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A 10 page paper discussing the environmental problems that traditional golf course design and maintenance can cause. The paper addresses mowing equipment emissions, water management, fertilizers, pesticides and the use of native plants to arrive at an environmental management plan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSenvGolfCrs.rtf
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"The ocean will be dead in seven years!" So prophesied actor Ted Danson nearly 20 years ago in the environmental Chicken Little alarm that encouraged everyone to
"save the earth." Clearly, the ocean is still alive, and even Ralph Nader has given up his campaign to rid Los Angeles of cars. Well-meaning but misinformed and
misdirected groups and individuals so trivialized environmental issues that those with the means and ability to make real differences in essence tuned them out.
Eventually, formerly left-leaning members of academia began to realize that no, society was not going to regress to horse-and-buggy days; and businesses must operate profitably if they are to
remain in business and so benefit the local, regional and national economy. A conference held in North Carolina in 1982 was the first to address both extremes in an
effort to arrive at workable solutions. By the early 1990s, the concept of the triple bottom line (TBL) had emerged. The TBL model recognizes that businesses must be
profitable, but it measures their success in terms of social and environmental issues as well. Long-term goals of the TBL include bringing value to all stakeholders and achieving truly
sustainable practices. Environmental Concerns and Golf Courses And why should golf courses be viewed as an environmental menace? Lush green oasis with
wide expanses of thick, green grass and lined with trees, complaining about such a visually pleasing and break from concrete seems not to align well with other environmental mantras such
as "save the rainforest." Why would one be worth saving and the other be worth castigating? Environmental complaints about golf courses have
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