The potential creation of a state recreation area for motorized vehicles will be discussed by the state Natural Resources Board at its June 28 meeting in River Falls. DNR staff will ask the board to consider approving the development of a plan for such a facility.
There are almost 300,000 ATVs registered in Wisconsin. A 2005 study on ATV use in Minnesota found the average ATV burns about 30 gallons of gasoline a year for recreational purposes. At 30 gallons per ATV, the 300,000 ATVs currently registered in Wisconsin already burn 9 million gallons of gasoline per year.
For each gallon of gasoline burned in an internal combustion engine, approximately 23 pounds of carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere, which suggests that over 100,000 tons (103,500 tons) of carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere each year from recreational use of ATVs in Wisconsin already.
The problem is that neither the DNR nor the state (much less the federal government) has any kind of anti-global warming policy. If they did, I doubt they'd be promoting this kind of frivolous burning of gasoline, with the resulting additional loading of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
Mike Neuman
Preserve Our Climate
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/on/2006/on060606.htm#art6
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/outdoor_activities/ohv/atv_gas_tax.pdf
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Good grief... http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=432812 23% of Wisconsin citizens use ATV's? Seems very high. I know many use them for work purposes such as farming, but how many ATV's are actually used for recreation? It looks like DNR inflated the numbers to justifty their actions. The D.N.R is setting an interesting precedent developing this project! What next? Motorized Disney theme parks? The DNR needs to go back to its roots and realize it has a primary mission to protect and conserve state natural resources. Any DNR development of ATV areas will ignite a firestorm of controvery regarding DNR policy. The agency should stay out of the ATV entertainment business. I am amazed the agency is even considering this proposal. The DNR seems hell bent on creating a state environmental disaster area... and global warming site... Mike Rewey Michael W. Rewey 5522 Comanche Way Madison, WI 53704-1026 home: 608.249.6673 cell: 608.698.6673 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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