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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sophie Edwards

Cate Blanchett says 'leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the earth' because '30 minutes on a leaf blower has more pollution than driving a pickup from Texas to Alaska'. Does this make you rethink yours?

Cate Blanchett on a neutral background.

Do you hate leaf blowers enough to wage war on them publicly? If so, you're in good company. In a recent 'Subway Takes with Kareem Rahma' video (where famous people share their most controversial opinion on the New York subway), Cate Blanchett presented the case for wiping leaf blowers off the face of the planet.

In the video, Cate confidently states that it is antisocial to use a leaf blower. She declares: 'Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the earth.' She dives in, stating: 'It's a metaphor for what's wrong with us as a species, is we blow stuff from one side of our lawn to the other side, and then the wind is gonna blow it back.'

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