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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!

# 300:

2:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Pamela Davis, California
Bad air makes thousands of people sick or sicker, especially children and the elderly. Asthma is at epidemic levels so every effort must be made to clean up the air!

# 299:

2:32 pm PST, Nov 17, James Hamiton, California

# 298:

2:32 pm PST, Nov 17, Ellen Hageman, California

# 297:

2:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Morton Miller, Virgin Islands, British

# 296:

2:31 pm PST, Nov 17, GENE BURKE, California
Dirty air from ports impact everyone.

# 295:

2:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Stephen Purvis, California

# 294:

2:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Graham Elwood, California

# 293:

2:31 pm PST, Nov 17, Jennifer Banoczy, California

# 292:

2:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Carol Newton, California

# 291:

2:30 pm PST, Nov 17, Eddie Rose, California

# 290:

2:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Marcia King, California
We need clean air to keep California in the forefront of activism for a better environment

# 289:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Chriss Montalbano, California

# 288:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Maureen Besancon, California

# 287:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Orion Prout, California

# 286:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Robin Down, California
Public Health is not negotiable. Business must conduct itself in a manner that respects and protects the public and the environment. It's long past time to clean up our act and implement a healthier and more sustainable process at the Ports of LA and Long Beach.

# 285:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Chriistine Linton-Doyle, California

# 284:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Cheryl Stein, California

# 283:

2:28 pm PST, Nov 17, Rochelle Phillips, California

# 282:

2:27 pm PST, Nov 17, Paul Covington, California

# 281:

2:27 pm PST, Nov 17, Roberta Andrade, California

# 280:

2:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 279:

2:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Cheryl Young, California

# 278:

2:25 pm PST, Nov 17, Ed Shafer, California

# 277:

2:25 pm PST, Nov 17, Linda Christine Diaz, California
My children and Grandchildren suffer from our low quality of air we breathe. We feel extremely fortunate to have all been born in California and would happily see that this major issue is resolved to way above satisfactory conditions.

# 276:

2:24 pm PST, Nov 17, David Leavengood, California

# 275:

2:24 pm PST, Nov 17, John Sefton, California

# 274:

2:24 pm PST, Nov 17, Georja Umano Jones, California

# 273:

2:23 pm PST, Nov 17, Marisa Strange, California

# 272:

2:23 pm PST, Nov 17, Kimberly Knight, California

# 271:

2:23 pm PST, Nov 17, Merilie Robertson, California

# 270:

2:23 pm PST, Nov 17, Patricia Moguel, California

# 269:

2:22 pm PST, Nov 17, Julie Medrano, California
Air pollution doesn't solve itself!

# 268:

2:22 pm PST, Nov 17, Jonathan Fisch, California

# 267:

2:22 pm PST, Nov 17, Marie Lanathoua-Gaton, California

# 266:

2:21 pm PST, Nov 17, Rene Regalado, California

# 265:

2:21 pm PST, Nov 17, Pati La Belle, California

# 264:

2:20 pm PST, Nov 17, Amy Schreiber, California
Port polution 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, and health costs alone totaling 19.5 billion dollars a year. Please pass the Clean Air Action Plan.

# 263:

2:20 pm PST, Nov 17, Tim Lamoureux, California

# 262:

2:20 pm PST, Nov 17, V Whelan, California

# 261:

2:20 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 260:

2:20 pm PST, Nov 17, Gary Hileman, California

# 259:

2:20 pm PST, Nov 17, Gail Bedinger, California

# 258:

2:19 pm PST, Nov 17, Jill Newman, California
CONGESTION TO THE MAX NEEDS TO STOP!!! SAY NO TO CANCER.

# 257:

2:19 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

# 256:

2:19 pm PST, Nov 17, JOY BLANK, California

# 255:

2:18 pm PST, Nov 17, Helen Kelley, California

# 254:

2:18 pm PST, Nov 17, Linda Hunt, California

# 253:

2:18 pm PST, Nov 17, Erica Grimm, California

# 252:

2:17 pm PST, Nov 17, Lorrie Oshatz, California

# 251:

2:17 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, California

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