Why Lawns Must Die
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In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why the American lawn must die. Specifically, I look at the grass lawn's history of class exploitation and settler colonialism and how that ties into the American lawn culture we see today. The lawn began in Europe as an elite status symbol that was tended and mowed by peasants freshly forced into wage labor through the enclosure of the commons. The turfgrass lawn was then exported to colonial America where it was used as a tool to terraform indigenous land. And in the post-WWII suburban boom, the lawn soon became a symbol of white conformity. The turfgrass lawn though has a huge environmental impact. It's the biggest crop in the United States by area and requires a massive amount of fossil fuels, fertilizer, and chemicals to upkeep. Even if you don't want to tend to your lawn, some towns require you, with the threat of jail time to mow the grass. Ultimately, the grass lawn is a tool of capitalist settler colonialism that is exacerbating climate change and the climate crisis.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - A Brief History of Lawns
4:28 - The Lawn Was (And Still Is) A Tool of Colonialism
6:01 - Lawns Are Fueling Environmental Destruction
8:07 - A Future Without Lawns
9:27 - Sponsored Message
11:32 - Outro
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Some footage courtesy of Getty Images
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Further Reading and Resources: https://www.notion.so/Lawn-Resources-f19cf26f9838471cbd91f7096584afc5
#Lawns #Colonialism #ClimateChange
Видео Why Lawns Must Die канала Our Changing Climate
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why the American lawn must die. Specifically, I look at the grass lawn's history of class exploitation and settler colonialism and how that ties into the American lawn culture we see today. The lawn began in Europe as an elite status symbol that was tended and mowed by peasants freshly forced into wage labor through the enclosure of the commons. The turfgrass lawn was then exported to colonial America where it was used as a tool to terraform indigenous land. And in the post-WWII suburban boom, the lawn soon became a symbol of white conformity. The turfgrass lawn though has a huge environmental impact. It's the biggest crop in the United States by area and requires a massive amount of fossil fuels, fertilizer, and chemicals to upkeep. Even if you don't want to tend to your lawn, some towns require you, with the threat of jail time to mow the grass. Ultimately, the grass lawn is a tool of capitalist settler colonialism that is exacerbating climate change and the climate crisis.
Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingClimate
Email List: https://ourchangingclimateocc.substack.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurClimateNow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occvideos/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occ.climate/
Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/OurChangingClimate/
Check out other Climate YouTubers:
Climate in Colour: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Wp9EmfpV7EUSrSJAonxzw
zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro
Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam
Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRM8LE1g6UXrVZKwgw5oEA
Levi Hildebrand: https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH
Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys
Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw
Sweet Soul Whisper ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkWMO64iyRbXQCq5fT4BlBw
ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA
Jack Harries: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap
Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ
All About Climate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0uXl-w0672ni8pS3UDXsQ
Aime Maggie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIcLW8YOY1kL_6J0TzDBGA
Just Have a Think: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBwLPbXGsI2cJe9W1zfSjQ
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - A Brief History of Lawns
4:28 - The Lawn Was (And Still Is) A Tool of Colonialism
6:01 - Lawns Are Fueling Environmental Destruction
8:07 - A Future Without Lawns
9:27 - Sponsored Message
11:32 - Outro
I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Some footage courtesy of Getty Images
_______________________
Further Reading and Resources: https://www.notion.so/Lawn-Resources-f19cf26f9838471cbd91f7096584afc5
#Lawns #Colonialism #ClimateChange
Видео Why Lawns Must Die канала Our Changing Climate
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