But don’t lawns turn CO2 into Oxygen? Seems like a good thing to me.
“But don’t lawns turn CO2 into Oxygen? Seems like a good thing to me.”
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That benefit and others as well...
“CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: Grass may keep yards cooler”
“Experts laud lawns for keeping temps down, warning that rock and artificial turf could heat things up
(snip)Some researchers agree, saying the mass extraction of turf and the demise of shrubs and trees as Californians stop watering their landscapes will have a detrimental effect on the environment.
Dennis Pittenger, an environmental horticulturist for UC Cooperative Extension at UC Riverside, and colleague Donald Hodel contend that the turf removal trend began as a knee-jerk reaction to the drought, without consideration for grass’ capacity to cool, store carbon, filter pollution and control erosion and dust.
“There’s really been no public discussion of this. It’s being forced down people’s throats whether it makes sense or not,” Pittenger said. “There’s some real value to landscapes, and the water they use is justified to provide those benefits.”
http://www.pe.com/articles/water-779947-grass-percent.html