Subject: FW: Mercury Marine: E15,
May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009
To: Mercury Marine Suppliers
From: Mark Schwabero
Stephan Cloutier
Re: Ethanol Waiver
Dear Mercury Suppliers:
The U.S. boating industry needs
your help in PREVENTING THE EPA FROM ALLOWING AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF
ETHANOL in gasoline.
Act Now
On March 6, 2009, a new pro-ethanol
lobbying organization called Growth Energy aligned with 54 ethanol
manufacturers and formally requested that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) allow an increase of ethanol blend levels in gasoline to 15 percent
(E15). As is required by law, the EPA on April 21 published a Notice for
Comment in the Federal Register, beginning a 30-day public comment period that
will close May 21, 2009.
Failure to stop momentum at this
stage will almost certainly cause all engine companies to redesign and re-engineer
product lineups at a time when all of us can least afford it.
IMPORTANT FACTS:
·
Marine engines
have not been tested with ethanol blends above E10.
· Some marine engines have experienced issues using E10,
and additional problems would certainly be anticipated with higher levels of
ethanol blends.
· Let the data tell the story! Tell the EPA to deny the E15
waiver until adequate testing has been conducted.
CLICK HERE OR GO
TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE http://capwiz.com/nmma/home/ TO QUICKLY AND
EASILY SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EPA URGING THEM TO DENY THE E15 WAIVER.
Beat them at their own game
Ethanol Advocates are mobilizing
forces to submit 20,000 favorable comments to the EPA, requesting that the
agency grant a waiver for E15.
There are 18 million boats currently
in operation in the
And yet, neither the EPA nor any
other federal agency has performed a single test on the impacts of E15 on
marine engines, fuel systems or components. Marine engines and fuel systems are
not designed, calibrated or certified to run on anything above 10 percent
ethanol. We ask you to support a science-first approach and urge the EPA to
deny the ethanol industry's E15 waiver request until independent and comprehensive
scientific testing is completed on a full range of marine engines and other
products.
ONCE AGAIN, CLICK HERE OR GO
TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE http://capwiz.com/nmma/home/ TO QUICKLY AND
EASILY SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EPA URGING THEM TO DENY THE E15 WAIVER.
For more information, contact
NMMA Legislative Director Mat Dunn at mdun@nnmma.org or (202) 737-9760.
Mercury Marine joins the
National Marine Manufacturers Association in urging you to participate in this
effort.
Regards,
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