Do you think running our snow blowers might be contributing to global warming?

Question

Do you think running our snow blowers might be contributing to global warming?

Answer 1

Of course they are, but because mot many people get snow, and not everyone can afford them, then it isn't a huge issue.

But they are still very dirty, like chain saws, snow mobiles, lawn mowers and weed wackers, they all have 2 stroke engines, or about. which means they use a mix of oil and gas, veryyyy dirty, but powerful.

If everyone had one and used them daily, it would be a problem, but they aren't.

Answer 2

Hahaha... Chances are I'm thinking that we need global warming when I'm shoveling snow.....

And...

Do you really think I care?

Answer 3

Yes snow blowers create C02, that is why I use a snow shovel. I own four. I keep two ta home one for me and one for my wife. I keep one in my Hummer and one in my wifes SUV.

Answer 4

In my line of work, one sometimes hears strange things. These include allegations that leaf blowers or pet manure should be high-priority targets for reducing climate emissions. I'm in a myth-busting mood today, so I am happy to report that leaf blowers don't really rate.

In the U.S., the emissions from all leaf blowers, both residential and commercial, for all of 2008 will be roughly equivalent to the emissions from driving that occurred between the arrival of the new year and 11:00 a.m. on January 1.

Add to that the entire year's worth of snowblowers, and you can equal the driving emissions up until 1:30 p.m. on the first.

Add in all lawn mowers, both residential and commercial, including the big riding and tractor-type units. Add in rototillers and other turf maintenance equipment. Add chainsaws, chippers, stump grinders, and shredders. Now add trimmers, edgers, brush cutters, and any other garden tool you can think of. The combined emissions from all of that racket-making equipment, for the entire year, is roughly equal to the driving that occurred before afternoon rush hour on January 6.

Of course, that's not really the whole story.

Here's a different way to think about leaf blowers: they emit more than 2.6 million tons of carbon-dioxide each year in the U.S. And each year they burn enough fuel to fill 6.4 million oil barrels. (More than 90 percent of the fuel use and emissions are from commercial leaf blowers.) Now, that sounds like a lot because it is a lot. It's just that it's nowhere near the impact of driving -- not even a single day's worth of driving.

So, from the perspective of climate protection, it makes more sense to go after the big fish -- cars and trucks -- where even a tiny improvement can translate into a huge gain.

On the other hand, from the perspective of protecting local air quality, it might make sense to worry about yard equipment. They have small but dirty two-stroke engines that can be responsible for a surprising share of health-harming air pollutants. (But these pollutants are mostly not the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change, a distinction that is frequently overlooked.)

The most important perspective, however, is the perspective of not-annoying-me-while-I'm-enjoying-a-col... From this vantage point, it would be wise to replace gas-powered yard tools with electric or muscle-powered versions. And one good place to start would be my neighbor's lawn mower.

Answer 5

what is WRONG with you peepz!?

30 years ago we had a horrible blizzard and all we worried about was getting HELPERS to the local nursing homes!! (i was one who got shuffled in to help and i was YOUNG!)

People helping others shovel SNOW off their roofs!! so it didnt cave in, etc  

Well, we BROKE that blizzard record.......Global Warming indeed! haha

And all we worry about now is: this!???

Sad, America, we are SAD!

Answer 6

20 cm of snow and firing up the snow-blower to clear it up certainly beats all the middle aged heavyweights that would be dropping of heart attacks if they had to shovel the stuff.Imagine now all the ambulances out there and the hospitals and the recovery time wow that's millions of dollars.So the firing up of the snow-blower doesn't sound that bad now.