The Green Elephant

Eco-Impacts of Large Yards

Another Downside to Your Classic Green Lawn

More Sustainable (and Beautiful) Alternatives to a Grass LawnManicured turf grass lawns cover up to 50 million acres of land in America. But a new, no-mow movement is challenging this conformity—and helping the environment.

Grass Lawns are an Ecological Catastrophe

How to Calculate the Carbon Footprint of Your Lawn MowerMany people are increasingly conscious of their "carbon footprint," and are interested in taking actions to reduce their contribution to greenhouse gases. Atmospheric carbon dioxide is considered a greenhouse gas and a key contributor to climate change. While it's difficult to calculate your total carbon ...

The Environmental Impact of Lawns

Are Lawns Bad?I regard lawns as bad because they are like concrete to most species and have very little benefit for wildlife. But are lawns bad, considering all the ot...

Lawns may be green, but they’re terrible for the environmentI made my childhood fortune pulling dandelions. My father saw dandelions as the scourge of his beautiful green lawn. He paid two cents per pulled dandelion, provided the roots came up, too. I had job security because the neighbors let their dandelions go to seed, assuring that there would always be more dandelions for me to pull.

The Environmental Impact of Lawn Mowers - LeafScoreLet's face it, trimming your lawn is hurting the environment. Keep these eco-friendly points in mind when purchasing your next lawn mower.

Cleaner Air: The Environmental Impacts Of Gas Lawn Mowers - Center for Environmental Transformation

Meat’s large water footprint: why raising livestock and poultry for meat is so resource-intensive – Food TankWhy revealing the virtual water hidden in meat and explaining its resource-intensity matters; acknowledging the potential problems and limits for ways forward.

How livestock farming affects the environmentThe conversion of forests into agricultural land and livestock ranches is one of the major causes of deforestation globally

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