Posted by
Grace on Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:31:44 PM
I preface all that follows with the simple statement that YES CONSERVATIVES CARE ABOUT THE ENVIROMENT, WE HAVEA KIDS (more kids than liberals) THAT BREATH THE FILTHY AIR!
This post is the first in many to follow about the bane of the gas blowers used by gardeners to clean yards. I submit that one lawn yard blower emits more pollution in one week than 10 automobiles. I submit this on purely personal observation, without a shred of scientific evidence.
Noise pollution: This is annoying, but if this was it I would shut up and not post about this.
Air Pollution: If you live in a neighborhood that is frequented by professional gardeners, that utilize gas or even electric blowers, I ask you to perform a simple experiment. Clean the table in your yard that day before the blowers appears. The go our the morning after the blowers have arrived and view the build up of dirt an grim left on your table, chairs and what else is in your yard.
For those of us in arid climates like Southern California, the problem is extreme. Drive past a gardener with a blower and just head straight for the car wash, your car is covered in soot. Even if the guy turns off the blower as you pass, it doesn't matter.
The reality is that the blowers, place tiny particulate matter into the air. All these tiny particles in communities like those in Southern California just sit in the air. So many children and adults in Southern California have asthmatic conditions that it is shameful.
Yes the level of car emissions have decreased but a look into the sky line shows the icky orange tinge of all the dirt blown up into the air by the blowers. I vote for a ban on blowers for all private properties. And a minimum of 10 minutes of run time for commercial properties under 10 acres.
If there are scientists with access to fancy air quality equipment I request you go out and study the air quality around said blowers.