Why? Only because its a gigantic waste of water and usage of a lot of pesticides to keep those lawns green? Or is it because of the habitat destruction when they build the courses?
Let’s not forget the displaced populations who inevitably get forced out of their homes whenever billionaires want more land to build a new country club. It’s like looking at where the government typically chooses to invoke imminent domain to build new highways. It’s almost always low income populations (or up-and-coming BIPOC neighborhoods that are getting too successful) that get forced to relocate.
Why? Only because its a gigantic waste of water and usage of a lot of pesticides to keep those lawns green? Or is it because of the habitat destruction when they build the courses?
Let’s not forget the displaced populations who inevitably get forced out of their homes whenever billionaires want more land to build a new country club. It’s like looking at where the government typically chooses to invoke imminent domain to build new highways. It’s almost always low income populations (or up-and-coming BIPOC neighborhoods that are getting too successful) that get forced to relocate.
Surely it couldn’t be from all the pollution from lawn mowers and golf carts?