Very few people realise how environmentally devastating this game is.

https://lemmy.world/post/8148832

Very few people realise how environmentally devastating this game is. - Lemmy.World

As an environmentalist, fuck Kentucky bluegrass, fuck golf, and fuck lawns while we’re at it
I agree lawns are dumb but from an environmental perspective they can be net carbon sinks, which I found surprising. Though they are still bad for other environmental reasons.
I mean if you want to talk about sequestering carbon, there’s all sorts of natural lawn options that aren’t actively planting an invasive species that has proven to be really bad at doing any sort of water filtration or absorption. In fact, I’d wager that planning (and letting grow) prairie or whatever your native biome supports probably sequesters more carbon, assuming your native ecosystems aren’t straight up desert. If they are, you’re now using so much less water that it’s a huge net win there.