Wishing all Dana Point Boaters and Their Families a Very Happy and Safe 4th of July Holiday! Remember, Be Safe While Boating This Holiday Weekend!
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BOATING UNITED ACTION ALERT: Protect Your Boat, Ask Congress to Fix the Renewable Fuel Standard
July 1, 2015
Background:
The EPA has plans to increase the country's ethanol mandate to historic levels. If implemented, this will increase the likelihood that dangerous fuels like E15 will be coming to a fuel pump near you- a fuel that can and will destroy marine engines. The EPA has opened a public comment period, closing on July 27, it is imperative that the boating industry speaks up against their plan to ensure safe fuel remains available for all consumers.
Last week, the EPA held the only public forum on its proposal to raise the ethanol levels in our fuel supply. It was held in the heart of corn country, and no surprise it was decidedly a one-sided debate.
Your DPBA's question, why was a hearing not held in a large Recreational Boating State like California, Florida, Michigan, Texas? Once again, our government, in this case (EPA), not representing ALL Americans, especially Recreational Boaters; not just Corn Growers. Unfortunately, just one public hearing, held in one privileged area supported by Corn Growers, their sponsors with highly paid lobbyist. Our Legislators need to wake up and understand all the damage that is being caused by Ethanol, at it's current levels, to Recreational Boating.
Of the more than 250 testifying participants, all but a dozen were for increasing the amount of ethanol - even beyond the EPA's proposal!
The RFS is broken, yet the government ignores all science and analysis and continues to threaten our Recreational Boating Community. We need Congress to correct course and fix this law.
Please help us stop all this insanity,contact your Legislators to STOP the RFP by clicking HERE.
Forwarded by,
Steven Carpenter, IT Officer
For The Officers and Directors
Dana Point Boaters Association
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Thank You
At the Dana Point Boaters Association, our mission is to advocate for the preservation, enhancement, and expansion of affordable recreational boating. We strive to improve the family-friendly atmosphere and breadth of water-oriented activities we all enjoy in our harbor. As Dana Point boater advocates, our strength comes from your support and participation. We are proud of the achievements we've made together on behalf of our boating community, and we won't give up. But we can't do it without you.
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Mission Statement:
The Dana Point Boaters Association advocates the preservation, enhancement, and expansion of affordable recreational boating resources. We work to improve the family friendly atmosphere and breadth of water-oriented actives we all enjoy in the harbor. We serve as the watchdog by ethically protecting the rights of all boaters and representing them when collective action is most effective. We actively gather information and communicate our views to educate boaters, external interests, and public officials. We build and maintain constructive, working relationships to achieve common goals with other harbor stakeholders. We will pass on our harbor to the next generation of recreational boaters in better condition than it is today.
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