Over at Lawn Care Guide they are giving away a Neuton CE 6.2.

Contests entries need to be received by Sunday. Good luck!

UPDATE: Congratulations to contest winner Courtney C. of Moore, OK!

Over at Philly.com, this is what they're saying about gas-powered mowers:

Gas-guzzling mowers are so polluting that some local air quality districts have even offered rebates allowing people to turn in their old gas mower for a new, leaner lawnmower at a slashed price.

"It's really amazing how much these older engines pollute," says Sam Atwood, spokesman for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which monitors and combats air pollution around the Los Angeles area. "Just one of these older two-stroke gas mowers can pollute over the course of the year as much as 43 new cars each driven 12,000 miles."

For the past six years, AQMD has collected more than 24,000 gas-powered mowers and - for as little as $100 - exchanged them with electric lawnmowers, which will eliminate 116 tons of smog-forming compounds over several years. For most of the exchange program, AQMD has chosen the Neuton cordless electric mower, which is equal in power to a 3.5-horsepower gas mower, has a 14-inch blade width and can operate for up to an hour on a 12-hour charge. It also produces half the noise of a gas mower and only weighs about 48 pounds.

"It's extremely easy to use," Atwood says. "Just push in an electrical safety key, pull a lever and go. We have found very good customer satisfaction with the product. Another nice thing about the Neuton is that you can open a plastic cover on top of the mower, pull out the battery and charge it overnight."

You can find your local air quality management district here. Call them up and ask them to sponsor a gas mower-for-Neuton exchange in your neighborhood!

Take a look under a Neuton's hood. You'll find the most powerful removable battery (360 watt-hours) available. All the tools you need to change the lawn mower's blade are there. The height adjustment lever raises or lowers the mower with one touch. And the circuit breaker safety key keeps you and your mower safe.

“You see all these efforts to reduce pollution and most are not tangible for the average person. This was for me.”

That's what Robert Maroney had to say about a recent lawn mower exchange program in Clark County, Nevada.

Want to get a lawn mower exchange program started in your community? Visit 4cleanair.org to find your local clean air agency, then give them a call and ask them to offer an exchange through Neuton!

Watch their video review here.

Last Saturday the city of Forth Worth, Texas hosted a lawn mower exchange program featuring Neuton.

The program is designed to reduce summer air pollution by taking gasoline-powered mowers out of service. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that some older gas mowers produce the same hourly emissions as 11 cars.

The event turnout? "Overwhelming."

The event was scheduled to start Saturday at 9 a.m. By 6 a.m., people were already lined up at LaGrave Field to swap their mowers for a voucher for a Neuton CE 5.2 Battery-Powered Mower. Some appeared to have camped out overnight, said Suzanne Sweeton, public education coordinator for the city’s Environmental Management Department.

By 7 a.m., 200 people were in line, meeting the program’s quota two hours before the event was supposed to begin.

"We did not anticipate so many people," Sweeton said. "The response was overwhelming."

Would you be interested in a gas lawn mower trade-in program in your community? If so, contact your local clean air agency and ask them to offer one. You can find your clean air agency here.

One of the questions we get asked often is, "Can a Neuton handle really long grass?"

Keep in mind, a Neuton is a lawn mower and isn't designed for agricultural haying. But if you run into a stretch of brush or have to tackle "two week vacation grass," your Neuton will be up to the task. The Neuton CE 6.2 has the most powerful removable battery -- 360 watt-hours -- of any lawn mower. And both Neuton models are designed with a motor-protecting circuit breaker safety key.

We challenged this Neuton to some of the longest grass in Vergennes -- and it chewed through it like a champ! See for yourself:

Want an even better deal on Neuton Power Equipment? Consider a Reconditioned Mower!

These machines have been returned to us — usually in exchange for a different model. We thoroughly inspect each mower, replace any worn parts, clean and run-test them before they are considered "Reconditioned." When we're done, you can barely tell the difference between a new mower and a reconditioned one.

They come complete with our 6 Month Risk-Free Trial and our 2-year Warranty.

Hurry! Supplies are limited! Click here for more info.

The good people at the Northwest Institute for Social Change have a great audio report on lawn mower pollution. Check it out:



Mowing Down Air Pollution
by Emily Joan Smith (Macalester, '09) and Caitlin Clay (Brown, '08)

Join the Greenversation:

"The lawnmower has now been at our house for 10 weeks and I am pleased to report that he’s doing well - our grass looks great, he’s a new topic in the neighborhood, and we have taken another small step to reduce our impact on the environment. Besides, it’s fun to use, relatively quiet, and I actually look forward to mowing the lawn."

Watch this Neuton on its maiden voyage through Charlotte's back yard.

Wisconsin man shoots his mower. But I agree with John Kelso of the Seattle P-I; "Indict the mower, not the gunman."

Scott takes his Neuton for a spin.

From the Ground Up has this to say about Neuton:

Under the hood I found a pleasantly simple set of elements, a set of tools (wrenches etc.), the battery, a port for the safety key and height adjustment knob. The beautiful fresh green color and hot orange isn’t only for looks either. Every item on the machine that is a piece you will need to adjust, move or interact with has been color code in orange to make it easy to identify. The handles features, like that of the rest of the machine, are clearly marked (again in orange) and appear quite easy to operate—this is just simply good industrial design.