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Andrea Dorey forwarded the note below...<br>
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If I were one to be cynical, I might suggest that there was a
relationship between the fact that the California Air Resources Board
Chairman, Mary Nichols is married to a lawyer who represents EXXON
Chevron and the action described below...but then I am not cynical. <br>
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I might also suggest that there was a relationship between this action
and Mary Nichols' holdings in 13 Energy Companies (Chevron holdings
over $100K) as reported in the SF <a
href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/18/MNGBRKMAO.DTL">Chornicle
</a>last August.... but then I am not cynical. <br>
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Still it is obvious what Mary Nichols meant when, in her letter to
Schwarzenegger accepting the post... "instructions to ARB staff for
modifications to encourage the production
and use of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles..." but I am
not cynical. <br>
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No, I am not cynical. I am pissed off that such GreenWashing is
accepted and that this mis-use of the word "green" should be an
embarrassment to the Green Party. <br>
<br>
Wes <br>
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color="#000edc" face="Helvetica" size="3">March 11, 2008 12:31:57 PM
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color="#000edc" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Re: EAA Special
Notification</b></font></div>
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face="Times" size="5">Dear Andrea Dorey,</font><font
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face="Times" size="5">On March 27th, the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) is scheduled to vote on a change to their Zero Emissions
Vehicle (ZEV) program that could delay production EVs another decade.
The Electric Auto Association urges you to take action to make
California aware that you want production EVs back on the roads. We
have set up a website to help. The ZEV goals were once 2% in 1998, 3%
in 2001, and 10% in 2003, but later the program was put off a decade.</font></div>
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face="Times" size="5"><b>Now as the end of that decade draws near,
CARB staff proposes to delay another decade. Staff calls for 840
vehicles per year (0.04%) in 2012 through 2014. The old 1998 target is
fifty times what is now being proposed for 16 years later. In 2015
CARB proposes only 0.4%. The 2012 goals do not even approach the number
of vehicles previously shown to be possible.</b></font></div>
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face="Times" size="5">The EAA does not normally use email except for
membership reminders. Because of urgent upcoming decision that may
affect EVs to years to come, we are sending this email to ask that you
join a low-traffic mailing list that the EAA will use to alert you to
developments where your emails, letters, faxes, phone calls, etc. could
make a big difference. Participation is optional, but please do
consider joining and help us advocate for EVs in important battles,
such the one that <b>will be decided on 3/27</b>.</font></div>
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face="Times" size="5">For further information about what you can do to
let California know you want a meaningful ZEV program, please visit:</font></div>
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face="Times" size="5">This page also has details on how to join our
EV-advocacy mailing list to get future notices.</font></div>
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