Dear Governor Baker,
Although you and your administration claim to recognize
the urgency of our climate crisis, I do not see you choosing to take the necessary
urgent, dramatic actions needed to save us. I am writing to beg you as the
leader of the Commonwealth to listen to the many scientists and citizens who
are calling for a stop to the attempts to change RPS Class I. It would be a terrible mistake to reduce or
eliminate the core requirements of the 2012 RPS bioenergy rules. I'm sure
you've received many letters outlining why would be such a disaster, so I won't
bore you with a long tirade about why it's a very bad idea to subsidize and
encourage the burning of trees.
Suffice to say that we need to keep trees in the ground
to capture CO2 emissions and burning wood produces dangerous emissions that add
to the warming of the planet and air pollution.
For the sake of my beautiful three year
old granddaughter, and all the children of the Commonwealth, please do
the right thing. Be the
hero we need.
I beg you to withdraw the proposed eligibility changes to
RPS Class I and Class II.
Thank you for your consideration,
Constance Dawson
01027