Colorado Governor Jared Polis is aiming to phase out the use of gas-powered yard equipment to create a greener, quieter state, but people have questions.
Thanks to an executive order, state employees and state contractors who perform lawn and garden services will have the next two years to trade in their gas-powered equipment for their electric counterparts. The list includes mowers, leaf blowers and weed whackers, which Polis described as “loud, smelly [and] noisy.”
“We’re going to lead the way on this. We’re going to move away from the loud, smelly, noisy equipment with diesel fuel to the lower cost, cleaner, quieter electric leaf blowers and lawn mowers,” he stated.
Around three-quarters of all mechanical equipment used to keep the state Capitol grounds is already electric, but the order would force the conversion of all equipment used to keep other state grounds including parks.
Polis is also asking that everyone consider following suit after the EPA warned that even one smaller gas-powered tool puts out the same amount of pollution per hour as 11 vehicles.
“The state is going to be asking others to do this, and we do want private partners to do this, we want people to do this in their homes… the state needs to lead the way. We need to put our own skin in the game,” he explained.
Unfortunately for the governor, not everyone is as interested as he is:
The electric ones just aren’t powerful enough
— Abraham Sandy (@AbeSandyWX) September 14, 2023
Yeah, I could maybe even compromise with him here and be fine with working towards maybe phasing out 2-stroke engine yard tools (though he probably doesn’t even know what that means).
But EO-replacing all gas powered lawn tools with +$$ and -capable electric, even if just state…
— Brandon Fisher (BoulderFish) (@boulderfish) September 14, 2023
@jaredpolis will this help reduce the hypodermic needles found in parks and pathways?
— Luke (@lateforapex) September 14, 2023
The electric ones are fine for small yard use but you’re not going to tend parks with them.
— CantSilenceBusbee (@CantSilenceBus) September 14, 2023
And they will run loud, smelly, noisy generators to charge the batteries on site.
— John Moreno (@JohnMoreno_33) September 14, 2023
Good luck mowing 40 acres with a Ryobi
— David Kierstead (@kierstead_david) September 14, 2023
Why does this make me want to buy a boat load of loud smelly noisy yard tools???
— Ginnifer Hutson (@ginnifer_hudson) September 14, 2023
Why don’t they PHASE OUT loud, smelly, noisy car/truck/motorcycle mufflers…WHICH ARE FAR MORE IRRITATING. Who is doing lawn work at 2 a.m.?
— Lance Hernandez (@lancehernandez7) September 14, 2023
So have we done something about the 10,000 homeless in Denver, the fentanyl problem and the gun violence in schools?
I’ll wait
— Zenia Adamos (@AdamosZenia) September 14, 2023
Meanwhile, coloradans have to decide between whether to feed their families or pay bills. Thank God polis is tackling the real issues!
— Chelsey Shea (@ChelseyShea12) September 14, 2023
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