Artificial Turf is DYING!!!

Below is a quote from an AP article written by Ronald Blum that appeared in the San Francisco Examiner on September 26th, 2009. These days with the drought in California, water regulations and restrictions; more false information is being presented about Artificial Turf being the solution. This couldn't be farther from the truth! I love when I read articles and quotes like these. The AT companies don't share these statements with you. They just pay Athletes big advertisement dollars to extol their products' "virtues". Money is...the root of all evil! What do the professional athletes (who aren't paid the advertising bucks) say about Artificial Turf?

Gold Glove first baseman Keith Hernandez says grounders "bounced like a SuperBall." But that wasn't the biggest problem: His ankles aren't good to this day because of the (artificial) turf at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, his home field from 1974-83. He would soak his feet in buckets of water while the Cardinals batted. "On day games the thermometer would read 148 off the turf," he recalled. "I remember Reggie Smith, when we got him from Boston, was out in right field in a day game in St. Louis in August, July, it's 100 degrees, and he had rubber cleats, and he had to call time out. They had melted."If I wore the metal spikes, it would have me branded under the soles on my feet on a real hot day, from the metal, it would sunburn my heel and the balls of my feet. I remember and I would go, 'Why are my feet on fire?'"

Artificial Turf is not the answer to saving water. What is the solution?

• Underground irrigation methods that save 70% on water, develop healthier root zones and more resilient grass.
• Weather based irrigation control systems that only deliver water when necessary
• Reducing ornamental, unusable grass areas in favor of providing more natural turf areas for sports and recreation.

That is the answer!!
...and it will save the feet and ankles of our kids (not to mention their overall health!)...the professional ball players of tomorrow!

To read the entire article...http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/Artificial-turf-goes-way-of-the-dead-ball-61580537.html#