E15 Ethanol Protest
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) is asking boaters to contact the Environmental Protection Agency and voice their support of a proposal to modify the mandate requiring higher concentrations of ethanol in the nation’s gasoline fuel supply. The feedback deadline is January 28.
To make it easier for boaters to create and send a message to the EPA, the NMMA has set up a special page, which you can connect to by this link. http://capwiz.com/nmma/issues/alert/?alertid=63045576 |
And all the other small engine damage I have sustained over the years of E fuel!
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Sent, and added for all small engines as well.
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Having an older boat, 1986, I have already replace tank, fuel lines and carburetor due to ethanol. I can't imagine what E15 will do!
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Sent -thanks for the link!
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Sailing is starting to look better and better!
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I sent in an email using the form site...pretty painless.
E10 ate the fuel lines in my 1996 GTX - Bombardier used B rated marine fuel lines. The interior of the fuel lines turned to jelly and it all ran into the carburetor filter thereby clogging gas flow. It required rebuilding the carbs and replacing all the fuel lines with A rated marine grade. I can only imagine what type of havoc E15 will cause...We are pumping millions of gallons of oil out of the Bakken fields in ND alone. Ethanol is a horrible fuel and it makes no sense to use our food supply for fuel. Jetskier:cool: |
Done and Done
Sent one in from me, and one from my wife...I was going to send one in from my girlfriend, but I thought that was pushing it:laugh::laugh::laugh:.
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It's in the mail (email, that is):)
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Sent! Great Link, by the way.
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Sent, thanks for letting us all know about this.
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Sent today. Thanks for making us aware of this & the link.
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Sent. Thanks for the info.
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Done!....Also sent to my family and friends.
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Thanks so much for letting us know about this. I emailed the letter this afternoon.
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Sent for the sake of boating and also our Harleys. Carbs have had to be cleaned multiple times where sadly they don't get used as much as I'd like them to be. |
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Thanks for posting this! Add one more to the list
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Everyone
Let's hope that everyone on the forum takes a minute to send this email. Done X 2!
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Sent. Thankyou.
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Sent as well.
Passed along to 6 of my boating friends.
Keep it up everyone. |
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Sent and passed on to many others. Thanks
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Thank you for the info!!
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Sent this morning....and thank you for the link!
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Can we somehow outlaw this crap in NH?
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Let's face it, we're going to get screwed in this no matter what! :rolleye1: :eek: |
And this was in the news again yesterday......ethanol emissions worse than plain gas.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepa...oline-n1826957 |
Ban E-15?
It may be possible to ban E-15 in NH, but it is a lengthy process. In 2006, the legislature banned the sale of Methyl tri-Butyl Etheline (sp?). MtBE could not be sold after January 1, 2007. Recall this is the stuff the EPA forced into gasoline to make It burn cleaner and enhance air quality. The catch was, when you spill it or it leaks into the ground, it contaminates ground water. Dozens of contaminated wells around the state.
I certainly support clean air and water. We build our tourist based economy on them* as well as our own quality of life, but I think the EPA needs to slow down a bit sometimes. *Oh yeah. And cheap booze. |
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Unfortunately it would seem that coming of E15 is inevitable. As wolfeboro_baja states, we're all going to be screwed into this. EPA has approved it; 12 states are now selling it (including here in Mass) and EISA has increased the volume of blended fuels from 9 billion gals (in 2008) to 36 billion gals by 2022. Yikes and away!
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E15 is good for you, just ask the gubmint. And don't pay any attention to the real facts!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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End the Ethanol Mandate
If you want to try to save recreational boating from the E15 ethanol mandate, PLEASE follow this link! Thank you!! :) :)
End the Ethanol Mandate |
Not the same survey
These protest go directly to your state senators, and is not what I originnaly posted.
It's important to also fill out this protest letter to both your state senators. Thanks For pointing out the new link W_B. |
Done and I urge all who read this forum to do the same.
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I received a reply from Senator Ayotte:
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I got the same response. Good to know there are bills to eliminate ethanol already in place. Now, just to get the Congress to act positively on them.
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and I as well got the response from Sen. Ayotte.
Looks initially like there may be some bi-partisan support, which I hope will be good for passage.
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Congresswoman Shea-Porter isn't quite on the same page. Her reply is a bit different:
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I got that letter from CS-P too. I'm not sure where she stands. I have not heard from Sen. Shaheen.
Excerpted from the ermail from Sen. Kelly Ayotte: I strongly oppose our nation's erroneous ethanol policy and will work to repeal its misguided use of taxpayer dollars. Our nation's energy policy has subsidized domestic ethanol production for nearly four decades. Congress mandates ethanol's use through federally directed markets and the RFS, subsidizes its production through tax credits, grants, and loans, and protects it from competition through tariffs." She's the best. |
same as all
I got the form letter first from Sen.s Sheen, Ayotte and Cng. Kuster.
The only really response I did receive later was what others seem to have gotten From Kelly Ayotte. So as with all the responses we have seen here, we still need to push some people apparently. |
Shea Porter has a lot to learn. She obviously doesn't have engines that won't run on the E10 if they are not used every day.
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I received a nice form email from Sen. Markey MA that nicely said go screw, (para-phrasing) I support ethanol and the jobs it supports.
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