California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf blowers

Re:California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf bl... by giantg2 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @07:17PM (#28822831)

Ah, I see that you responded with a source on behalf of the person making the claim. Although my sentiment still stands - the source doesn't support the claim.

"So those sources are cleaner per gallon of fuel than a gas-powered leaf blower, and they don't exhaust quite as close to living, breathing people."

Per gallon. Lawn equipment is is a tiny fraction compared to these others. Airports tend to be in cities, power plants tend to be close to population centers, most people have a road in front of their house... sounds like those are close to people, output more overall, and are used more frequently than once every week or two.

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Re:California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf bl... by wtallis on Sunday October 10, 2021 @09:23PM (#28823609)

> Although my sentiment still stands - the source doesn't support the claim.

It does. If you don't believe the source, then take that up with CARB. But don't act like information provided by a government regulator is hearsay.

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Re:California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf bl... by voakbasda on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:24AM (#28840059)

The California government has a track record of declaring “facts” like this to push their agenda. The fact that a government agent claimed something does not automatically make it true.

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Re:California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf bl... by giantg2 on Monday October 11, 2021 @07:30AM (#28827145)

Can you show me where CARB says it's currently happening? You only posted a link to and quote about a prediction made in 2017.

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