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Posted on 05/22/2012 9:21:02 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that provides a framework to encourage greater environmental awareness and adoption of green products and solutions with NASCAR fans and the entire industry. The MOU is a voluntary partnership around education and awareness. The agreement denotes some core areas NASCAR and the EPA will collaborate on moving forward including the following programs: E3: Economy, Energy and Environment; and Design for the Environment (DfE) labeled consumer and commercial products. Chase Predictor Play all season long
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The MOU, which can be accessed at http://bit.ly/EPA-NASCAR-mou, will pave the way for other opportunities and areas of focus for EPA and NASCAR such as sourcing more sustainable concessions at NASCAR events, expanding the use of DfE-labeled chemical products, conserving water, and continuing to grow the promotion and practice of all applicable types of recycling. Through E3, NASCAR and the EPA will work together to foster the adoption of green approaches, address sustainability challenges, and seize opportunities. A continuously greener sport -- and NASCAR's supplier network -- will have positive economic and environmental impacts that extend far beyond the race track in the communities that NASCAR and the EPA serve.
NASCAR, in partnership with industry, environmental and academic groups, will also begin to evaluate the potential for adoption of green products as labeled under the EPA Design for the Environment program as having met rigorous environmental standards. NASCAR Green is also planned to be employed as a platform for enhancing awareness among NASCAR fans and business-to-business partners of the benefits of using DfE-labeled products in our homes, communities and at work. The MOU is based on the spirit of collaboration and does not address regulatory issues.
"This collaboration is a statement of NASCAR's commitment to green innovation and our role as a leader in sustainability," said Mike Lynch, NASCAR managing director of green innovation. "This partnership will provide new resources that will allow our industry to create innovative environmental education and awareness platforms while continuing to build on our strong momentum in reducing the environmental impact of our sport."
"Because NASCAR is such a thrilling sport followed by millions of passionate fans and business-to-business partners, it can be a powerful platform to raise environmental awareness, drive the adoption of safer products by more Americans, and accelerate the greening of our economy to protect the planet," said Jim Jones, EPA's acting assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). "The EPA and NASCAR partnership attests to the notable inroads that NASCAR has already made into the arena of environmental stewardship -- through multiple recycling initiatives for waste and automotive fluids, to greener fuel choices."
Last month, NASCAR issued a 'white paper' detailing the various programs that have made NASCAR a leader in green initiatives across all sports. The data in "The Sports Leader in Sustainability"* illustrated the steps NASCAR has taken in educating fans, reducing the sport's environmental impact and validating green technologies -- both on and off the track. The report can be accessed at http://bit.ly/green-white-4-19.
* Report not endorsed by the EPA.
I think Brain France should get the credit.
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks to NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France about NASCAR’s efforts to go green, including hybrid pace cars.
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc-tv/47102965#47102965
Not that it matters, but he owns royalties of all of Britney Spears perfumes.
I left after they outlawed the "Winged Bird" back in 70-71'.
Came back for Elliot and the Jelly Bean Bird.
Left after that because the world was going EFI, they were still using flippin Carbs...
I need to save money and block time, and get to the air races in Reno, now that is speed...
Make them all electric cars. They have to recharge every lap.
Fans can watch from the nearest club/bar/honkytonk because it’ll take a week to finish a race.
Sheesh
NHRA is on TV every Sunday too.
I have never been but nitro funny cars rock!
Go Team John Force. Still waiting for Courtney to get her first win.
Ever since the death of Dale Earnhardt, the sport has been in a decline for me personally.
Dale Earnhardt, like him or not, kept the sport interesting. Since his death, NASCAR has become a dull, boring sport for me. World class engine builders are forced to build basically assembly line junk to put in the cars, the drivers can’t perform outlandish stunts on each other to win races, and the cars now all basically look the same.
I haven’t checked the numbers, has the sport decreased in popularity, with my own decrease-to-zero interest? I would guess it has definitely decreased in the eyes of the rural folks, like me, who used to love the sport. Maybe the city people who are so deeply invested in the sport with race tracks are still keeping it strong.
It’s an embarrasment to me that the race at Daytona is still held, since they abdandoned so many back road race tracks, for city tax revenue and glory.
I have been a NASCAR fan for about 50 years.
i am totally disgusted that they have been bamboozled into such an agreement.
First of all, the EPA is a bully of the first degree. While all the politicians are decrying bullying, they readily support the worst bully we have, the EPA.
Secondly, car racing has set the standards for innovation for over 100 years. They don’t need ‘permission’ from the bullies to do what they already do best.
I am so SICK of the word green, I could vomit.
I hear ya.. The race threads here at FR started that very year.. a race and a sporting culture died that day.
as far as ‘stock’, that’s a standing joke. there is no innovation when everyone uses the same cookie cutters .. driving CoTanks , running ecofuel. haaaa.
There is still one sport I love to watch: tractor & truck pulling.
Backyard engine builders put together Massey Furgesons, Perkins, Hemis, Cummins, Chevrolet big block engines with painstaking care, and the motors have to last about 15s at max RPM with a sled that just keeps getting heavier behind it.
Probably the only problem with tractor pulling, is that you want to cheer for everyone, for putting so much money on the line to entertain what in total, is a small demographic. I think I have only seen one guy hit superstar level there, the owner of the Silver Bullet. Beyond that, most people buy the coolest looking t-shirt, since most don’t single out a specific driver/team.
Not just Big E. It was the drivers of that era, Petty,Jarrett, Allison.....Those guys could set up a car. Todays pretty boys couldn’t find the dip stick. I haven’t watched a race since Dale Jarrett retired.
I figured the End of NASCAR was apparent when it banned cigarette sponsers and the flying of the Confederate Battle Flag “to expand its base” up north and west.
Well, that’s when I said “Buh Bye”!
Don’t care anout the Preening Primadonnas anymore.
I figured the End of NASCAR was apparent when it banned cigarette sponsers and the flying of the Confederate Battle Flag “to expand its base” up north and west.
Well, that’s when I said “Buh Bye”!
Don’t care about the Preening Primadonnas anymore.
“... since they abdandoned so many back road race tracks, for city tax revenue and glory.”
Just like Drive-In movies, they’re are some still out there....just have to drive away from the suburbs and head to counties where the yuppies haven’t infested.
On behalf of the crew, thanks for the ping Norm...
That’s the one. The best thing that could happen to NASCAR would be for Penske to purchase the entire mess. He can turn a cow patty into a raging bull. Penske is a businessman. Dennis is a business dud.
I would enjoy NASCAR holding a thousand mile race, oval road course combination. It needs something to bring up the interest level aside from PC crap.
Remember when Mercury put a corp of Mercury Comets on the Daytona track and ran them for one hundred thousand miles with only oil changes and other routine maintenance performed? Something like that as a competitive event could add some long term interest to NASCAR as well as getting some very active manufacture involvement during the off season. Daily broadcast and updates on SpeedTV or ESPN could keep the interest up.
NASCAR could engage in something like the old Mobil economy runs. From the tip of Florida to Seattle would be interesting. Class winners would be determined by a combination of economy and time.
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