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Subject:FW: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^7 From: Valeria Garcia < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:08 PM
To: PublicComment-AutoResponse <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>,· Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Jones, Justin <[email protected]>; Masuda, Gene <[email protected]>; Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>; Madison, Steve <[email protected]>; Lyon, Jason <[email protected]>; Gordo, Victor <[email protected]> Subject: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^ Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, As a local constituent deeply concerned by Pasadena's continued dependence on polluting fossil fuels, I urge you to adopt a goal of procuring 100% clean, carbon-free power by 2030.
Over the past few years dozens of communities across the state have realized that doing the right thing is not only feasible, it is cost-effective and reliable. Fossil gas prices more than doubled over the past few months. At the same time the cost of clean power remained stable. Once built wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal plants, and other facilities that produce clean energy are not affected by foreign wars or the whims of a handful of large corporations. They provide clean, non-polluting power at a consistent price from one month to the next.
Within the San Gabriel Valley, the cities.of South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Alhambra, Claremont, and unincorporated LA County have already adopted 100% clean power standards and are working towards procuring even more renewable energy. Setting a goal for Pasadena to do so by 2030 is a logical next step.
Only clean, carbon-free power will guarantee Pasadena does its part to address the climate emergency. Please agendize the 100% Carbon Free Power by 2030 goal championed by the Pasadena 100 coalition, and unanimously supported by the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Directors, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, and Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community.
Valeria Garcia
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Subject:FW: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030-^7 From: J. R. Reddyo
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:08 PM
To: PublicComment-AutoResponse <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Jones, Justin <[email protected]>; Masuda, Gene <[email protected]>; Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>; Madison, Steve <[email protected]>; Lyon, Jason <[email protected]>; Gordo, Victor <[email protected]> Subject: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^7 Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, As a local constituent deeply concerned by Pasadena's continued dependence on polluting fossil fuels, I urge you to adopt a goal of procuring 100% clean, carbon-free power by 2030.
Over the past few years dozens of communities across the state have realized that doing the right thing is not only feasible, it is cost-effective and reliable. Fossil gas prices more than doubled over the past few months. At the same time the cost of clean power remained stable. Once built wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal plants, and other facilities that produce clean energy are not affected by foreign wars or the whims of a handful of large corporations. They provide clean, non-polluting power at a consistent price from one month to the next.
Within the San Gabriel Valley, the cities of South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Alhambra, Claremont, and unincorporated LA County have already adopted 100% clean power standards and are working towards procuring even more renewable energy. Setting a goal for Pasadena to do so by 2030 is a logical next step.
Only clean, carbon-free power will guarantee Pasadena does its part to address the climate emergency. Please agendize the 100% Carbon Free Power by 2030 goal championed by the Pasadena 100 coalition, and unanimously supported by the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Directors, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, and Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community.
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Subject:FW: 4'Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030-^' From: Emily M < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:09 PM
To: Madison, Steve <[email protected]>; PublicComment-AutoResponse <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Masuda, Gene <[email protected]>; Rivas/Jessica <[email protected]>; Lyon, Jason <[email protected]>; Jones, Justin <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Gordo, Victor <[email protected]>
Subject: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^ Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, As a local constituent deeply concerned by Pasadena's continued dependence on polluting fossil fuels, I urge you to adopt a goal of procuring 100% clean, carbon-free power by 2030.
Over the past few years dozens of communities across the state have realized that doing the right thing is not only feasible, it is cost-effective and reliable. Fossil gas prices more than doubled over the past few months. At the same time the cost of clean power remained stable. Once built wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal plants, and other facilities that produce clean energy are not affected by foreign wars or the whims of a handful of large corporations. They provide clean, non-polluting power at a consistent price from one month to the next. Within the San Gabriel Valley, the cities of South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Alhambra, Claremont, and unincorporated LA County have already adopted 100% clean power standards and are working towards procuring even more renewable energy. Setting a goal for Pasadena to do so by 2030 is a logical next step. Only clean, carbon-free power will guarantee Pasadena does its part to address the climate emergency. Please agendize the 100% Carbon Free Power by 2030 goal championed by the Pasadena 100 coalition, and unanimously supported by the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Directors, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, and Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community.
Emily Moynihan
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Subject:FW: 4'Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^ From: Jenna Hoover Cobb < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:20 PM
To: Madison, Steve <[email protected]>; PublicComment-AutoResponse <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Masuda, Gene <[email protected]>; Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>; Lyon, Jason <[email protected]>; Jones, Justin <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Gordo, Victor <[email protected]>
Subject: <^7 Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^7 Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, As a local constituent and someone interested in living in Pasadena long-term, I am deeply concerned by Pasadena's continued dependence on polluting fossil fuels and I urge you to adopt a goal of procuring 100% clean, carbon-free power by 2030. Over the past few years dozens of communities across the state have realized that doing the right thing is not only feasible, it is cost-effective and reliable. Fossil gas prices more than doubled over the past few months.
At the same time the cost of clean power remained stable. Once built wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal plants, and other facilities that produce clean energy are not affected by foreign wars or the whims of a handful of large corporations. They provide clean, non-polluting power at a consistent price from one month to the next. Within the San Gabriel Valley, the cities of South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Alhambra, Claremont, and unincorporated LA County have already adopted 100% clean power standards and are working towards procuring even more renewable energy. Setting a goal for Pasadena to do so by 2030 is a logical next step. Only clean, carbon-free power will guarantee Pasadena does its part to address the climate emergency. Please agendize the 100% Carbon Free Power by 2030 goal championed by the Pasadena 100 coalition, and unanimously supported by the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Directors, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, and Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission. Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community.
Sincerely,
Jenna Cobb
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Subject:FW: -^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 20304' From: Colin Bogarto
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:24 PM
To: PublicComment-AutoResponse <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Jones, Justin <[email protected]>; Masuda, Gene <[email protected]>; Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>; Madison, Steve <[email protected]>; Lyon, Jason <[email protected]>; Gordo, Victor <[email protected]> Subject: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^7 Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, As a local constituent deeply concerned by Pasadena's continued dependence on polluting fossil fuels, I urge you to adopt a goal of procuring 100% clean, carbon-free power by 2030.
Over the past few years dozens of communities across the state have realized that doing the right thing is not only feasible, it is cost-effective and reliable. Fossil gas prices more than doubled over the past few months. At the same time the cost of clean power remained stable. Once built, wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal plants, and other facilities that produce clean energy are not affected by foreign wars or the whims of a handful of large corporations. They provide clean, non-polluting power at a consistent price from one month to the next.
Within the San Gabriel Valley, the cities of South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Alhambra, Claremont, and unincorporated LA County have already adopted 100% clean power standards and are working towards procuring even more renewable energy. Setting a goal for Pasadena to do so by 2030 is a logical next step.
Only clean, carbon-free power will guarantee Pasadena does its part to address the climate emergency. Please agendize the 100% Carbon Free Power by 2030 goal championed by the Pasadena 100 coalition, and unanimously supported by the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Directors, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, and Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community.
Co I in Bogart
District 1 resident, 91103
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Subject:FW: ^Please Support 100% Clean, Carbon-Free Power by 2030^- —-Original Message-—
From: Duncan Sinclair < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 9:25 PM
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Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, As a local constituent deeply concerned by Pasadena's continued dependence on polluting fossil fuels, I urge you to adopt a goal of procuring 100% clean, carbon-free power by 2030.
Over the past few years dozens of communities across the state have realized that doing the right thing is not only feasible, it is cost-effective and reliable. Fossil gas prices more than doubled over the past few months. At the same time the cost of clean power remained stable. Once built wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal plants, and other facilities that produce clean energy are not affected by foreign wars or the whims of a handful of large corporations. They provide clean, non-polluting power at a consistent price from one month to the next.
Within the San Gabriel Valley, the cities of South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Alhambra, Claremont, and unincorporated LA County have already adopted 100% clean power standards and are working towards procuring even more renewable energy. Setting a goal for Pasadena to do so by 2030 is a logical next step.
Only clean, carbon-free power will guarantee Pasadena does its part to address the climate emergency. Please agendize the 100% Carbon Free Power by 2030 goal championed by the Pasadena 100 coalition, and unanimously supported by the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Directors, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, and Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community.
Duncan Sinclair
E Mountain St
Pasadena
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Subject:FW: Comment RE: Jan. 24 item no 2
From: Christophe LaBelle < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 10:13 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Comment RE: Jan. 24 item no 2
DearGarrett,
Below are comments that I have to share with the Pasadena City Council Municipal Services Committee:
Dear Councilmembers Williams, Hampton, Jones and Lyon,
I write in support of Item #2 on your agenda for the January 24th, 2023, committee meeting: "ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND SET GREENHOUSE GAS ("GHG") REDUCTION GOALS FOR PASADENA TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY IN ADVANCE OF THE STATE RECOMMENDATION." Furthermore, I support the Pasadena 100 resolution that the Environmental Advisory Commission recommended City Council to adopt.
As a Pasadena native and climate professional, I hope that my hometown can step up to meet the moment on climate change. Declaring a climate emergency, making a 2030 carbon neutrality commitment and setting a 100 percent carbon- free electricity goal for 2030 are each important steps in responding to and addressing our climate crisis. These actions, along with those previously completed and others underway or to come, shape a powerful climate blueprint for Pasadena.
Please continue to push the city to make progress against climate change, by adopting a resolution that includes a climate emergency declaration and goals for carbon neutrality and 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030. The costs of climate change are already substantial - from property and infrastructure damage to worsening public health and lives lost. The investments that Pasadena makes today to more quickly combat climate change will help reduce future climate-related costs to the city and its residents and businesses.
Thank you for your consideration of these comments and Pasadena's overall welfare in the context of a more rapidly changing and costly climate. I look forward to seeing the Council set up the City to be a climate leader not only locally, but also statewide, nationally and globally.
Christophe
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Public Comment Letter, Agenda Item #2.docx
From: Harry Wong< >
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 1:45 AM
To: PublicComment-AutoResponse <[email protected]> Subject: Public Comment, Agenda Item #2
My name is Harry Wong. I am 16 years old and currently in my second semester at PCC studying natural science and environmental science. I wish to speak on the importance of Pasadena sourcing carbon-free energy because if we fail to act now, the effects of climate change in the next couple of decades will create irreversible damage to every ecosystem, ultimately affecting the lives of humans across the globe. C02 emissions are the leading factor in global warming and the exponential increase of smog that poses a risk to our communities. As a kid, I fear what our world may become due to climate change and pollution. No kid, let alone an adult, should ever have to have these questions. Although we may not have the power to influence legislation on a national scale, we must start locally. Governor Newsom recently announced that LA will strive for carbon neutrality by 2045, and it is crucial that we can contribute to the cause through small steps.
Do NOT mistake our resolution as pushing for carbon neutrality by 2030,as that is clearly undoable with our resources at hand. Instead, the resolution is pushing for sourcing clean energy, a first step in tackling the ever-growing climate crisis. If we can trailblaze a path in sourcing carbon-free energy, cities surrounding Pasadena may follow our path as we lay the foundation for them. It is important to note that both the PUSD and PCC boards have endorsed the resolution, proving that a large community in Pasadena supports the resolution. The world is shifting towards a greener future, and we will inevitably have to follow that route. The effects of C02 emissions pose a massive threat to the world, including communities in Pasadena that will suffer from C02 pollution and all the hazards that come with it. Many larger cities have already made pledges to source carbon-free energy and contribute to carbon neutrality. There is absolutely nothing stopping Pasadena from following in their footsteps. I strongly urge the Municipal Services Committee to support this resolution for the sake of Pasadena residents and the benefit of our planet. 1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: comment for MSC meeting 1/24/23 Agenda items 1 & 2 From: Kathy Berlin < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 7:08 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
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Members of the Municipal Services Committee,
"In a major speech last week, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called out fossil fuel companies for ignoring their own scientists, spreading climate denial, and advancing a business model that "is inconsistent with human survival." (source: Center for Climate Integrity).
As leaders of our city, how can you not act infavoroftransitioningto an all electric municipal fleet As Soon As Possible?
And for a swift transition to carbon FREE sources of power production, certainly by 2030. If other cities with municipal power companies can do it, so can Pasadena.
Lead the way. Put Pasadena in the front of the movement to a clean carbon free city! Thank you,
Kathy Berlin
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Subject:FW: Comment for MSC on 1/24
From: David Cutter <>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 7:25 PM
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To Whom it May Concern,
Please submit my comment below on the MSC Agenda item #2 "an energy resolution".
Thank you
David
I'm writing today as a city resident and property owner since 1995 and a Pasadena based business license holder since 2006. I'm also the chairperson of the Environmental Advisory Commission. The EAC has recently voted unanimously to send the City Council a memo in favor of a resolution to source our energy with 100% renewable, carbon-free sources by 2030.
I am urging the MSC to adopt a stronger resolution in favor of 100% carbon free energy by 2030. I'm sad to say that 100% carbon neutrality has been an effective dodge of the real issue. The real issue here is that we need to reduce the amount of carbon emissions we are releasing. The best thing we could do is to reduce the amount of energy we consume. What I've been calling extreme conservation. What we don't burn, doesn't go into the atmosphere.
Carbon neutrality is a dodge because there are various devices for mitigating carbon emissions on paper. Like carbon offsets for example. These devices are not well monitored but even if they were, they do nothing about the current emissions. Planting trees is a great thing but those young trees will not be sequestering the requisite amount of carbon until they are mature, 20 or 30 years from now. So voting for carbon neutrality is really just avoiding the issue. We need to be reducing our emissions now and not papering them over with neutrality schemes.
Second best would be a strong push for replacing fossil fuel energy sources with renewable ones. Ideally as soon as possible. I think that setting an aspirational goal of 100% renewable, carbon free sources by 2030, would direct PWP to move faster in that direction. You have the authority to do that on the today.
Your resolution should contain the words carbon-free. Not the words carbon-neutral. Please adopt a real renewable energy resolution not a dodge.
Sincerely yours,
David Cutter
Director
Pasadena Piano Institute
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Subject:FW: Public Comment
From: Ronni Solman < >
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 4:17 PM
To: Sabha, Tamer <[email protected]>; Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]> Subject: Public Comment
Dear Members of the Municipal Services Committee,
As someone who travels through, shops in and often eats out in Pasadena, I am a stakeholder in Pasadena's energy future. I urge you to reject the proposed carbon neutral resolution and instead propose and support the Pasadena 100's resolution for 100% carbon free energy by 2030. We cannot wait until 2045. Carbon Neutrality is not the same as Carbon Free Energy. The climate crisis demands bolder action immediately!! Please support 100% carbon free energy by 2030 for the city of Pasadena.
Thank you, Ronni Solman. steering committee member SoCal350 Climate Action 1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Public Comment
From: Ellen Finkelpearl <>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 3:43 PM
To: Sabha, Tamer <[email protected]>
Subject: Public Comment
Dear members of Pasadena's MSC:
I urge you to reject the resolution on Tuesday's agenda, for Pasadena to achieve "Carbon Neutrality" by 2030 in light of the acknowledged Climate Emergency. Since this is genuinely a climate emergency, Pasadena needs to become Carbon FREE by 2030, as recommended by the environmental organization Pasadena 100 as well as the city council's own Environmental Advisory Committee (memo unanimously passed January 18). Carbon offsets just don't work.
Pasadena, which prides itself on being a regional leader in so many areas, is hopelessly behind in reaching environmental goals. In 2021, 48% of Pasadena's electricity is generated by COAL, while the state average was 3%. Pasadena currently relies heavily on fossil fuels.
The climate emergency is no joke and humanity needs to face up to the urgency of the situation NOW. How can our city be contemplating such a weak step to slow the coming crisis? Reject this excuse for a solution and vote to become CARBON FREE by the time my grandson is ten.
Ellen Finkelpearl
Pasadena 91104
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Public Comment to the Municipal Services Committee Meeting, 24 Jan 2023:
RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND ... ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2030
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Date: 23 January 2023
To: City of Pasadena Municipal Services Committee
From: William Patzert, retired Climatologist, NASA'S Jet Propulsion Laboratory Subject: Public Comment to the Municipal Services Committee Meeting, 24 Jan 2023: ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2030
The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our generation. Scientists are clear about the reality of climate change, and political leaders across the planet are modifying public policy to reverse this threat by 2030. The causes - the burning fossil fuels to power our energy grids and transportation systems - are clearly understood. The solution - weaning our economy off fossil fuels and transitioning to renewable energy sources - is happening in communities all over the United States and other counti-ies. Simply, the good news is we can change. We must change. Because today, we are beyond the potential of climate change impacts.
Today's headlines show that we are living with these worsening impacts. The time has come for Pasadena's political leaders to aggressively legislate against the use of fossil fuels and join the global transition to renewable energy. Listen to the scientists. Be on the right side of history. Set greenhouse gas reduction goals for Pasadena to achieve carbon neuti-ality by 2030. Act now!
William Patzert, retired Climatologist, NASA'S Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1