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Demand a Strong Clean Air Action Plan for Southern California

Target: Ports of LA and Long Beach
Sponsored by: Communities for Clean Ports

It’s a simple fact - port pollution kills.

Port pollution poisoning from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach affects the entire Southern California basin. And the costs are staggering: 2,400 premature deaths per year; cancer-risk rates up to 19 times higher than federal clean air standards; childhood asthma-related diseases at nearly double the national average; kids missing school and parents missing work; and health costs alone totaling $19.5 billion a year.

On November 20th, the Ports of LA and Long Beach will vote to pass the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) - our best chance to end Port Pollution Poisoning in Southern California. The Plan calls for proven, cost-effective alternative fuels and clean technologies to be adopted to reduce the pollution created by this $300 billion industry.

Sign our petition asking the Ports of LA and Long Beach to pass the Clean Air Action Plan, implement it immediately, and help make it safer for all Southern Californians to breath.

deadline: 11-14-2007
goal: 5,000

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It’s a simple fact -- port pollution kills. And it's about to get worse, unless we act now.

Port Pollution Poisoning from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach affects the entire Southern California basin - from the San Fernando Valley to Orange County, from West L.A. to Riverside, from Long Beach and San Pedro to Downtown L.A.

The costs are staggering: 2,400 premature deaths per year; cancer-risk rates up to 19 times higher than federal clean air standards; childhood asthma-related diseases at nearly double the national average; kids missing school and parents missing work; and health costs alone totaling $19.5 billion a year.

Proven, cost-effective alternative fuels and clean technologies can be adopted today - for cleaner trucks, cargo-handling equipment (“yard tractors”) and ships - to dramatically reduce pollution from port-related industries. And since it's a profitable $300 billion industry, they can afford it.

The Ports' Clean Air Action Plan is a historic opportunity to immediately and dramatically begin reducing the devastating effects of port pollution. And we applaud those leaders pushing for the strongest, most aggressive plan. However, it can only succeed if key decision-makers have the courage to implement it immediately and without influence from the powerful interests who want to protect the status quo.

Trade is about to triple -- sending pollution levels even higher -- which means the time for action is now. Our lives, our livelihoods and our quality of life are at stake.

We strongly urge you to support a strong, aggressive Clean Air Action Plan -- and to implement it immediately. We don't have time to wait.

We will be watching closely.

Signed,
[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “Demand a Strong Clean Air Action Plan for Southern California” petition!

# 50:

1:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Maria Gonzalez, California

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1:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Kimberly Story, California

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1:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Shyla Raghav, California

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1:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Gunisha Pasrich, California

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1:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Mark Reback, California
Do the right thing and put our health above corporate profits!

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1:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Penny Von Helmolt, California

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1:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Kay Gallin, California

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1:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Carlos Nunez, California

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1:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Laura Herndon, California

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1:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Jill Davine, California

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1:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Robert Anger, California

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1:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Leslie Krill, California

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1:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Kenneth Hughes, California

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1:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

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1:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Jerry Batcheler, California

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1:29 pm PST, Nov 17, McKinley Barnes, California

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1:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Andrew Betz, California

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1:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Jean Morningstar, California

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1:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Michael Carrizo, California

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1:28 pm PST, Nov 17, T. Acuna, California

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1:27 pm PST, Nov 17, Sherry Marshall, California

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1:27 pm PST, Nov 17, Craig Bayer, California

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1:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Tia Triplett, California

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1:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Don Grierson, California

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1:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Nancy Davies, California

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1:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California
Help protect the air we breath.

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1:25 pm PST, Nov 17, Dana Stangel, California

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1:25 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

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1:24 pm PST, Nov 17, Berenice Camacho, California

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1:24 pm PST, Nov 17, J Aguilar, California
Clean air is vital for all humans! Please protect our air!

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1:24 pm PST, Nov 17, Amanda Warren, California

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1:23 pm PST, Nov 17, Helen Aragon, California

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1:23 pm PST, Nov 17, Katherine Ahlers, California

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11:21 am PST, Nov 17, Lynne Banta, California

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10:41 am PST, Nov 17, Jon Abbey, Indiana

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10:30 am PST, Nov 17, Cynthia Torrey, Virginia

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9:52 am PST, Nov 17, Annemarie Vidal, New Mexico

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9:44 am PST, Nov 17, Tina Florell, Sweden

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9:40 am PST, Nov 17, Ms Zentura, Wyoming

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8:59 am PST, Nov 17, Risica Caputi, Florida

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7:56 am PST, Nov 17, Atul Deshpande, Colorado

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5:38 am PST, Nov 17, Zelda Wilson, Texas

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5:02 am PST, Nov 17, Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
I hope, that more support for the Biological Petrol in this region.

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2:14 am PST, Nov 17, Stephen Klein, Canada

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1:45 am PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, Florida

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6:53 pm PST, Nov 16, Luna Loveborn, Alaska

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5:53 pm PST, Nov 16, Carol Oakes, United Kingdom

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