Docket No. EPA-HQ-2011-0660 

I am Andre Sauvageot, Colonel, U.S. Army, (retired). My wife and I are 

Virginia residents living in Reston. Currently, I am a Partner/Chief 

Representative in Vietnam for the Interstate Traveler Company, LLC. 

I support EPA's proposed first-ever nationwide limits on carbon pollution 

standards for new power plants. Thankfully, the President courageously 

supports these limits despite strong opposition by special interests trying to 

avoid near-term costs for themselves, even if we all pay a horrific cost in 

the longer-term. Objectively, we should also set limits for existing power 

plants. Perhaps, the President can tackle that in a second term. 

It is heartening that EPA is holding public hearings and that "Environment 

Virginia" has invited Virginians to attend and even speak at today's hearing. 

Hopefully, the Administration will see that large numbers of Virginians, and 

hopefully Americans across our great nation understand that there is no 

scientifically or morally acceptable reason to deny the scientific consensus: 

(1) Global warming is a grave danger; 

(2) Human activity contributes to it; 

(3) Measures to reduce the kinds of pollution caused by human activity 

can reduce the threat 

I. Near to medium term danger of global warming 

A. Human health 

Union of Concerned Scientists (of which I am a member) 

estimates that global warming will cause an additional 2.8 million 

cases of asthma attacks, wheezing and other respiratory problems 

nationwide by 2020 from increased ground-level ozone. 

B. Economy - Business 
On 1 March 2012, Senator Bernie Sanders, met with 

representatives of the national and international insurance industry on 

business implications of climate change. 

Cynthia McHale, Insurance program director at Ceres Foundation 

stated that if we don't reduce emissions warming our planet, extreme 

weather will cause more homes and businesses to become 

uninsurable in the private insurance market, leaving the costs to the 

taxpayers or individuals. 

C. National Security 

The President in his State of the Union address, outlined the historic 

Department of Defense' commitment to clean energy. 

The U.S. Navy can hardly ignore the realities of melting ice caps, with 

expanding areas of blue water potentially rich in mineral resources 

prompting a race among nations to plant their flags in other countries 

Extended Economic Zones. 

Shortly after the President's State of the Union address, Secretary of the 

Navy, Ray Mabus, commented to CNN that the main purpose of the Navy's 

alternative energy program is energy security, not saving money. He 

added, however, that clean energy can also save money, citing the 

example of a ship with hybrid drive which saved $2 million on its initial 

voyage. Over the lifetime of that single ship, at today's oil prices, it would 

save a quarter of a billion dollars in fuel the Secretary added. 

On 8 February 2012, the Defense Department held a "Clean Defense 

Summit" in Washington, DC. The Interstate Traveler Company, LLC was 

proud to be one of the sponsors of this edifying event. 

II. Long-term threat - Existential 

Poor stewardship of the environment has already cost the human race 

dearly. It's protraction with concomitant rise of sea levels flooding coastal 
cities in many countries may spawn civil wars as people move inland and 

wars between or among states in a desperate struggle for clean water and 

other resources. 

Ill. Toward a solution- Potentially a giant step 

I have become a Partner/Chief Representative in Vietnam of the 

Interstate Traveler Company, LLC headquartered in Detroit, Michigan 

because I believe this company has designed a unique product which 

alone can help America and the world to solve our energy problems. 

Our Founder/Managing Partner, Justin Sutton, has designed a high speed, 

maglev transport, dubbed "HyRail" which would be solar powered, 

hydrogen fueled and able to transport passengers and freight across the 

United States at very high speed. This would an unprecedentedly giant 

step toward fulfilling the commendable objectives of President Obama and 

the EPA of reducing carbon emissions in the United States. 

A problem we have yet to overcome is to obtain funding to build a physical 

prototype, e.g. in Michigan, or Virginia for that matter, so that we can move 

forward in establishing a form of Public Private Partnerships to finance a 

cross country system. Foreign countries, e.g., Vietnam (my area of 

responsibility) are unlikely to invest as a start-up country until we have a 

physical prototype up and running in the United States. 

Personally, I would love to see our "HyRail" start-up in our great 

Commonwealth! 

Andre Sauvageot 

Partner ;Chief Representative in Vietnam 

Mobile: (84) (91) 263-1226 

Mobile: (571) 594-3708 (USA) 

Email: 

Skype: andresrvusa 

Interstate Traveler Company,LLC 

300 River Place - S - 5550300 River Place-s- 5550 

Detroit, M I 48207 

United States of America