CNN now claims that grass lawns are a "toxic American obsession" that cause global warming (illegal, dollar)
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Lawns are becoming a thing of the past in Colorado and many other Western states. I guess the stable geniuses who have replied to this thread so far live somewhere "back East," and have little to no idea what the rest of the country is like.
Much of the Southwest has been suffering from a mega-drought for the past 10 years and more with no real end in sight. The Colorado River has also been suffering from lower flows than average and something like 30 million Americans depend on the Colorado for their water supply. There is major concern about the two mighty reservoirs - Powell and Meade - which are the backbone for the highly developed irrigation and water supply systems which allow Western farmers to grow their crops and residents of Denver to water their lawns. Western hydrologists are concerned that first Powell and then Meade will reach "dead pool" within the next 10 - 15 years. A dam at dead pool has water levels so low that it can no longer generate hydroelectricity.
More and more, people in the West are turning to something called xeriscaping which is landscaping with native plants and grasses in order to conserve precious water. Plus, the amount that it can cost to water a lawn is going through the stratosphere.
This truly a thread fail, started by an OP who may not know much, but he does know that he hates environmentalists because of course they are all liberal Nazi's. Everyone else has chimed in with an intelligent reply along the lines of, "I hate 'em too!"
Uh, no, we hate CNN for blaming us when they and the rest of the pro-immigration crowd are the ones committed to exacerbating this and every other environmental problem. Americans must change our ways, so that Leftists can inundate us with immigrants? No, thanks.
Only in your mind.
This definition refutes your assertion.
HOAX - Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
Only in my mind eh? Yet, the vast majority of scientific data shows it is not a hoax, but you somehow believe it is a hoax? So, ummm.... Let me guess, you think scientists are "so-called experts" right? You, with your limited education, know just as much, right? Okay!
I'm actually on CNN's side on this one. Yardwork - UGH! About 3 years ago I decided I'd had enough of it. A lawn service already was cutting quite a few people's lawns on my block and I signed them up to take care of mine, every other week. It's just something that a lot of people worry about, that I don't. Got better things to do with my time.
Lawns are becoming a thing of the past in Colorado and many other Western states. I guess the stable geniuses who have replied to this thread so far live somewhere "back East," and have little to no idea what the rest of the country is like.
Much of the Southwest has been suffering from a mega-drought for the past 10 years and more with no real end in sight. The Colorado River has also been suffering from lower flows than average and something like 30 million Americans depend on the Colorado for their water supply. There is major concern about the two mighty reservoirs - Powell and Meade - which are the backbone for the highly developed irrigation and water supply systems which allow Western farmers to grow their crops and residents of Denver to water their lawns. Western hydrologists are concerned that first Powell and then Meade will reach "dead pool" within the next 10 - 15 years. A dam at dead pool has water levels so low that it can no longer generate hydroelectricity.
More and more, people in the West are turning to something called xeriscaping which is landscaping with native plants and grasses in order to conserve precious water. Plus, the amount that it can cost to water a lawn is going through the stratosphere.
This truly a thread fail, started by an OP who may not know much, but he does know that he hates environmentalists because of course they are all liberal Nazi's. Everyone else has chimed in with an intelligent reply along the lines of, "I hate 'em too!"
If you lived in an arid Western state, the biggest thing you would hate is your monthly water bill -0 especially if you were determined to grow a lawn. This whole thread should be held up as an example of people determined to mindlessly hate an enemy who doesn't even exist. Believe me, if you lived in Albuquerque you be out in your yard right now planting drought resistant shrubs and flowers and pulling up that damn Kentucky bluegrass.
As I've always said, if you want Kentucky bluegrass, stay in Kentucky or whatever other verdant state that you happen to be posting from without so much as a clue as to what you're talking about.
LAKE POWELL IS GOING FAST - NOTICE "BATHTUB RINGS"
I agree and it makes a lot of sense to incorporate native plants into your lawn. We've been slowly moving to xeriscape when our old Kentucky blue grass dies... it actually makes the lawn much nicer to look at AND I have no irrigation system to maintain.
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