Don't Feel Guilty About Your Lawn: Backyards Soak Up Carbon, Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, Shows New Turfgrass Study

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A turfgrass study conducted by Dr. Ron Sahu, an independent environmental and energy expert, on behalf of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), shows that everyone's lawn has a role to play in reducing carbon in the atmosphere. Responsibly-managed lawns sequester, or store, significant amounts of carbon, capturing four times more carbon from the air than is produced by the engine of today's lawnmowers. The findings are based on several peer-reviewed, scientific studies and models where carbon sequestration had been measured in managed and unmanaged turfgrass.

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  • Dr. Ranajit (Ron) Sahu, University instructor and expert on environmental and energy issues
  • Kris Kiser, Vice President, Public Affairs, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
  • MOS

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  • Dr. Sahu inspecting lawn
  • Lawnmowers cutting grass
  • turfgrass
  • MOS interview

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Dr. Ranajit (Ron) Sahu, independent energy and environmental expert

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Kris Kiser, Vice President, Public Affairs, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

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Turfgrass carbon benefit graphic

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