Posted on 02/23/2023 7:42:59 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Two Twin Cities lawmakers have introduced bills to ban the sale of new gas-powered lawn mowers and Zambonis in Minnesota.
Reps. Jerry Newton, DFL-Coon Rapids, and Heather Edelson, DFL-Edina, introduced HF 1715 and 1716 this week. The first would require all new lawn and garden equipment sold or distributed in Minnesota after Jan. 1, 2025, to be powered solely by electricity. This would apply to lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge clippers, chainsaws, lawn edgers, string trimmers, and brush cutters.
“While electric leaf blowers or hedge clippers may work fine for urban and suburban dwellers, these tools are entirely insufficient for anyone who needs to do serious work out in the country,” Isaac Orr, a policy fellow with the Center of the American Experiment, wrote in an article.
“This legislation wisely leaves snowblowers off the list of contraband, but its introduction demonstrates that urban and suburban liberals have no idea how rural Minnesotans live their lives, and it suggests that they don’t care to learn,” added Orr, who specializes in energy and environmental issues.
The pair also introduced a bill to prohibit new gas-powered Zambonis in Minnesota by the start of next year.
California became the first state to ban gas-powered lawn equipment in 2021. The state’s Air Resources Board claimed the emissions from using a gas-powered mower for one hour are equivalent to driving the average car for 100 miles.
The two bills are just one small piece of the Minnesota DFL’s green-energy agenda. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz recently signed a bill into law that will require the state to produce 100% carbon-free energy by 2040.
“DFLers are committed to taking action on climate — unchecked climate pollution threatens Minnesota’s future,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman said after the bill passed. “Now is the time to take bold action and ensure Minnesotans have the healthy climate and clean energy future they deserve.”
Republicans unsuccessfully offered several amendments to the bill, including lifting the state’s moratorium on new nuclear power plants.
What about gas powered snowblowers?
Screw these people. They are horrible. I have a gas-powered mower. I’m sure that for my own property, I could likely get by with an electric one. But no sane person would use an electric mower for a landscaping business.
I’m glad I live in Florida.
That strikes me as horse dookey. A push lawn mower has a simple one-cylinder engine with a single spark plug and a carburetor. A typical car has four to six cylinders, albeit with fuel injectors.
Maybe they're trying to say the mower's lack of a catalytic converter makes it a heavier polluter. Who knows? Maybe they're talking about lawn tractors.
What??? Not 2035? Maybe somebody has a bit of originality after all.
The suburbs will die a death by 1000 cuts. That’s the plan.
Country has a nasty Rat infestation
“The state’s Air Resources Board claimed the emissions from using a gas-powered mower for one hour are equivalent to driving the average car for 100 miles.
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Only if your car gets 200 mpg.
Democrats have full control of Minnesota. This state is screwed.
I worked at an ice rink in California. Our Zamboni used propane. I wonder if they will ban that too. The A holes.
Morons.
We need to completely shift this horsepuckey climate paradigm, and create incentives for MORE C02. Re-education that C02 is PLANT FOOD. The more C02 a machine puts out, the more ‘green’ it actually is, because all the trees need it. Create industry ratings and awards for really supporting trees, farms, orchards, etc. The trees and all other plants require this plant food.
The more we cut, sequester C02, the more trees will starve and die.
I never dreamt there were electric powered Zambonis, but here they are!
https://zamboni.com/electric-powered-machines-cn/
“C02 is PLANT FOOD”
All wild plants were cut down to build green solar panels.
Not to worry, though...
Next Dem bill will just require all cars to have potted plants and electric C02 generators.
How many black outs have they had in cali since the gas lawn mower ban in 21?
What will happen to their power grid when the ICE ban goes into effect?
“Maybe they’re trying to say the mower’s lack of a catalytic converter makes it a heavier polluter. Who knows? Maybe they’re talking about lawn tractors.”
What it means is that automotive engines have gotten much more efficient. So low compression engines on lawnmowers do actually produce more pollution than a car engine.
Look at the mileage a v8 powered pickup gets these days versus say 1973. It is actually rather amazing how much better tne mileage is.
They put countless Mexicans out of work...
The gas mower and small equipment repair services will boom in 2025.
Stock up on them now cheaply for parts. You will be able to make out well later on selling parts.
Just wondering how much pollution Zambonis produce?
I didn’t think I ever thought I would ever see an electric Zamboni either, but I am not surprised.
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