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Lawn Care Goes Electric: Why it’s time to switch to a new generation of clean, quiet lawn equipment [1]
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Date: 2023-11-02
Environment America, U.S. PIRG, and Frontier Group released a report: Lawn Care Goes Electric: Why it’s time to switch to a new generation of clean, quiet electric lawn equipment
You may have seen news of the release of this report — just today it’s peppered my news feed. This report has tons of data, even specifics county by county. It’s a fabulous resource.
Some states had press conferences on Monday, announcing the release of the report. Environment Oregon had ours in a local park. QCPDX teammate & ElectrifyNow founder Brian Stewart was one of the speakers. Here's the Environment Oregon press release:
https://environmentamerica.org/oregon/center/updates/new-report-shows-a-shocking-amount-of-pollution-from-gas-powered-leaf-blowers-lawn-mowers-in-oregon/
Here’s the gist: “It’s absurd that we have been tolerating so much harmful pollution and noise just to cut grass and maintain landscapes,” said Celeste Meiffren-Swango, state director with Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center. “The good news is, for those who chose to not use a rake or other manual tool, cleaner, quieter electric-powered lawn equipment is capable, affordable, and readily available.”
2. “It is time for common sense policy to speed the transition away from highly polluting and dangerously noisy gas-powered tools like leaf blowers, lawnmowers, and trimmers,” said Brian Stewart, Co-Founder of Electrify Now and Quiet Clean PDX. “Cities across the country are eliminating the use of these toxic tools and providing incentives for quiet, clean electric tools that are readily available and cost-effective. Portland and other cities in Oregon should enact similar policies to make our communities quieter and safer and protect the health of landscape workers.”
3. “We have a chance to cut down our air pollution problem by switching to cleaner, quieter, readily available electric lawn equipment,” said Charlie Fisher, state director of OSPIRG Foundation. “We shouldn’t accept tons of air pollution and ear-splitting noise as an inevitable byproduct of taking care of our gardens and lawns. We have better ways. It’s time to transition away from dirty gas-powered lawn equipment as quickly as possible.”
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