New Head of EPA

[Tom-D]

Any opinions on how Scott Pruitt will effect the decision on our leaded fuel problems ?

 

[lowtimer]

I'm sure the sierra club would tell you he has plans of tripling the amount of lead in av fuel.

 

[Tom-D]

I'm sure the sierra club would tell you he has plans of tripling the amount of lead in av fuel.

I'm certain there will be huge push back on his nomination, but that's not the question. If he gets the nod, think he will drop the requirement we go to a no lead full?

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

I'm gonna say...he'll have no effect on the current situation.

The issue is small potatoes compared with his focus.....

 

[frfly172]

He may have a tough time with his nominTion,dontthink 100 ll is even on his radar.

 

[EppyGA]

I just want to say....in before the lock

 

[mscard88]

Pruitt has spent much of his energy as attorney general fighting against the agency he will now lead.

Pruit, who has written that the debate on climate change is “far from settled,” joined a coalition of state attorneys general in suing the agency’s Clean Power Plan, the principal Obama-era policy aimed at reducing the U.S.’s greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. He has also sued, with fellow state attorneys general, over the EPA’s recently announced regulations trying to curtail the emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the oil and gas sector.


He has also taken on the administration in other areas, joining other Republican attorneys general in a lawsuit over Obama’s immigration policies.

An ally of the energy industry, Pruitt also came to the defense, along with fellow Alabama attorney general Luther Strange, of oil company ExxonMobil when it fell under investigation by attorneys general from more liberal states seeking information about whether the oil giant failed to disclose material information about climate

http://www.dailyitem.com/election_2...cle_ec5c71c0-bcb7-11e6-8397-3fde2d5a5b8e.html

 

[wrbix]

Fox guarding the hen house.

 

[SoCal RV Flyer]

Pruitt will probably double the lead, and add asbestos and polonium-210 as cam guard additives.

 

[Mason]

There are plenty of other reasons to develop lead-free avgas besides the EPA issues. So I think the efforts will continue.

 

[paflyer]

Pruitt will probably double the lead, and add asbestos and polonium-210 as cam guard additives.

Don't forget the DDT.

 

[Norman]

He'll probably tell Kalifornia they can't regulate cow farts cause that's a federal jurisdiction.

 

[Tom-D]

There are plenty of other reasons to develop lead-free avgas besides the EPA issues.

Like what?

 

[Tom-D]

Fox guarding the hen house.

Gotta remember when Caterpillar couldn't meet the new EPA standard for diesel emissions they quit making the small over the road engines putting a lot of factory workers out of work.
lots of other manufacturing job were lost to the EPA over-site.

 

[mondtster]

Gotta remember when Caterpillar couldn't meet the new EPA standard for diesel emissions they quit making the small over the road engines putting a lot of factory workers out of work.
lots of other manufacturing job were lost to the EPA over-site.

Not saying I agree with the regulations, but there were also a lot of jobs created in the attempt to meet those more stringent regulations. My job was one of those created (not by Cat but by a competitor) in order to develop and produce EPA compliant engines.

I've always felt a bit conflicted because of this. I disagree with the premise that more stringent regulations are needed, but I'm happy to be employed and doing something I find interesting.

 

[PaulS]

I'm thinking lead in fuel will still go away. I do think the EPA will be reeled in though, especially when it comes to regulating industry. We shall see.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Gotta remember when Caterpillar couldn't meet the new EPA standard for diesel emissions they quit making the small over the road engines putting a lot of factory workers out of work.
lots of other manufacturing job were lost to the EPA over-site.

And lots of other jobs were kept by having clean rivers, clean water, and clean air.

Always going to be tradeoffs.

 

[Warlock]

My refining stocks seem to like the pick...

 

[Mason]

Like what?

Boutique fuel, transportation, segregation, limited source for lead, storage issues, cost, availability, lead fouling of engines for starters.

 

[Tom-D]

Boutique fuel, transportation, segregation, limited source for lead, storage issues, cost, availability, lead fouling of engines for starters.

None of those are reasons. it is no different than any of the fuels, except the lead fouling. that's the only real reason.

 

[Zeldman]

Any opinions on how Scott Pruitt will effect the decision on our leaded fuel problems ?

Yes.