Here is a link to an article about the subject. Think about the other ways your lawn uses gas, too:

1) In the manufacturing of chemical fertilizers.
2) To create electricity to run the pumps that bring water to your lawn.
3) Driving to and from the garden center to purchase products
4) When weed-wacking
5) When blowing leaves
6) When transporting clippings to the landfill
7) Manufacturing the plastic bags to hold the clippings.

You get the idea. By growing a smaller lawn and/or switching to organic lawn care you can reduce or even eliminate many of these gas-guzzling factors.

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