Posted by Ian:
Recreational boating, ATVs and snowmobiling are popular seasonal activities in Elgin county. What then would be the impact of using ethanol-based fuels in these marine and off-road vehicles?
Trouble, according to boat manufacturers in the U.S. as reported in this story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Washington — At St. Charles Boat & Motor, owner and service manager Jerry Sims used to oversee the rebuilding of 30 carburetors in a year’s time. Last year, Sims says, he stopped counting at 750. They were victims, he claims, of ethanol in gas.
“It’s killing motors right and left,” Sims said. “But the EPA keeps shoving it down everybody’s throats.”
Armed with damage stories and test results suggesting more problems on the horizon, the boating industry is fighting to block a drive by fuel manufacturers to increase ethanol in the fuel supply from 10 percent to 15 percent — or E15.
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Categories: Elgin county · Environmental policy · Ethanol · Parks and recreation
Tagged: damage to small engines, Environmental Protection Agency, Ethanol, recreational boating
December 6, 2008 · 1 Comment
The construction of the support building at Cowan Park has started. St. Thomas Soccer Club, the main tenant, who pays user fees, now called rentals, was not part of the planning although the construction will have an impact of one of the fields!
In comparison, the club is still waiting for the construction of the shelters for the player benches at the Athletic Park. The club paid $ 20,000 in June 2007 and $ 10,000 in April 2008 for various renovations and improvements at both parks. The installation of the shelters was planned for 2007, now it is the end of 2008 and they are still not installed! (more…)
Categories: City of St. Thomas · Municipal Affairs · Parks and recreation
Tagged: Bob Luft, City of St. Thomas, Municipality of Central Elgin, St. Thomas Soccer Club
