Big Mum on Campus

by Dan Curry The Chronicle of Higher Education September 14, 2001 The roar of leaf blowers, the chatter of television sets, the clanking of metal chairs–it was all enough to send Ted Rueter, a visiting professor at the University of California at Los Angeles,...

Strike a Blow

by Ted Rueter Sacramento News and Review December 27, 2001 Sacramento has been dubbed the “City of Trees” by the National Arbor Foundation. After living here a few months, I think a more appropriate name would be the City of Leaf Blowers. Leaf blowers are...

City’s Noise Award Falls on Deaf Ears

by Chris Dovi Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) January 4, 2002 Ladies and gentlemen, please hold your applause. Richmond, along with neighboring Henrico County, has been awarded a “Dirty Dozen” award by Noise Free America, a California-based...