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| At
Honda, we believe in performance and leadership,
and that's why we're taking a leadership position
when it comes to the environment. |
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Products with Class-leading
Performance
and Low Emissions |
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| We continue to develop
low-emission technologies for our current
and future motorcycles, ATVs, scooters and
personal watercraft, while undeniably staying
committed to our goal of performance first.
We already produce models, like our Gold Wing
1800 and Interceptor, that exceed the stringent
2008 CARB (California Air Resources Board)
emissions requirements years ahead of schedule.
And because our new four-stroke personal watercraft
use purpose-built marine-spec power plants,
they meet both CARB 2004 and EPA 2006 emissions
standards. In fact, all of our Motorcycle
products, excluding some of our competitive
closed-course racing bikes, have 4-stroke
engines. (All Honda Scooters, ATVs, recreational
Off-Road Bikes, in addition to the Motocross
CRF450R, are equipped with 4-stroke engines).
That's the kind of performance everybody can
appreciate. |
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| Our Commitment to
Environmental Learning |
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The Honda OHV & Environmental Learning
Centers are designed to provide environmental
awareness and education to the community.
The Honda OHV & Environmental Learning
Centers are an expansion of the already existing
Honda Rider Education Centers. The original
four Rider Education facilities (Colton, CA,
Troy, OH, Irving, TX & Alpharetta, GA)
were built to teach riders two important aspects
of riding:
1) proper operation of on-road and off-highway
motorcycles as well as ATVs in a realistic
setting
2) overall responsible land use ethics
The OHV Environmental Learning Centers are the only educational facilities in the U.S. that provide state-of-the-art rider safety and training and environmental education within the same facility. Unveiled in 2001, the Colton, CA training facility was Honda's first to offer onsite environmental education and awareness. The expansion of the Alpharetta, GA facility was completed in 2003. The Irving, Texas Rider Education Center's environmental addition is scheduled for completion in Spring, 2006, and the Troy, Ohio Center expansion project is currently under development.
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| Our Contributions
in the Industry |
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| Honda works with many
clubs and organizations in the industry towards
the shared goal of environmental protection.
For preservation and responsibility of our
waterways, Honda serves as a contributor to
the Personal Watercraft Industry Association
and the American Watercraft Association. We're
also a contributor to Tread Lightly, Inc.,
and the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation
Council promoting safe, responsible, family
oriented off-highway recreational experiences. |
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| Honda Products Lend
A Helping Hand |
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Honda products are also actively involved
in many environmental rescue missions. One
mission we are particularly proud of is the
use of our Honda ATVs to help the single most
endangered species of sea turtle, the Kemp's-Ridley
sea turtle. Joining a cooperative effort by
the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the
government of Mexico, Honda donated sixteen
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) earlier this year
to the Ridley Sea Turtle Recovery Project,
underway since 1978. Honda ATVs patrol beaches
in South Padre Island, Texas, and more than
100 miles of remote beach in the Mexican state
of Tamaulipas. Project team members comb the
beaches for nesting turtles, mark the sites,
tag turtles, and collect eggs and relocate
them to a protected area away from poachers,
both human and animal.
"The Honda ATVs have proven indispensable
to accomplish this part of our job,"
said Dr. Pat Burchfield, U.S. Field Group
coordinator. "We have used Honda all-terrain
cycles exclusively for more than 23 years.
Our fleet has grown from one unit in 1978
to more than 20 units which we operate under
the harshest conditions imaginable."
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