[bigshrimpin]

I hear you . . . This is a political issue and there's nothing wrong with that. Before the last few years people could discuss things and it didn't matter so much what political affiliation you were. I see the hypocrisy in these bills and so does everyone else . . . but what actions can you take overturn this or prevent it from happening . . . except move to oregon? The people in California didn't draft the law and didn't vote on the new regs, but there are a million pissed off californian boaters (in a state that is the size of east coast from New Jersey to Florida) . . . We have to take it up the rear. I just wish that these politicians were doing what's best for everyone rather than sneaking through these industry driven "clean air" measures that won't make any improvement except to some corporations bottom line.

I'm a huge fan of diesel engines too and so is the rest of the world outside the USA. I'd love to see of these politicians focus their energy and OUR resources on creating bio-diesel algea farms and more wind power . . . rather than tighter restrictions limiting emissions from "fossil" fuels. 1/2 of california (and all of Baja) is a sand box that's sunny everyday from April - Nov. It's perfect for growing the saltwater algea for bio-diesel production(making the net CO2 gain = 0).

Problem is where to get our plastics when fossil fuel production is reduced . . . the price of all the crap we buy will go through the roof.