The global warming impact of leaf blowing and other gas powered yard care is actually staggering. Those 2 stroke engines are awful in terms of efficiency and the partial combustion releases gases hundreds of times more potent than CO2.
Blowing your yard can be a bigger CO2 impact than commuting 2 hours a day. The article states 1100 miles worth of driving. I’ve seen estimates saying 30 minutes of blowing your yard is the equivalent of driving a f150 from Alaska to Texas.
Electric leaf blowers are the only real solution and it needs to be federal legislation.
The global warming impact of leaf blowing and other gas powered yard care is actually staggering. Those 2 stroke engines are awful in terms of efficiency and the partial combustion releases gases hundreds of times more potent than CO2.
Blowing your yard can be a bigger CO2 impact than commuting 2 hours a day. The article states 1100 miles worth of driving. I’ve seen estimates saying 30 minutes of blowing your yard is the equivalent of driving a f150 from Alaska to Texas.
Electric leaf blowers are the only real solution and it needs to be federal legislation.