29 November 2011

Noise and Other Environmental Concerns Being Raised Regarding Leaf Blowers

A recent CBS News Sunday Morning story examined a growing concern about the noise and other environmental effects of leaf blowers. A portion of the story included initiatives to restrict leaf blowers in Greenwich, CT..

To access this story, please visit:

CBS News: Sunday Morning: Battling loud leaf blowers (6 NOV 11)

Background information:

Wikipedia: Leaf blower

Greenwich Time: Greenwich weighs six-month ban on leaf blowers (9 APR 11)

Greenwich Time: Stakeholders spar over proposed leaf blowers ban (28 JUN 11)

Greenwich Citizens Against Leafblower Mania

Noise Pollution Clearinghouse

New York Times: When Virtues Collide: Quiet vs. Tidy (28 MAY 11)

New York Times: Leaf-Blower Laws Irk Landscapers (20 JUL 08)

Washington Post: A Growing Clamor Over Leaf Blowers (9 NOV 06)

Leaf-Blowers.com

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