Unknown Environmental Hazards

In the beginning of the term, Chris posted on our blog commenting about how strange it was to see Philadelphia residents mowing their small yards (if you consider that tiny patch of land a yard). Initially, I felt positively about this, viewing the act as people caring about the environment in which they live. After reading this article, my opinion was drastically altered. To my disbelief, gasoline-powered lawn mowers produce the same amount of polluting hydrocarbons in one hour as driving a car 200 miles! Calling these mowers “the smokestacks of garden equipment”, the article encourages people to invest in electric mowers, specifically ones that are zero-emission. Reading this eye-opening article made me realize that we often neglect to question the environmental hazards that come from items we use on a regular basis. Shocked by the harm lawn-mowers cause, I am beginning to think more about the materials I use in my daily routine.