http://nourishingwords.net/2009/12/09/my-snowblowers-stinky-fumes-another-piece-of-the-footprint-problem/ on food, gardening and healthful living Fri, 25 May 2012 18:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://nourishingwords.net/2009/12/09/my-snowblowers-stinky-fumes-another-piece-of-the-footprint-problem/#comment-66 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:37:42 +0000 http://nourishingwords.net/?p=193#comment-66 [...] aligning my personal values with my snow removal needs. Having owned a snowblower for only a year, I’ve struggled with this dilemma since the day I removed it from its giant box. I never really wanted one. It felt like more of a [...]

]]> http://nourishingwords.net/2009/12/09/my-snowblowers-stinky-fumes-another-piece-of-the-footprint-problem/#comment-26 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:57:07 +0000 http://nourishingwords.net/?p=193#comment-26 [...] a night of heavy snowfall in our neighborhood, the air smells like gasoline.  Nourishing Words reported that according to the EPA, running a snow blower for an hour can equal the emissions of an [...]

]]> http://nourishingwords.net/2009/12/09/my-snowblowers-stinky-fumes-another-piece-of-the-footprint-problem/#comment-14 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:25:04 +0000 http://nourishingwords.net/?p=193#comment-14 I don’t know much about that but, I agree, there’s reason for skepticism. My preference right now is to manage the footprint in the firstplace. I’ve heard that the offset system is credible, but haven’t really read up on it.

]]> http://nourishingwords.net/2009/12/09/my-snowblowers-stinky-fumes-another-piece-of-the-footprint-problem/#comment-12 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:07:17 +0000 http://nourishingwords.net/?p=193#comment-12 Thoughtful blog. What do you think about those websites that allow you to pay to offset your carbon footprint? I have questioned if it’s sustainable or if it even works.

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