Submit a Story!
The perfect lawn doesn’t require a gas-powered mower
We may have moved on from our grandfathers’ politics, but haven’t budged a bit from our collective definition of American success: Nice home, shiny car, big green lawn ... and a gas-powered mower in the garage.
Comments
Blog Reactions

Eco-Beat, 7/14
Green Daily — ... The Case Against Gas Mowers When fighting back a forest of St. Augustine, your first inclination as an American is most likely to grab a gas-powered mower and crank it up. Forget the fact that gas mower emissions are super dirty, it literally takes 20 times more BTUs than a electric mower. ...

Related Content
Recharge Mower- zero emissions electric ride mower
alternativeconsumer.com 7/1/2009 — Here’s an eco friendly, rechargeable electric ride mower that doesn’t spew air pollution, never needs a tune-up or oil change and probably won’t wake up your neighbors when you go on that crack-of-dawn mowing spree. The Recharge Mower will run for about 3 hours on an overnight ...
Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | The Neuton CE 5.2 Battery Powered Lawn Mower in the Test Lab
apartmenttherapy.com 6/23/2009 — 110308_neuton1.jpg When it comes to routine lawn care, we usually have a gardener that comes around once every two weeks; however, we've been weighing the option of doing it all ourselves. So, when the fine folks at Neuton offered to lend us one of ...
remote control lawn mower T.V. commercial (video)
metacafe.com 5/24/2009 — Television commercial for remote control lawn mowers. Southern RobotX is the largest distributor in remote control lawn mowers. Visit http://www.remotemowe...
This Lawn is Your Lawn on Vimeo
vimeo.com 10/24/2008 — This video was made to support the "Eat the View" campaign, a citizen-powered effort to petition ( eattheview.org/petition ) the next President - President-elect Obama - to show leadership on global issues such as climate change and food security by ...
This Lawn is Your Lawn on Vimeo (video)
vimeo.com 11/12/2008 — This video was made to support the "Eat the View" campaign, a citizen-powered effort to petition ( eattheview.org/petition ) the next President - President-elect Obama - to show leadership on global issues such as climate change and food security by ...
WELCOME TO SOUTHERN ROBOTx | Remote Lawn Mower sales/service
remotemower.com 5/25/2009 — Remote control paint brush?? A Southern RobotX remote control lawn mower is very practical as well as fun. Although a remote control paint brush would be impressive, it would not be practical. With a remote control lawn mower, you can save time, ...
Trade-in Your Gas Guzzler for an Electric Mower in Southern California
re-nest.com 6/29/2009 — Almost missed this bit of news mentioned in last month's Westways magazine: the South Coast Air Quality Management District is sponsoring a program called "Mow Down Air Pollution", offering LA, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino county residents ...
This Lawn is Your Lawn (pre-election version) (video)
youtube.com 3/20/2009 — This video is part of Kitchen Gardeners International's "Eat the View" campaign to convert part of the White House lawn into an edible landscape. I...
Eco Gadgets: Remotely-controlled lawn mower saves 40% fuel
ecofriend.org 5/26/2009 — Eco Factor: Lawnmower with a hybrid engine. Taming the jungles in your backyard definitely requires some patience, especially if you’re doing that during summers. Those who don’t want to leave the comfort of their air-conditioned living rooms ...
How to green your lawn maintenance
supereco.com 3/26/2009 — Spring is the time to get your lawn care off on the right foot. “Well begun is half done!” Cornell University’s Department of Horticulture believes that ”Well-managed lawns are an environmental asset. They can help protect—or even improve—water ...
Debate on Clean Energy Leads to Regional DivideNYT > Environment
Eastern and Midwestern politicians and energy grid officials are sharply divided over where to place transmission lines for solar and wind energy.
U.S. Officials Press China on ClimateNYT > Environment
On a visit, the top U.S. energy and commerce officials warned that China was especially vulnerable to climate change.
Test Test: Nine "Natural" Root Beers, Find Out The WinnerGreen on HuffingtonPost.com
Nothing hits the spot on a hot day like an icy glass of all-American root beer. (Okay, if you want to split hairs: Nothing hits the spot on a hot day like an icy glass of all-American root beer when you must stay sober.) The problem is that when you ...
U.S. and China Pledge to Study Energy-Efficient BuildingsNYT > Environment
The U.S. secretaries of energy and commerce ended a visit to Beijing with an agreement seen as another incremental step to address China’s contribution to climate change.
Climate kerfuffle: Did Senator Boxer really direct a "racial slant" at African-American Harry Alford?Scientific American - Environment
At yesterday’s climate hearings, Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California looked down at the black man testifying about the impact of climate legislation on business and asked: “Colored boy, what are you doing with this ...