Why lawns must die, explained. Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: [ Ссылка ]
Watch the extended version of this video here: [ Ссылка ]

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: [ Ссылка ]
Email List: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/OurChangingClimate/

Check out other Climate YouTubers:

Climate in Colour: [ Ссылка ]
zentouro: [ Ссылка ]
Climate Adam: [ Ссылка ]
Kurtis Baute: [ Ссылка ]
Levi Hildebrand: [ Ссылка ]
Simon Clark: [ Ссылка ]
Sarah Karver: [ Ссылка ]
Sweet Soul Whisper ASMR: [ Ссылка ]
ClimateTown: [ Ссылка ]
Jack Harries: [ Ссылка ]
Beckisphere: [ Ссылка ]
All About Climate: [ Ссылка ]
Aime Maggie: [ Ссылка ]
Just Have a Think: [ Ссылка ]

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: [ Ссылка ]

Some footage courtesy of Getty Images
_______________________

Further Reading and Resources: [ Ссылка ]

#Lawns #Colonialism #ClimateChange

свернуть