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OHV's And Emissions....Are We Next??!!

 Well, once again we are the target along with others in the never ending campaign of trying to destroy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. You might wonder why I choose those words but I don't choose them lightly. I choose them for the reason this country was founded on.. Life,... endowed by our creator to be infringed by no man, Liberty... to be free from the tyrannical grip of government and the pursuit of happiness.... well , hey that's open to interpretation. Really though, Our elected officials have now set their sights on the basically unregulated (or slightly) regulated industries that have lax emission controls. Ours just happens to fall into that category. Jerry Brown our infamous attorney general has decided to try to get the EPA and the courts (non-legislative) to enforce greenhouse-gas emissions on all new equipment. Well we all know what that means. Less performance, more weight, more things to go wrong. This will not only effect us, it effects quite a few industries. Construction, Agriculture, Wineries etc. Anyone that uses industrial or small equipment will be affected. My favorite quote it this: "This is going to happen," said center spokesman Dan Galpern. "The handwriting is on the wall." Well, I always look at it like, don't count your eggs before they are hatched, ya never know. We have a strong voice and in this situation we will not be alone, we will have construction, agriculture, all the factories and anyone who currently builds non-regulated equipment on our side. So take some time and read the story by going here. Or you can read the press release and attached documents from the Office of Attorney General by going here. And a little fact for you to peruse:

Emissions by percentage:

4 Stroke Atv:   1.35%

2 Stroke Atv:     .22%

Off Road Bikes:   .38%

Keep in mind, those percentages above are of non-road vehicles and engines. So the percentage is not 1.35% of total emissions, it is 1.35% of total non-road emissions. What percentage of total emissions is Non-road emissions? Hmmm..... can't seem to find that.

Did You Know?.......

Here is a story of change. One that is pretty obviously one sided but they did take the time to give a Off road user a chance to speak. With the growing number in off road recreators, and the new use maps coming in to play, the environmentalists have to try and strike out now while they still can. They see the growing popularity of off road use in public lands and the coalition of people coming together to fight them. Along with the use Maps that we denegrate now and again, they may end up being our savior. When those are passed and completed the environmentalist lobby will have a harder time with getting us off the trails that were approved for our use. Anyway the full, long story with a video that, if you care about off road, you should take the time to watch. Check it out here.

Some new Meetings'

Forest Service- Mendocino Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) February 15, 2008 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM at the Mendocino County Museum, 400 E. Commercial Street, Willits CA

The Medocino RAC will hold a public meeting to discuss various items of interest and approval of projects. Time for public comment will be allotted. For further information, please contact Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator, at 707-983-8503 or at rhurt@fs.fed.us

BLM – Northwest California Resource Advisory Council (RAC)

March 6, 2008, 10:00 am
March 7, 2008, 8:00 am
Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road, Arcata

On March 6th, the RAC will go on a field tour of public lands managed by the Arcata Field Office.  On March 7th, the RAC will discuss several issues including field office priority projects, land use plan development for the Lacks Creek and South Cow Mountain areas, and an update on the California Recreation RAC.  Time for public comment will be allotted during the March 7th meeting.  For further information, please contact Rich Burns, Ukiah Field Office, at 707-468-4000 or Joseph Fontana, Public Affairs Officer, at 530-252-5332.

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