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Environment
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

'Where does it end?': Readers react to gas-powered leaf blower bans

A majority of readers oppose bans on gas-powered leaf blowers, citing practicality and other pressing issues over environmental concerns.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

No one can use a gas-powered leaf blower in these 2 Mass. towns, thanks to new laws

New local laws that took effect March 15 prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in both communities, as part of a growing push to reduce noise and emissions from landscaping equipment.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Fran Lebowitz: Hiking is the most stupid thing I could ever imagine'

Leaf blowers are noisy and ineffective; dinner parties are best attended, not hosted; reading is solitary so book clubs don't appeal; airports and adult novelty dolls are unpleasant.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Everything that is wrong with the human race': inside Hollywood's bizarre war on the leaf blower

Perhaps Bette Davis and Joan Crawford's mutual loathing comes to mind? Or Marlon Brando's 40-year-old beef with Burt Reynolds? Maybe the more recent tensions between Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh? Well, let me tell you: these are absolutely nothing compared to Cate Blanchett and her indefatigable animus towards the leaf blower. Seemingly every single leaf blower. Truly, this is one of the greatest celebrity animosities of this century.
Film
Public health
fromsilive
7 months ago

Constant noise becoming a true destroyer of Staten Island's quality of life

Neighborhood noise from leaf blowers, construction, loud vehicles, and music repeatedly disrupts sleep and peace.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago

Zurich to vote on restricting leaf blowers in pollution row DW 09/28/2025

Zurich voters will decide on banning gas-powered leaf blowers and vacuums, allowing only electric devices seasonally from October to December with limited exceptions.
Gadgets
fromwww.esquire.com
8 months ago

The 4 Best Cordless Leaf Blowers

Select a leaf blower by balancing power (MPH/CFM), battery life, weight, noise, ease of use, and fuel type; electric models often preferred.
Startup companies
fromGameSpot
8 months ago

Lawn Mowing Simulator 2 Revealed, Adds One More Majorly Satisfying New Feature

Skyhook Games will self-publish Lawn Mowing Simulator 2, funded partly by a Kickstarter, adding a USA setting, new grass tech, career overhaul, and leaf blowers.
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