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Demand a Strong Clean Air Action Plan for Southern California
Target: Ports of LA and Long BeachSponsored 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.
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.
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We signed the “Demand a Strong Clean Air Action Plan for Southern California” petition!
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you can bet the fat-cat polluters dont live in Oakland, San Pedro or Long Beach! with billions in profits, they can afford to clean up the air!
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Much of the pollution that is generated in California comes from the machinery that services or uses or ports. Please do not leave our our ports when creating a cleaner California.
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How difficult is it to understand that we all suffer if we do not respect what effect we are having on our environment? If a corporation pollutes, then SHUT IT DOWN AND SEND THE CEO TO JAIL. That right there would start a rather rapid change in the way things are handled wouldn't you think?
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I am extremely lucky to live out in the wilderness with clean fresh air. I definitely don’t want my area to become polluted because of the rest of the world’s pollution. I don’t care how far away you are we all share this planet show some consideration for your neighbors and residents. Yeah, it’s true we all contribute but it’s also true that we can all reduce our emissions. We MUST do everything what we can for our home, planet Earth.
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I Demand a Strong Clean Air Action Plan for Southern California!
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I live all the way in Canada but I care deeply about California's future and health. Please listen to us and make the environment your priority. if you don't - you shall find that many eco-friendly people such as myself will not be visiting you unfortunately - in your beautiful California.
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Clean and healthy air is necessary to human life. Please take steps to help us get it.
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people need to really wake up and see how selfish man kind has been when it comes to the environment. It is now easy to see the damage that this selfishness has caused and we need to turn things around now,befor its too late.
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