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Mow Down Air Pollution: Trade-In for an Electric Lawn Mower

Almost missed this bit of news mentioned in last month's Westways magazine: the South Coast Air Quality Management District is sponsoring a program called "Mow Down Air Pollution," offering LA, Oran...

Hot or Not? Recharge Mower

Now that McMansions are out of style, we're not sure how necessary ride mowers are going to be in the near future. But, if you do need one for some reason, an electric version makes a lot of sense. Ge...

Getting Lawn Mower Emissions Up to Speed
Organic Gardening April 2009

We were visiting our parents' house in the suburbs when we spotted a neighbor on his riding lawn mower going down the street. He had held a yard sale and he was out putting up signs. We pegged him a...

How To: Service Your Reel Mower

Many folks these days are using Reel Mowers to manage their lawn. They require little up keep and are better for the environment by far, but have you ever wondered how to maintain them properly? Clic...

How to: Convert Your Gas Mower to Solar

You probably already know this, but in case you don't .... gas powered lawn mowers are not that great for the environment. If you haven't already lost your lawn, you could consider a push mower. If...

Automower Solar Hybrid

We've been looking at this thing and reading about for a little while now -- and it is still inexplicably amusing. It looks like Kit from Knight Rider ... but it also looks like something my little...