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1. I recently read a front-page NYT article about Texas water

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 02:24 PM

Aug 2013

The article went on and on about drought, fracking and farming drains on the aquifers without once mentioning lawns.

Water for lawns drains eighteen (18) times more water from Texas' water supplies than does fracking, but you never hear a word about it.

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I recently read a front-page NYT article about Texas water Link Speed Aug 2013 #1

I didn't know about that lawn statistic, kentauros Aug 2013 #2

My front lawn is a 900ftsq meadow Link Speed Aug 2013 #3

I never water my lawn. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #5

Texas Association of Business must be Mooslem terrists! mbperrin Aug 2013 #4