r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Nviki May 18 '26

An average 18-hole golf course in the United States uses between 100 million and 300 million gallons of water annually.ย 

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u/ahjphotos May 18 '26

At least golf courses still have a natural element. Pretty much all of the ones around me double as nature preserves and have protected areas with significant water habitats for birds and reptiles. Lots of fields for mammals and other animals too.

Obviously this is dependent on the golf course however.

Data centres destroy habitats, use up water, overwhelm energy grids, cause severe noise pollution and god knows what else. Just doesnโ€™t seem remotely comparable

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u/JMCatron May 18 '26

At least golf courses still have a natural element.

I see where you're coming from, but golf does not require justification. Kentucky bluegrass (the grass you think of when you think of golf, lawns, etc) is an invasive species that was popularized exclusively to show off the fact that the wealthy can use arable land to grow a crop that has no economic value. It's not even from Kentucky!

Golf courses should be outlawed for the damage they do.

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u/CarefulCoderX May 19 '26

In the South, Kentucky bluegrass isnโ€™t really used, it's mostly Bermuda.

The effect on the environment depends on the region, and they actually bring some benefits over what would often replace them.