by Cannydc » Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:41 pm
Rocthedog wrote:Cannydc wrote:Trump has told press at the G7 meeting how great he thinks the UK is, reeling off properties he owns here.
Sadly, The Trump International Golf Links & Hotel is in Doonbeg, Republic of Ireland.
Ooops.
Rock on. Donald Trump build More golf Courses, build. more hotels EMPLOY MORE people. Carry on the good work.
Nice to know what you are supporting here (not that Trump even knows which country he or his golf courses are in).
The construction and maintenance of golf courses is harmful to fragile ecosystems the world over. Its proliferation as the international pastime of the leisure class is multiplying the problem, and its approval by governments and societies epitomises the wasteful and scurrilous approach to development that is replicated in miniature on millions of suburban lawns.
According to a United Nations Environment Programme report on the impact of tourism:
"Golf course maintenance can also deplete fresh water resources. In recent years golf tourism has increased in popularity and the number of golf courses has grown rapidly. Golf courses require an enormous amount of water every day and, as with other causes of excessive extraction of water, this can result in water scarcity. If the water comes from wells, overpumping can cause saline intrusion into groundwater. Golf resorts are more and more often situated in or near protected areas or areas where resources are limited, exacerbating their impacts."
The United States suffers from water scarcity and despoliation of natural land to feed the golf-playing frenzy as well. In water-scarce Las Vegas, for instance, golf courses accounted for 28 of the top 100 water users in a 2003 survey. And since access to water in the growing desert communities of Arizona and Nevada is subsidised by tax-payers throughout the country, all Americans pay the price for the wastefulness of their recreation.
Indeed, the proliferation of golf courses - there are now approximately 16,000 in the US, by far the most of any country in the world (with the UK coming second at 2,741), according to Golf Digest magazine - epitomises the profligate approach America has taken towards developing its landscape.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... gainstgolf[quote="Rocthedog"][quote="Cannydc"]Trump has told press at the G7 meeting how great he thinks the UK is, reeling off properties he owns here.
Sadly, The Trump International Golf Links & Hotel is in Doonbeg, Republic of Ireland.
Ooops.[/quote]
Rock on. Donald Trump build More golf Courses, build. more hotels EMPLOY MORE people. Carry on the good work.[/quote]
Nice to know what you are supporting here (not that Trump even knows which country he or his golf courses are in).
The construction and maintenance of golf courses is harmful to fragile ecosystems the world over. Its proliferation as the international pastime of the leisure class is multiplying the problem, and its approval by governments and societies epitomises the wasteful and scurrilous approach to development that is replicated in miniature on millions of suburban lawns.
According to a United Nations Environment Programme report on the impact of tourism:
"Golf course maintenance can also deplete fresh water resources. In recent years golf tourism has increased in popularity and the number of golf courses has grown rapidly. Golf courses require an enormous amount of water every day and, as with other causes of excessive extraction of water, this can result in water scarcity. If the water comes from wells, overpumping can cause saline intrusion into groundwater. Golf resorts are more and more often situated in or near protected areas or areas where resources are limited, exacerbating their impacts."
The United States suffers from water scarcity and despoliation of natural land to feed the golf-playing frenzy as well. In water-scarce Las Vegas, for instance, golf courses accounted for 28 of the top 100 water users in a 2003 survey. And since access to water in the growing desert communities of Arizona and Nevada is subsidised by tax-payers throughout the country, all Americans pay the price for the wastefulness of their recreation.
Indeed, the proliferation of golf courses - there are now approximately 16,000 in the US, by far the most of any country in the world (with the UK coming second at 2,741), according to Golf Digest magazine - epitomises the profligate approach America has taken towards developing its landscape.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/jun/14/thecaseagainstgolf
