Because no other country has one of these...
CALIFORNIA
Sierra Club
National Headquarters
San Francisco, CA 94105
"Over 675,000 acres of unprotected wilderness on public lands in California have been lost in the past decade due to abuse by off-road vehicles, and other human-caused destruction. Now is the time to permanently save what's left of California's wildlands!"
"The campaign was begun as an effort to survey and map all remaining federal wild lands and rivers in our state. Now that has been accomplished, and we have moved on to the goal of permanent protection for all deserving places."
"Pop Quiz: Which machine creates the most air pollution per hour of operation: the typical car, gasoline-powered lawn mower or gasoline-powered string trimmer?
Answer: To perhaps many readers’ surprise, the automobile would very much be the wrong answer. Each of these engines emits carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons and ozone recursors—pollutants that harm regional public health and global climate. But operating a typical 4-hp gasoline-powered mower for one hour yields as much of those pollutants as driving a typical car from Louisville to Richmond and back again! And operating a gasoline-powered string trimmer pollutes even more. Gasoline-powered landscaping equipment—as well as many outboard motors, chain saws and leaf blowers, plus some snowmobiles and smaller motorcycles—operate on two-stroke (or two-cycle) engines. These internal combustion engines offer smaller size and lighter weight; however, their poorer combustion efficiency yields much more pollution than do four-stroke engines."
"California is going to ban leaf blowers and gas-powered lawn mowers and I say, hoo-fricking-ray for that! I mean, forget the pollution for a second. The leaf blower has to be in the running for the worst invention of all time. Let's face it: There's nothing a leaf blower does that a rake can't do better. Aleaf blower is the devil's own power tool.
Okay. As long as we're banning stuff, what else should go?"
Californians responses: and I quote
1. 2-stroke engines
2. jet skis and snow mobiles...
3. Yes, Yes, Yes!! Jetskis and Snowmobiles!!!
4. auto racing
5. I second snowmobiles and auto racing.
...and it goes onto some intersting ideas:
6. garages that hold more than two cars.
...here's the best:
7. overhead garage door openers are lame. Get the lard out and open that darn door manually!
Once its open, if you find a two cycle engine, dismantle it for recycing
...and finally someone who makes sense:
8. How about banning California? And Arizona too...
The leaf blower and lawn mower ban turned out to be only in curtain cities. Not the entire state. But they're working on it...
Thanks cali...you're the best
