How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Back into the Air?

Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by roarcher on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @12:55PM (#35616579)

> Even though efficiency has improved, in 2016 California reported that just 1 hour of a gas-powered leaf blower was the equivalent of taking a Camry from LA to Denver.

I hate to break it to you, but that cannot possibly be true. That's a 16 hour drive through 1000 miles of mountainous terrain, requiring multiple tanks of gas, vs an hour of a small two-stroke engine spinning a little turbine.

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by gjsman-1000 on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @12:57PM (#35616602)

According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), it's true (except for CO2).

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/sore-small-engi...

@roarcher: They still emit lots of CO2 due to decreased efficiency, but the numbers aren't compared (so I'm not sure what they are), which I apologize for as I got CO2 confused with the other several gases being compared.

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by roarcher on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:01PM (#35616671)

> except for CO2

Considering this entire thread is only about CO2, not air quality, perhaps that would have been worth mentioning in your original comment.

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by aksss on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:07PM (#35616763)

A leaf blower is about 11 lbs of CO2 per hour of use.[1]

A car produces about a pound per mile. Let’s say that is +- 30% depending on variables of trip.

[1] https://www.quietcleanpdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Gas...

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by roarcher on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:23PM (#35616952)

"per hour" vs "per mile" is a pretty odd comparison. A car probably travels 60 miles in that hour.

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by sbaiddn on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @02:54PM (#35618311)

Or 5 in LA

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by aksss on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:47AM (#35624674)

And how many miles and hours to Denver? There’s your comparison.

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