I strongly support limiting the cabon pollution of our power plants via a cap and trade program.

It is important to me, and to environmental advocates as a group, that the rule DEQ creates make use of the best science available, and set up a capping system that will reduce carbon emissions over time as stringently a RGGI does, after a short lead-in period, in order to be effective. A rule that mandates that allowances received must be traded rather than directly used would be preferable. Apportionment of allowances should be based on amount of power supplied to ratepayers the previous year, not on emissions, and non-fossil fuel plants should receive allowances equally with fossil fuel plants. If possible, the rule should mandate that the net financial benefits of trading allowances be returned to the ratepayers.