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A Lawn of 500sq ft requires 41,000 gpy to maintain. This is equivalent
to all yearly water needs of two adults.
There are over 30,000,000 acres of green lawns in the U.S.
On average 50-70% of all household water is used outdoors.
Some 54,000,000 people mow their lawns each week in the summer.
This uses 800,000,000 gallons of gas a year. More than 5% of urban
air pollution comes from gas powered mowers.
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Every day 7,800,000,000 gallons of water is devoted to outdoor
uses, mostly landscaping, according to the U.S.G.S.
70,000,000 lbs of pesticides get applied to home lawns, trees and
shrubs each year. This polutes groundwater and sends phosphates
and nitrates into lakes, streams & rivers.
Scientists note that reservoir levels are dropping as cities like
Phoenix & Las Vegas expand. The southwest drought has become
so severe that event he sage-brush is dying!
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