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by TylerE 1271 days ago
I honestly think in a lot of ways we’d be better off focusing on all the small engines (lawnmowers, chainsaws, etc). They are extremely dirty since they have no emissions controls what so ever. You can just see the particulates coming out.
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(To add on a bit)

I dislike the current dumbing down to carbon and nothing else matters. Particulates are very impactful to health - but maybe that’s just my bias as an asthmatic.

That would be great, yeah. Or even just banning a lot of their use (e.g., leaf blowers).

But in general I think that, especially in the US, failure to invest heavily in public transportation options is the biggest problem.