[White-water] Awesome Jet Boat Action Video on Wild Rogue!!

[Jack Doyle]

Carbon pollution can be somewhat overt. Other kinds of pollution are usually
less obvious.

Ever wonder how much pollution results from all of the plastic left on rocks
by kayaks? :-)

PVCs [HDPE (High Density Polyethylene), LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)],
DEHA, are both know carcinogens. While these might not be an issue for
drinking water bottles (http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp),
there is potential for the slow release of these elements to the water via
photoxidation (http://tinyurl.com/ajmyzu and http://tinyurl.com/dx3h9q).

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:00 PM, james <james at thelostnet.net> wrote:

> Assuming their engines are well-kept and modern there isn't any more
> pollution than your typical automobile.  Many of the newer marine engines
> have the same emissions systems that a car has.  Unfortunately, they aren't
> exactly regulated and most of the custom boats aren't going to bother adding
> the complexity of emission control.
>
> The carbon pollution from their engines under normal operation isn't really
> significant enough to concern me personally.  Of greater concern is the
> errosion of river banks caused by boat wakes, noise pollution and any
> pollution as a result of a crash.
>
> Fortunately, there is unlikely to be enough jet boat traffic on that
> section of river to cause any issues.
>
>
> thedave at frozenplanet.com wrote:
>
>> while it does seem that they are doing nothing illegal, i do see some
>> wanton destruction of nature.
>>
>> correct me if i'm wrong here, but i'm under the impression that those
>> engines dump quite a bit of crap into the river during normal operation.
>> d.
>>
>> "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless,
>> whether the mad destruction is brought under the name of totalitarianism
>> or the holy name of liberty or democracy."
>> -Ghandi
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Kephart" <kepharda at yahoo.com>
>> To: bkayaker at yahoo.com, "Roman Androsov" <romanandrosov at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "White- <Water at Maillist.Peak.org>" <white-water at maillist.peak.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 10:45:40 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>> Subject: Re: [White-water] Awesome Jet Boat Action Video on Wild Rogue!!
>>
>> Please define "open season" as far as I can discern they did nothing
>> illegal.  Nor did I see any wanton destruction of nature, sure it would not
>> be fun to meet a boat like that while running a rapid, but to be honest you
>> sound to me just like the fly fishermen that don't like us on the river
>> because we "destroy the experience".
>> All that being said, those guys are completely foolish for not strapping
>> on a helmet.  Catching that type of air will lead to someone being throw
>> from the boat and striking a rock, then likely drowning.
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Steve B <bkayaker at yahoo.com>
>> *To:* Roman Androsov <romanandrosov at yahoo.com>
>> *Cc:* "White- Water at Maillist.Peak.org" <white-water at maillist.peak.org>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:49:44 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [White-water] Awesome Jet Boat Action Video on Wild Rogue!!
>>
>> I think it should be open season on anyone taking a powerboat on a river
>> like this.  This is a shamefull display of arrogance and I can't imagine any
>> intelligent American doing this.  Let's see how much of Nature we can
>> possible destroy in a weekend, YAHOO!
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 1/28/09, Roman Androsov /<romanandrosov at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>>
>>    From: Roman Androsov <romanandrosov at yahoo.com>
>>    Subject: Re: [White-water] Awesome Jet Boat Action Video on Wild
>>    Rogue!!
>>    To: "White- Water at Maillist.Peak.org"
>>    <white-water at maillist.peak.org>, "Gary Adams" <bigdog660 at comcast.net>
>>    Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 8:29 PM
>>
>>    awesome... unless the boat stalls... next time they should also
>>    have someone water ski all the rapids with them :)
>>
>>    --- On *Wed, 1/28/09, Gary Adams /<bigdog660 at comcast.net>/* wrote:
>>
>>        From: Gary Adams <bigdog660 at comcast.net>
>>        Subject: [White-water] Awesome Jet Boat Action Video on Wild
>>        Rogue!!
>>        To: "White- Water at Maillist.Peak.org"
>>        <white-water at maillist.peak.org>
>>        Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:37 PM
>>
>>        Whoa! Blossom, Rainie Falls, they run it all!
>>
>>        http://current.com/items/89752722/bohhica_racing_2009.htm
>>
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