We are hopelessly addicted to petroleum but taking all of those little motors out of our neighborhoods is good and useful and we should do more of it. They are much more inefficient and pollute to a greater degree than generating that power in a plant
That said, I love my electric blower and trimmer. One even has a cord so no batteries needed.
But all the crews that service large areas and are out all day long working still will use gas for a long time. It’s just not practical at that scale.
These are the same weak and increasingly inaccurate with more time arguments that are constantly tossed around. It's so similar to a parrot that can't stop yapping its phrases. Fossil fuels are destroying the planet and they are replaceable - especially outside of the industrial markets.
It's also quite humorous to notice so many pro-fossil fuel posts having typos in them. It's no wonder propaganda works so well on the uneducated.
By the time police (?) arrives to check it out in 90% of cases, the source of disturbance will be long gone.
So it's a huge waste of taxpayer dollars, because you could be enforcing something more important (e.g. traffic or crime prevention)
Definitely a challenge, but where there's a will there's a way.
An app for reporting would be great, though calibration might be a dealbreaker.
Cities should do a lot more to tackle noise & pollution.
There's something about battery technology where the parameters are just slightly too complex for marketing people to communicate usable information to users. It's so frustrating.
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mingus88•3h ago
But if you are trying to equate the noise of a few 4-stroke gas engines with that of brushless electric motors then I don’t think you are acting in good faith
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Macha•4h ago
I googled and apparently it's another name for fireflies and on my list of insects that cause problems, fireflies don't make the list.
mingus88•3h ago
People are calling out fireflys because they are (were) very visible but it’s a problem for every species. We are replacing native plants with low pile outdoor carpet in the suburbs, and dousing everything else in pesticide
xnx•3h ago
Less leaf blowing may also result in more lightning bugs / fireflies, which many people enjoy.