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Sea Change Radio Show on Leaf Blowers
is.gd/w0Minb
Host Alex Wise of Sea Change Radio in San Francisco interviews Gretchen Biggs and also Peter Kendall of Quiet Orinda about leaf blowers and their efforts to get local bans on leaf blower use on opposite coasts of the United States.
Posted August 12, 2011 at 11:26 AM
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NPR show on GreenwichCALM
www.yourpublicmedia.org/content/wnpr/colin-mcenroe-show-fear-missing-out
Gretchen Biggs interviewed about GreenwichCALM on NPR's Colin McEnroe show. To listen, go to the above link, then once you are on this site, click on the "Fear of Missing Out, download audio" link. Once you have done that you can scroll over on the time chart for the audio program, go to about 28 minutes into the show and you will hear the start of the leaf blower section.
Posted April 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM
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Greenwich Time article by Laura di Bonaventura
www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/leaf-blower-gan-would-not-hurt-landscapers-1337790.php
Posted April 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM
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Greenwich Citizen article by Gretchen Biggs
www.greenwichcitizen.com/article/the-landscape-is-right-for-meaningful-restrictions-on-leaf-blowers
Posted April 15, 2011 at 10:34 AM
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NoNoise.org
www.nonoise.org
Great site about leaf blowers
Posted April 13, 2011 at 1:11 PM
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Zero Air Pollution Los Angeles
www.zapla.org
great source of information on everything concerning leaf blowers
Posted April 8, 2011 at 6:35 AM
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www.lungusa.org/healthy-air/outdoor/defending-the-clean-air-act/
site from American Lung Association
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:46 AM
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www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/leafblow.pdf
Grand Jury findings of harmfulness of leaf blowers
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:48 AM
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eastchesterenvironmentalcommittee.com/uploads/PEHSU_Eastchester_letter_042210_1_.pdf
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:50 AM
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slocourts.net/downloads/grand_jury/reports/2009/CD_final_leaf_blowers.pdf
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:51 AM
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www.lungusa.org/associations/new-york/pressroom/assets/op-eds-and-letters-to-newspaper-editors/leaf-blower-bans-aid-air.pdf
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:52 AM
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www.epa.gv/air/community/details/yardequip_addl_info.html
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM
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dnr.wi.gov/air/aq/health/healthprofessionals.htm
Posted April 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM
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you tube video on contest between rake and blower
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX1681M2hDE
This video shows that a rake can be just as fast, or faster, at collecting leaves than a leaf blower
Posted May 8, 2011 at 4:36 PM
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video about leaves
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JeTG056L70
This video contrast the silent beauty of fallen leaves with the noise of them being collected by machines, especially leaf blowers.
Posted May 8, 2011 at 4:38 PM
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www.zapla.org/survey99/5proposal.html
Guidelines for a research proposal or study to be conducted about leaf blowers.
Posted May 8, 2011 at 4:41 PM
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www.zapla.org/present/dwptest.html
Demonstration by ZAP volunteers of whether certain tasks are performed more quickly by a rake and broom vs. a leaf blower.
Posted May 8, 2011 at 4:45 PM
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