Comments on: Arab Golf Courses Threaten Mideast Water Supply http://matadorchange.com/arab-golf-courses-threaten-mideast-water-supply Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hal http://matadorchange.com/arab-golf-courses-threaten-mideast-water-supply/comment-page-1#comment-3309 Hal Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:24:11 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=352#comment-3309 I heard somewhere that one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet is golf course landscaper. They use so many chemicals to ensure the greens live up to their name...I think their life expectancy was something like 50! So yeah, I think I'll stay away from golf courses! I heard somewhere that one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet is golf course landscaper. They use so many chemicals to ensure the greens live up to their name…I think their life expectancy was something like 50!

So yeah, I think I’ll stay away from golf courses!

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]]> By: Carlo http://matadorchange.com/arab-golf-courses-threaten-mideast-water-supply/comment-page-1#comment-3277 Carlo Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:42:04 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=352#comment-3277 Very sad, selfish, and short-sighted. Very sad, selfish, and short-sighted.

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]]> By: dfinepa http://matadorchange.com/arab-golf-courses-threaten-mideast-water-supply/comment-page-1#comment-3276 dfinepa Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:13:10 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=352#comment-3276 Nice article Julie. Hopefully when push comes to shove on the water-front, the local authorities will see sense. Eva - you are right on with the Caribbean island point too - I have some family in Bermuda and you can hardly enjoy a view on the entire island without seeing a flag and bunker somewhere in the vicinity. They have nine courses on their 21 square miles of land... Nice article Julie. Hopefully when push comes to shove on the water-front, the local authorities will see sense.

Eva – you are right on with the Caribbean island point too – I have some family in Bermuda and you can hardly enjoy a view on the entire island without seeing a flag and bunker somewhere in the vicinity. They have nine courses on their 21 square miles of land…

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]]> By: Eva http://matadorchange.com/arab-golf-courses-threaten-mideast-water-supply/comment-page-1#comment-3275 Eva Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:15:40 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=352#comment-3275 Great post, Julie. The UAE's obviously an extreme example, but I think golf courses are a pretty poor use of resources any time, any where. Now, you could make the argument that any recreational activity that consumes resources is, technically, a waste -- since it doesn't provide food or shelter to anyone -- but I think sports can be an important part of a full life and are worth a bit of consumption. Golf, though, is so demanding -- in terms of land and water use, not to mention the damage done by all the chemicals used to keep those greens shiny -- relative to the number of people who get to partake, that I think it's absolutely one of the most wasteful sports out there. I get a little sick when I see massive, fenced-off, private golf courses on tiny Caribbean islands, with a maximum of 72 rich people using them at once (18 holes, flights of four golfers, right?) while local kids cram into alleys and tiny patches of grass to play cricket. (Oh, and I might also have a chip on my shoulder because the one time I tried golf, I really, really sucked at it. Ha!) Okay, end of rant. :) Great post, Julie. The UAE’s obviously an extreme example, but I think golf courses are a pretty poor use of resources any time, any where.

Now, you could make the argument that any recreational activity that consumes resources is, technically, a waste — since it doesn’t provide food or shelter to anyone — but I think sports can be an important part of a full life and are worth a bit of consumption.

Golf, though, is so demanding — in terms of land and water use, not to mention the damage done by all the chemicals used to keep those greens shiny — relative to the number of people who get to partake, that I think it’s absolutely one of the most wasteful sports out there. I get a little sick when I see massive, fenced-off, private golf courses on tiny Caribbean islands, with a maximum of 72 rich people using them at once (18 holes, flights of four golfers, right?) while local kids cram into alleys and tiny patches of grass to play cricket.

(Oh, and I might also have a chip on my shoulder because the one time I tried golf, I really, really sucked at it. Ha!)

Okay, end of rant. :)

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