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California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that's purely decorative

California legislators passed a water-saving bill banning the use of drinking water on decorative grass outside businesses and along streets.

Los Angeles Times · latimes.com

Outdoor watering accounts for roughly half of total water use in Southern California�s cities and suburbs, and a large portion of that water is sprayed from sprinklers to keep grass green.

Under a bill passed by state legislators this week, California will soon outlaw using drinking water for some of those vast expanses of grass � the purely decorative patches of green that are mowed but never walked on or used for recreation.

Grass covers an estimated 218,000 acres in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California�s six-county area. Nearly a quarter of that, or up to 51,000 acres, is categorized as �nonfunctional� turf � the sort of grass that fills spaces along roads and sidewalks, in front of businesses, and around parking lots.

This unused grass covers an area roughly 12 times the size of Griffith Park. By eliminating this grass and replacing it with landscaping that fits Southern California�s arid climate, the district estimates the region could reduce total water use by nearly 10%.
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Ortega said the legislation is overdue.

�Wasteful outdoor irrigation is a major challenge to our ability to adapt to climate change,� Ortega said.
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In cities across the West, areas with unused grass have become a major target for urban water managers as they look for ways to quickly and permanently reduce water use. Some officials have been talking about nonfunctional turf so much that they abbreviate it with the acronym �NFT.�

The efforts to move away from grass also reflect a shift in aesthetics and values, linked to growing scarcity and simple economics. Where once it might have seemed acceptable to line suburban streets with lush landscapes reminiscent of English estates, there is now widespread agreement that it doesn�t make sense for cities to pump water long distances and treat it to drinking water standards � only to spray it on grass that serves no real purpose.

Last year, the leaders of 30 water agencies that supply cities from Denver to San Diego signed an agreement setting a goal of removing 30% of the existing nonfunctional grass � and replacing it with �drought- and climate-resilient landscaping,� while also maintaining trees.

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In pajeet land, apartment high rise are built so close to each other that residents never get direct sunlight in their balcony but the builders ask Rs 2cr for a 1400 sqft 3bhk flat in the name of g...

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In pajeet land, apartment high rise are built so close to each other that residents never get direct sunlight in their balcony but the builders ask Rs 2cr for a 1400 sqft 3bhk flat in the name of gated society.

�It�s gated society Saar, no outsider pajeet is allowed Saar�

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ACs are not a solution to heat. You don't magically create cool air without heating something else. At nights, temperatures in big cities are raised by over 1C b.c of continuous AC usage.

Start fixing green cover, move away from cars, stop putting up glass towers to beat this.

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Chandelier - Wikipedia

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In the 17th century multi-faceted crystals that could reflect light from the candles were used to decorate chandelier and they were called chandeliers de crystal in France.[8] The chandeliers produced in France in the 17th century were in the French Baroque style, and rococo in the 18th century. French rock crystal chandeliers found their finest expression under Louis XIV, as exemplified by chandeliers at the Palace of Versailles.[39] Rock crystal began to be replaced by cut glass in the late 17th century.[8] and examples of chandeliers made with rock crystal as well as Bohemian glass can be found in the Palace of Versailles.[40]
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The 19th century was a period of great changes and development; the industrial revolution and the growth of wealth from the industries greatly increased the market for chandeliers, new methods of lighting and better techniques of production emerged, and countries such as the United States also became significant producers of chandeliers.[49] New styles and more complex and elaborate chandeliers also appeared, and production of chandeliers reached a peak in the 19th century. France, which only started producing significant amount of high-quality glass in the late 18th century, became renown as a producer of the finest quality chandeliers. One of the best-known manufacturers, Baccarat, started making chandeliers in 1824. In England, Perry & Co. produced a large quantity of chandeliers, while F. & C. Osler was known for producing spectacular chandeliers, the great proportion of which went to India, the richest market for chandeliers at that time.[8]