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Petition to ban gas powered leaf blowers

8/1/2014

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Update: My BeePeeking blog has been receiving lots of hits from my April post on leaf blower noise and the Seattle City Council plan to ban them=YAY! Please sign this MoveOn.org petition: MoveOnNoBlowers to support the microflora and fauna of our city and help create a healthier environment for all urban life.

from MoveOn:

Gasoline powered leaf blowers are noisy, negatively affect our health, and pollute our precious environment. Many are powered by two-stroke engines which can emit 30 percent of their unused gas and oil as exhaust according to the California Environmental Protection Agency. The American Lung Association states that leaf blowers "can pollute the air even more than cars." Seattle City Council will be studying leaf blowers. But the research is clear. They are harmful to us, our kids and the environment. You have the power to convince City Council to act.
To sign the petition click here: MoveOnNoBlowers and Thank you!

For more information, go to banblowersseattle.wordpress.com
4 Comments
Sarah Ford
3/17/2016 07:53:05 am

Gas leaf blowers are filthy and hazardous to our health and the health of other critters; they blow off topsoil and harm plants and microbes in soil. There are plenty of other tools for the job, plus, we can leave a lot more leaves than we do.

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Josette Brose-Eichar link
3/17/2016 09:20:11 am

Hi Tracy, Good luck I hope you are successful. The city of Sonoma is ready to ban gas powered blowers. I hope that we can now raise awareness in the whole county. I live in a semi rural area outside the city limits and for 14 years these thing have been a constant noise, pollution and environmental nightmare.

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darryl ponicsan
3/17/2016 10:28:05 am

The gas powered blower is the worst hand held pollution device in existence. It was invented by the Japanese as an insecticide delivery system. The Americans saw it as another way to make our lives more miserable,

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Jocelyn E. Rugaber link
10/22/2020 09:26:21 am

I have a sizable polinator friendly garden, which continues to grow every Spring. I seriously worry about implications to the bees, butterflies, insects, etc.

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    Tracey Byrne~

    I taught K-12 students from north of the Arctic Circle to the Puget Sound Ecoregion, garnering  40 years of experience as a classroom teacher, learning mentor, and private tutor. 

    I spent most of the 1980s and 90s in Alaska flying airplanes, floating wild rivers, winter camping, teaching, parenting, and living off the grid. 

    Here in Seattle, I am an advocate for environmental stewardship, place-based education, and outdoor play. I share my enthusiasm for birds, bugs, and backyards and have been a featured writer and photographer for Pacific Horticulture. 
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