The vast majority of human beings see that global warming, and the emission of greenhouse gases is threatening the future of our children.

Yet the Longboat Key town government has repeatedly refused to do anything to curb the huge amount of greenhouse gases that come from gas powered lawn equipment and construction site gas generators and compressors.

It is time to demand that the town finally take action to reduce emissions on the island by mandating electric and battery-electric mowers/string trimmers/leaf blowers/generators/compressors, instead of noisy and polluting small gas engine equipment.

Fact: one half hour of using a two-stroke leaf blower creates as much greenhouse gases as a Ford F150 pickup driving from Houston Texas to Anchorage Alaska.

Whereas the Ford has all sorts of pollution reduction devices and computers, a small gas engine is inefficient and totally unregulated.

Fact: California is banning all small gas engines less that 25 horse power.

Lawn maintenance and construction site equipment tends to be used many hours a day, every day. The resulting greenhouse gas and noise pollution are unmeasurable.

It is time to act. If everyone expects everyone else to solve the global warming threat, then nothing will happen and our children will experience a different world.