Article: OG E to Give Away Electric Lawn Mowers in Nationwide Program

By Ronda Fears

Journal Record Staff Reporter

You can help "mow down" pollution right in your backyard.

It may sound corny, but 85 new cordless Black Decker electric lawn mowers soon will be given away, free and forever, by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. as part of a nationwide program. Details were announced Tuesday, although the program was aired in early August by federal officials.

To qualify, you must trade in your old, gasolinewered push mower. A crossction of mowers are being sought for the program, which includes emissions testing of the old mowers by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Registration forms will be available soon in newspapers, at OG E's booth at the Oklahoma ...

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