| September 26, 2008 |
EPA Pushes Boat Motors, Lawn Mowers, To Go Green
As far as global warming and automobile pollution goes, the actions—or lack thereof—from the Environmental Protection Agency in recent years have not been encouraging. But off the tarmac, the agency has set some pretty hard rules, including last week's targeting of the small motors used in lawn mowers and personal watercraft.
By 2010, all marine engines will be expected to chop their smog-forming emissions by a staggering 70 percent, in addition to a 20 percent reduction in carbon monoxide. A less-stringent 35 percent cut in smog-forming emissions in motors of less than 25 horsepower will take effect in 2011.
Clean air advocates were quick to point out that the regulations would be the equivalent of removing one in five cars from the road, as well as saving some 190 million gallons of gasoline.
While I think the regulations are great, given the near criminal pollution levels and inefficiency of most small engines, it really makes me wonder how many targets the EPA can find for imposing emissions restrictions rather than addressing automobiles.
The agency has taken on farm equipment, construction machines, and now lawnmowers. Could it finally be time to tighten screws on an industry that hasn’t bumped CAFE standards in nearly a decade?
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