@paulg Mind blown
A 2-cycle gas-powered leaf blower emits 64x as much CO₂ as a full size pickup truck: http://goo.gl/9Njv3m
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@paulg And at least as much noiseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg leaf blowers are the main reason citizens should have right to bear and use armsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Bad news for all those commuting via leaf blower. -
@abscondment@paulg I think you mean CO1. Virtually 100% of gas is converted to carbon dioxide in a clean running engine.
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@paulg I remember when people used to use brooms and rakes. And when we didn't have a hole in the ozone.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg And the world's 15 biggest ships emit more pollution that *ALL* cars combined: http://www.industrytap.com/worlds-15-biggest-ships-create-more-pollution-than-all-the-cars-in-the-world/8182 … (supposedly)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Carbon monoxide? It's going to spit out a lot more nasty stuff, but I think overall carbon is largely dependent on fuel consumedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg And leaf blower hours used is probably 1/64000th of full size pickups.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg They didn't measure CO₂; they only talk about non-CO2 pollutants. And they don't include a global warming potential equivalent.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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