choices and areas most highly burdened by pollution. |
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11/2/2019 |
Margaret |
Downs-Gamble |
Waterville Public Schools |
Watervilee |
Maine |
I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) and the need for Maine to move away from outdated single-car and single-driver models of transportation. Our outdated transportation... read more I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) and the need for Maine to move away from outdated single-car and single-driver models of transportation. Our outdated transportation system is Maine’s largest source of climate pollution—and it doesn’t even meet the needs of Maine people. We deserve clean, modern, affordable transportation options that deliver economic, health, and climate benefits to local communities.
It makes sense for Maine to work with neighboring states through TCI’s bipartisan, proven policy model to design and implement modern mass transit systems throughout our state and throughout New England. Imagine what a bullet train moving the people of Maine to and from work (in Portland, Boston, etc.) might look like. We could be the model of the future for the United States and the world. |
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2/24/2020 |
George |
Aman |
Wayne Presbyerian Church |
Newtown Square |
Pennsylvania |
I think the program should include a tax on carbon emissions at the same level in all the states. The proceeds should be applied to transportation improvements to be selected by each stae. I think the program should include a tax on carbon emissions at the same level in all the states. The proceeds should be applied to transportation improvements to be selected by each stae. |
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2/22/2020 |
Thomas |
Grant |
WCSU |
Bridgewater |
Connecticut |
It just makes sense to convert as much transportation to electric as possible. Not only environmentally but financially in the long run. It just makes sense to convert as much transportation to electric as possible. Not only environmentally but financially in the long run. |
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10/14/2020 |
Anne |
Jackson |
We The People |
Morgantown |
Pennsylvania |
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1/16/2020 |
Carol |
Lipsky |
Weathervane Referral Real Estate Network |
New York |
New York |
design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing... read more design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing mechanism… [and]… to complete the policy development process within one year, after which each jurisdiction will decide whether to adopt and implement the policy.” |
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2/17/2020 |
Charles |
Weedon |
Weedon Design Build LLC |
Pomfret |
Connecticut |
This TCI can be a good part of the many needed tools to reduce GHG emissions. The goal over ten years should be at least a 50% reduction. This TCI can be a good part of the many needed tools to reduce GHG emissions. The goal over ten years should be at least a 50% reduction. |
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2/21/2020 |
Mary |
Thomas |
Wendell State Forest Alliance |
Wendell |
Massachusetts |
Extinctions, floods and fires are absolute evidence of catastrophic climate change. Having let the politics of profit fritter away earlier efforts to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, at... read more Extinctions, floods and fires are absolute evidence of catastrophic climate change. Having let the politics of profit fritter away earlier efforts to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, at this late date we need to do everything we can to both eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and greatly increase carbon sequestration if we are to survive. To reduce emissions without compromising nature's sequestration capabilities, responsibly produced solar, wind and hydro electricity must replace fossil fuels in transportation. |
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10/31/2019 |
Eva |
Kaso-Collette |
Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Brookline |
Massachusetts |
Dear Gov. Baker, Board, and to Everyone,
I am thrilled that you are taking steps to reduce climate change! The transportation sector plays a large role in CO2 emissions and greening it up... read more Dear Gov. Baker, Board, and to Everyone,
I am thrilled that you are taking steps to reduce climate change! The transportation sector plays a large role in CO2 emissions and greening it up, will be excellent for the state of Massachusetts. However, I want to encourage you to do more. While the national discourse sees climate change as an issue I see it as an opportunity. We have the opportunity to develop the state by investing in new technologies and ensuring all people can be employed and productive for years to come.
Massachusetts has always been at the forefront of innovation and we have great research institutions and initiative. I want your climate plan to be bolder, take larger steps to tackling this, because if we do, the dividends will be huge. Think: if we encourage green energy across the grid, we can develop solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and other new technology that will be more efficient, have better storage than what is seen before. This will be implemented all across MA. It will be state born and bred, and sought out by other states or even other countries! The business ventures will be huge; oil supplies are running out and are becoming riskier to get, and this will ensure long-term growth. This growth should then be used to employ people from all sectors in MA: from engineers to design, electricians and builders to install, and marketers to show everyone how great all of this exciting innovation is.
As an engineering student, I have been told, and firmly believe, that bold innovation is what moves everything forward. Think of the industrial revolution, or even the invention of the internet. So I challenge you, Baker, to take this opportunity and allow Massachusetts to innovate its future, sustainably. |
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2/26/2020 |
Stephen |
Devoto |
Wesleyan University |
Middletown |
Connecticut |
Please help make Connecticut a leader in transportation and climate. The youth will respect you for trying. Please help make Connecticut a leader in transportation and climate. The youth will respect you for trying. |
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1/16/2020 |
James |
Whitcomb |
Westbury Group LLC |
Southport |
Connecticut |
I'm a CT resident deeply concerned about climate change caused by carbon emissions and the inaction of our current federal government. That's why I feel that strong leadership must be... read more I'm a CT resident deeply concerned about climate change caused by carbon emissions and the inaction of our current federal government. That's why I feel that strong leadership must be carried out at the state and local levels; in particular, by the governors of our region.
To reduce carbon emissions to the extent necessary to avoid climate disaster, market forces will need to be harnessed to effect rapid and far-reaching change. The astounding growth of renewable energy is one example of the power of market forces to drive rapid sustainable development. By putting a price on carbon via a 'cap-and-trade' or 'cap-and-invest' program throughout the Northeast the external costs of carbon can be 'internalized' and an imperative for economic actors to move quickly towards carbon neutrality.
By joining a regional New England/Mid-Atlantic compact, CT can harness this much larger economic area as a 'force-multiplier' to drive other regions in a similar direction - if they wish to compete in our region. Similar to the power of California's market in driving auto emission reduction measures.
So I urge you to join in this promising regional initiative. I view climate change now as an existential threat on a level with nuclear proliferation, and one that will have to be addressed by leadership at the state level. As such, this is my #1 political concern as a Connecticut voter.
Many thanks for your attention to this.
James H. Whitcomb, Jr.
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1/16/2020 |
Doris |
Jackson |
Westfield Memorial Library |
Westfield |
New Jersey |
I am so pleased to learn of this initiative. I have been hearing of the predicted increase of delivery trucks as people more and more do on line shopping. This is expected to lead to much... read more I am so pleased to learn of this initiative. I have been hearing of the predicted increase of delivery trucks as people more and more do on line shopping. This is expected to lead to much increased traffic and congestion and obviously increased carbon emissions if no action is taken to encourage the use of electric powered vehicles, or at lest more fuel efficient ones. |
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12/11/2019 |
Mark |
Czerniak Jr |
Westfield, Ma resident |
Westfield |
Massachusetts |
Do your job! Dont force the people to pay for your incompetence. Follow the law and hold votes every time you can and the law requires. Your actions will destroy this state and the rest of new... read more Do your job! Dont force the people to pay for your incompetence. Follow the law and hold votes every time you can and the law requires. Your actions will destroy this state and the rest of new England. Stop the foolish spending and audit yourselves and the state to make all adjustments we citizens demand to better our lives. Impeachment is not an issue that should be on anyones plate when we our infrastructure is crumbling around us. Gas taxes will not fix this, raising taxes will not fix this. Only working within our means will give us what we need |
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