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Environmental Baddies 1w
Data center this, AI model that; but lawns and golf courses taking over farmland and natural communities have consumed tremendous water supply and drain deadly chemicals into our water table. 🚫🏌️‍♂️ #moreGardensLessLawns
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Anonymous 1w

Imagine how much more natural area could be protected if we got finance bros into hunting and fishing instead of golf courses

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Anonymous 1w

And golf can be played without grass

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Anonymous 1w

While I am for less golf courses and (monoculture) lawns, why can’t we acknowledge multiple damaging factors to the environment?

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Anonymous 4d

More godf courses need to have water reclamation systems.

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Anonymous 2d

honestly, golf courses can be a breath of fresh air in big cities and concrete everything. Obv I wish it was more native plants and less pesticides, but that hopefully will slowly but surely get there. Best way forward is to encourage your local courses to conserve water, minimize pollution, reduce pesticide use where possible, use native plants (even some greens/rough can be planted using NATIVE grasses!), and setting aside spots/areas for wildlife and habitat creation are all awesome.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

i feel this is just a call to pay attention to more than just AI data centers, as that has become a huge part of the conversation lately. one is not more important than the other, which is why i feel now that people have had their passion sparked, they should also focus some of their attention to the other incredibly widespread issues

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

We can, just that toxic golf courses and expansive lawn culture have been around for decades now

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

Which I maybe why people paying attention to and being passionate against AI is a good thing, it can help bring awareness to environmentalism and hopefully grow into a movement for people to be more aware of other things we’re doing that hurting the planet and actively wanting to make changes!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2d

I say this as someone who has family working at golf courses. many of the ppl making decisions at golf courses don’t realize that there’s cheap/no-cost ways to be environmentally sustainable AND sustain the enjoyment of members and players! Also idk much abt this, but I believe Audubon has at least 1 program that golf courses can pledge/register/get certified with!! I think the one I’m thinking of is the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2d

Ik golf courses are not ideal for the environment, but I think there’s ways to minimize the damage and get ppl connected to nature/wildlife through them! since they aren’t going anywhere, we might as well try and get them on board as much as we can

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