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Urban Lawns Contribute to Climate Change

Posted on Jan 21, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

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There’s a movement to green urban spaces. From seed bombs to guerrilla gardening, vigilantes are taking the green movement to a new level changing the concrete jungle landscape. In fact, studies have proven that inner city children that grow up in green neighborhoods are healthier, but do green lawns really benefit our health and planet? Not according to a University of California at Irvine study that found ornamental lawns do not sequester enough carbon to offset their care.
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Inert Ingredient in Roundup Kills Human Cells

Posted on Dec 06, 2009 by Derek Markham.

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One of the inert ingredients in the popular herbicide Roundup has been found to kill human cells, especially embryonic and placental cells. Many consumers believe Roundup to be safe, and until a recent study, researchers focused solely on the health effects of a single active ingredient, glyphosate. New research has now found that the inert ingredients amplified the toxic effects on human cells.
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GTR: Intelligent Irrigation Technologies for Greener Landscaping with Hydropoint

Posted on Jul 01, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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Sean Daily, Green Living Ideas’ Editor-In-Chief, discusses the use of intelligent irrigation technologies to save water and green your landscaping with Chris Spain, CEO of Hydropoint.

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GTR: Ecoturf Solutions with Tom Diehl

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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Organic Lawn Care for Every Green Yard

Posted on Dec 17, 2007 by GLI Editors.

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When people talk of lawn and yard care, their conversations are often littered with the phrase blow-and-go, a style of maintenance gardening that consists of mowing, weed-eating, blowing around plants scraps, and maybe a sprinkling of chemical fertilizer.
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