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California moves toward ban on gas lawn mowers and leaf blowers
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California will outlaw the sale of new gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and chain saws as early as 2024 under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday. The law requires all newly sold small-motor equipment primarily used for landscaping to be zero-emission — essentially to be battery operated or plug-in — by that target date or as soon as the California Air Resources Board determined it is feasible. New portable gas-powered generators also must be zero-emissions by 2028, which also could be delayed at the discretion of the state agency. Machinery with so-called small off-road engines also includes chain saws, weed trimmers and golf carts, all of which create as much smog-causing pollution in California as light-duty passenger cars, and reducing those emissions is pivotal to improving air quality and combating climate change, proponents of the law said. Berman said the state has set aside $30 million to help professional landscapers and gardeners make the transition from gas-powered equipment to zero-emission equipment, but an industry representative said that’s woefully inadequate for the estimated 50,000 small businesses that will be affected by the law. [ link to www.latimes.com (secure)] Quoting: Baal Molech California will need a dozen more Nuclear Powerplants and miles and miles of new supply lines and substations on every corner to support the demand for electricity the way they are going. Right now California is the leader in Brown Outs every year because of high demand. I hope Yousome has a relative in the power plant construction business...... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80864953 ...no chance they can support the new demand by 2024...
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