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Why Worry
Things that Happen around the World when We Are in It
American BeautiesBeautifully maintained neighbor on our left.Annual water consumption: 60,000 gallons. Annual lawn maintenance fee:$900 USD
Beautifully maintained neighbor on our right.
Annual water consumption:20,000 gallons.Annual lawn maintenance fee:$2,200 USD
The Beast Behind2,4-Dicholorophenoxyacedtic acid
Created during World War II, this is the most common herbicide in the world, and can increase the abnormalities in sperms.
2-Methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid (Dicamba)
An EPA-listed developmental toxin, this is the second popular herbicide in the United States.
2-(2-Methyl-4-chlorphenoxy)propionic acid
Third, but not at least last, is listed as a possible carcinogen by International Agency for Research on Cancer , this is also a toxin for birds.
Image resources: Wikipedia and chmicalbook.com Information resources: EPA, IARC, Audubon, healthylawn.org
The Hands that Feed and the Hands that Bite
• Fertilizer for the Lawn • Killers for the Earth
Fertilizer plant in India Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea
Image resources: India Department of Agriculture, NASA
Stats and Comparison
650.3 Liters/capita/day 122 liters/capita/day
Sources: EPA Watersense, Datum zum Umwelt, Wikipedia.de
American Residential Water Use
Where did all the green go?
• 67 million lbs of synthetic pesticides• Three times as much pesticide on lawns per acre as
on agricultural crops • 58 million gallons of gasoline for the lawn mowers
(running a regular-size lawn mower for an hour is equal to running a sedan for 20 miles when it comes to CO2 emission.)
• Among 30 commonly used lawn pesticides, 16 are toxic to birds, 24 are toxic to fish and aquatic organisms, and 11 are deadly to beesResources: EPA, Cornell Ornithology Lab, EcoLocalizer, www.ezinerticles.com
Beauty…
and the Beasts
Home, Sweet (low-maintenance, low-energy, low-water waste) Home.
lavender
Yoshino Cherry crabapple
heather
blueberries
gaillardia
lupinelinden
Sugar maple
Tulip poplar
Paper birch
River birch
Vegetable garden
forbs