There are few things that set me cringing more quickly that the sight and sound of some poor guy with a smoking gas motor on his back blowing leaves around on the sidewalk. In fact, I'd put the gas powered leaf blower up there with car alarms as one of humanity's worst inventions. Lawn mowers, chainsaws, and other landscaping contraptions are not a whole lot better, either for the sanity of one's neighbors, nor for people's health - one leaf blower can emit as much pollution as 80 cars. (
See EPA PDF here )
The good news is that not only are many
electric, and (gasp)
hand-powered lawn care alternatives available, but they are growing in popularity. So much so, that entrepreneurs like
Clean Air Lawn Care are moving in to make successful businesses out of specializing in a cleaner, more sane approach to classic suburban lawn maintenance ritual.
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