Save the Earth - not only during Earth Hour


	Save the Earth - not only during Earth Hour

yorkville

4-20-2008 4:09 PM

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green, preservation, lawn mower, toronto, ontario, canada, earth hour

yorkville says:

I'm shocked - 1h mower work like 500km at car...

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