"Green" Lawns?
Ahh.
Spring arrives with the beautiful twittering of birds preparing their nests for
the unborn. What - can't hear them? The low rumble of lawn mowers, leaf
blowers, trimmers, rototillers and air compressors not only drowns out natures'
symphony, but also disturbs skittish wildlife and sleepy neighbours.
According
to the Environmental Protection Agency, operating older gas-powered lawn mowers
for just 1 hour will produce as much air pollution as a new car does in 11
hours. Lawn mowers newer than 1996 have to comply to new exhaust emission
standards, which is a fantastic place to begin. Many home-maintenance machines offer
4-stroke engines options and while less polluting than 2-stroke, they still
produce emissions.
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There
is a returned interest in push mowers due to environmental awareness of gas
engine pollution and electricity use. Typically, crowded cities are resulting
in smaller lawns, reducing the need for large, heavy mowers. Push mowers (with
5 or 7 blades) are light and easy to operate and, being much smaller, take up
less storage room and do not pollute. Push mowers are actually quite cheap and
many stores are rising to meet the increased consumer interest, however they do
not work well on some varieties of grass, tall or wet grass.
There
are other choices on the market than electric, push and gas lawn mowers. There
are solar-powered models, too. We read of one featured in Omni magazine that
operated on its own, traveling the entire lawn area during the day and resting
at night. It looked to be about the size of a vacuum power-head. Apparently, a
special fence is used to keep it within the lawn boundary and there is a built
in alarm to prevent theft.
So
get your exercise, reduce air and noise pollution; save yourself some money and
have a healthier lawn. Or let the sun run the mower for you. Either way, the
world will breathe a little easier and maybe you will hear a songbird or two.
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