X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f52.google.com ([209.85.161.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTPS id 4980782 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 May 2011 15:35:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.161.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by fxm6 with SMTP id 6so616710fxm.25 for ; Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=zmxAgxLh1Iux3knrNjz0AMOCRFMv8tbf4/LUzrWIq2w=; b=V8RPwiFkmbZ9FhcrJjK4LEJc6Qd03iAhG3NhFFd6DDyFrkJ2d39T0t2GjaCRUNZmen sM4DbOITO9NODuZ7jAV8WMHOmW9etJl9aZkvo3MmeXGw75JTbyh6FEBp5GdWiYs5ZkEv bAlMaCz0Jqb8DAj36aHx8yA+7lnHBSN+r6cps= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=GCA6/oloKK3UPX0lzeBLclGkonKHjo6v7PivEpwSNC7MWCNcjPKoiYflaOZqwHXbuQ w3iCp62FXL+k2X3YdphSoptTqPTuPOZe+CKOWmb47/DYX7Cd2MNKabOhEm7/H4CH3JS+ 8AUKzPkzIkyAucbCUE+qDjkhBlOdhRpUmVpZw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.159.14 with SMTP id h14mr3067032fax.20.1305142496582; Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.86.15 with HTTP; Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:34:56 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: 100LL in California From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0023541869fce3dec504a3052a0f --0023541869fce3dec504a3052a0f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Bill, You could be right on that. It surely won't hurt to put a little pressure on the FAA to find/approve an alternative aviation fuel. Personally, I would be happy if they would make premium auto fuel ethanol free. On another note, with the time it takes for things to work their way through the court system, it will be years before this gets resolved. The oil companies can afford to hire the best attorneys. Mark S. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote: > This may not be all bad. It could cause Swift fuel and that stuff GAMI > is making to be approved. Swift fuel costs about $2/gal and will not go up > and down in price like Avgas. You could pay more for it since it is about > 8% more fuel efficient. > > > > Bill B > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Steitle > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:30 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] FW: 100LL in California > > > > In case any of you missed this... who's next? > > > > *Ca**lifornia** Suit Targets 100LL* > > [image: Description: http://www.avweb.com/newspics/100ll.jpg]A California > environmental group has served notice it will sue more than 40 suppliers of > avgas in the state to force them to stop selling it. The*Center for > Environmental Health* has given a legally-required 60 > days of notice to all the major oil companies that sell 100LL and the FBOs > that pump it at 25 airports to stop. "The oil and aviation industries need > to know Californians will not tolerate lead pollution that threatens our > health and healthy environments," Michael Green, executive director of CEH, > said in a statement. "We expect the industries to take immediate action to > eliminate pollution that endangers children and families who live, work and > play near airports across the state." CEH cites *a 2008 EPA report*s > that show avgas is polluting the air and in some cases groundwater around > airports with piston traffic. > > CEH notes that Van Nuys Airport, one of the busiest GA airports in the > U.S., shows the highest level of lead pollution of more than 3,000 airports > covered in the report. As we've reported and commented on extensively, the > EPA is now considering its options in dealing with 100LL in response to a > petition from Friends of the Earth. The CEH route is a little more direct. > It alleges violations of the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic > Enforcement Act. Protesters recently staged a small rally outside Santa > Monica Airport complaining about lead pollution. > > > > > > > > > --0023541869fce3dec504a3052a0f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
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You could be right on that.=A0 It surely won't hurt to put a littl= e pressure on the FAA to find/approve an alternative aviation fuel.=A0 Pers= onally, I would be happy if they would make premium auto fuel ethanol free.= =A0
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On another note, with the time it takes for things to work their way t= hrough the court system, it will be years before this gets resolved.=A0 The= oil companies can afford to hire=A0the best=A0attorneys.
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Mark S.

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Bill Bradburry = <bbradburr= y@bellsouth.net> wrote:

This may not be= all bad.=A0 It could cause Swift fuel and that stuff GAMI is making to be = approved.=A0 Swift fuel costs about $2/gal and will not go up and down in p= rice like Avgas.=A0 You could pay more for it since it is about 8% more fue= l efficient.

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Bill B

From:= Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 20= 11 2:30 PM
To: Rotary mo= tors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] FW: 100LL in California

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California Suit Ta= rgets 100LL

3D"Description:A = California environmental group has served notice it will sue more than 40 s= uppliers of avgas in the state to force them to stop selling it. TheCenter for Environmental Healt= hhas given a legally-required 60 days of notice to al= l the major oil companies that sell 100LL and the FBOs that pump it at 25 a= irports to stop. "The oil and aviation industries need to know Califor= nians will not tolerate lead pollution that threatens our health and health= y environments," Michael Green, executive director of CEH, said in a s= tatement. "We expect the industries to take immediate action to elimin= ate pollution that endangers children and families who live, work and play = near airports across the state." CEH cites=A0a 200= 8 EPA reports that show avgas is polluting the air an= d in some cases groundwater around airports with piston traffic.

CEH notes that Van Nuys Airport, one of the busiest GA airports in t= he U.S., shows the highest level of lead pollution of more than 3,000 airpo= rts covered in the report. As we've reported and commented on extensive= ly, the EPA is now considering its options in dealing with 100LL in respons= e to a petition from Friends of the Earth. The CEH route is a little more d= irect. It alleges violations of the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxi= c Enforcement Act. Protesters recently staged a small rally outside Santa M= onica Airport complaining about lead pollution.

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