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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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This petition is now closed. After Communities for Clean Ports' petition campaign, the Port of Los Angeles passed the Clean Air Action Plan to reduce port pollution in Los Angeles County Thank you for your interest. Please click here for more petitions.

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!

# 100:

1:39 pm PST, Nov 17, Kristina Crowe, California

# 99:

1:39 pm PST, Nov 17, Margaret Meinschein, California

# 98:

1:39 pm PST, Nov 17, Danielle Wakefield, California

# 97:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Kent Weishaus, California

# 96:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 95:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Sandra Padilla, California

# 94:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Gail Francis, California

# 93:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Christine Broussard, California
We all pay the price for pollution in health care costs and lost work days. It doesn't make sense to continue practices that harm our environment, people, and businesses.

# 92:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Christy Lynn, California

# 91:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Laurie S. Seymour, California
We can't wait any longer to get our air pollution under control! There is no excuse to continue "business as usual" when alternative, clean technologies are available. I hope you'll muster the political will to make the necessary changes.

# 90:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Margaret Seltzer, California

# 89:

1:38 pm PST, Nov 17, Cynthia Neber, California

# 88:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 87:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Gabriela Del Campo, California

# 86:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 85:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Pamala Thomas, California
Creating a strong clean air action plan needs to be a priority for political and economic leaders in Southern California. Too many individuals' health has been adversely affected through our polluted LA seaports. We need to take action now. Please consider humanity more important than obscene profits. Thank you.

# 84:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Stacy Smith, California

# 83:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Lisa Slayman, California

# 82:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Quinn Hoefferle, California
It's the right thing to do!

# 81:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 17, Matt Henderson, California

# 80:

1:36 pm PST, Nov 17, Sam Davis funk, California
I want to see the ports safe and I want the ships, delivery and distribution trucks, and forklifts etc. running on cleaner alternative fuels. How many children, and adults have to get asthma or worse before we all get clued in. Not to mention how it effects nature.

# 79:

1:36 pm PST, Nov 17, Ryan Johnson, California

# 78:

1:36 pm PST, Nov 17, Kristen Olafson, California

# 77:

1:36 pm PST, Nov 17, Alex Mijacevic, California

# 76:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, Richard Moore, California

# 75:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, Anne Thomas, California

# 74:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 73:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, YUSEF JALALI, California

# 72:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, KRISTIN HILL, California

# 71:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, Andrea Mazon, California

# 70:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, Valerie Moore, California

# 69:

1:35 pm PST, Nov 17, David Lisonbee, California

# 68:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California
I am in strong support of passing a strong clean action plan for Southern CA.

# 67:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Gavin Polone, California

# 66:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Debbie Bolsky, California

# 65:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Timmi Sommer, California

# 64:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Jody Bender, California

# 63:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Hannah Gallegos, California

# 62:

1:34 pm PST, Nov 17, Stephanie Stickley, California
Please vote to clean the air; Southern California's coastal areas are deteriorating at a dangerous rate.

# 61:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Kelley Whitis, California

# 60:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Bobbie Butler, California

# 59:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Jean Salyer, California

# 58:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Kassie Hoesel, California

# 57:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, William Dane, California

# 56:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Tom Roberts, California
We need clean air in California for the reduction of astma and allergies produced by it.

# 55:

1:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Mary Stark, California

# 54:

1:32 pm PST, Nov 17, JoAnn Beale, California

# 53:

1:32 pm PST, Nov 17, Brad Sutton, California

# 52:

1:32 pm PST, Nov 17, Therese Ryan, California

# 51:

1:32 pm PST, Nov 17, John Visher, California
clean the air

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