Tell EPA to Deny Waiver Petition to Allow E15

Tell EPA to Deny Waiver Petition to Allow E15
EPA Should Not Allow Increased Ethanol Blends

On March 6, 2009, a new pro-ethanol lobbying organization called Growth Energy and 54 ethanol manufacturers formally requested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) increase ethanol blend levels in gasoline up to 15 percent (E15). As is required by law, EPA on April 21 published a Notice for Comment in the Federal Register, beginning a 30-day public comment period.

MEMBERS Please review and act promptly to stop this thoughtless policy change without regard for your boat's operational safety.

Go to http://capwiz.com/nmma/issues/alert/?alertid=13199386 and let your voice be heard.

Interesting Websites

Updated Sunday 05 July 09

Sailing Anarchy, great website, lots of good stuff.

Just got a note from CPS members, Ray and John about this Website... "BOASTY began because of a little thread on the BOC (Bayliner Owners Club) website which was titled "A Great Way to Say Thank You"! Well, After reading that thread on the BOC website it gave me an idea to propose a new kind of boating event!" Take a moment to check out this web (http://www.boasty.org/)

Just came across this website-- www.marinetraffic.com

This appears to be live AIS data that utilizes Google Mapping. Really cool. Let me know what you think, perhaps you have other cool webs.

Another one that I like is www.earthnc.com, really a cool product. I've tried it, it is great stuff at little (almost free) or no cost.

The last one, I've been really addicted to is www.virtualregatta.com. I would warn any one that goes here that it is addicting.

This one is sort of fun, Bowman's Union. http://www.bowmansunion.com/

MARTINDALE'S CALCULATORS ON-LINE CENTER
Really interesting website. Need some help, try here http://www.martindalecenter.com/CalculatorsD_Wea.html A great collection of WEATHER - METEOROLOGY - CLIMATOLOGY (Calculators, Applets, Spreadsheets,
and where Applicable includes: Courses, Manuals,
Handbooks, Simulations, Animations, Videos, etc.)


If you have a website you would like to share, drop us a note.

New Features

I've added a couple of new feature to the web that might be helpful.

New Item in the Links Menu to the Chicago Department of Transportation for the Spring 2009 bridge lift schedule. Some of our members and readers might find it helpful.

New Feature in the ChicagoPS web is this custom search engine. Find those hard to find boat parts and accessories easily with this custom search engine. Save time and money simply by entering your engine filter or your docking line here. What every you're looking for, find it here from some of the best marine sources on the web.

USPS Custom Boat Parts Search Engine